Famous Personalities Born In January - 18
Wednesday, 31 December 2025
0885 Daigo, Emperor of Japan (d. 930) was born on January - 18. 

1519 Isabella Jagiełło, queen of Hungary (d. 1559) was born on this day in history. 

1543 Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer was born on this day in history. 

1641 On this day in history birth of francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois) 

1657 Hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau) was born on January - 18. 

1672 Antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (d. 1731) was born on this day in history. 

1685 Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized was born on January - 18. 

1688 Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765) was born on this day in history. 

1689 On this day in history birth of charles de Montesquieu, France, philosopher/writer (Letters Persanes) 

1726 Hendrik D F L, prince of Prussia/diplomat was born on January - 18. 

1732 On January - 18 birth of jean-Guillain Cardon, composer 

1751 On this day in history birth of ferdinand Kauer, composer 

1779 Peter Roget, thesaurus fame/inventor (slide rule, pocket chessboard) was born on January - 18. 

1782 Daniel Webster, Salisbury NH, orator/politician/lawyer was born on January - 18. 

1793 On January - 18 birth of william Henry Havergal, composer 

1795 Anna Paulowna Romanova, monarch of Russia/daughter of czar Paul I was born on January - 18. 

1809 Richard Caswell Gatlin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896 was born on January - 18. 

1813 On January - 18 birth of joseph Farwell Glidden, inventor (1st coml useable barbed wire) 

1815 On this day in history birth of james Chesnut Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1885 

1815 On this day in history birth of richard Yates Gov, MC (Union), died in 1873 

1815 Constantin von Tischendorf, German biblical scholar (d. 1874) was born on January - 18. 

1817 On January - 18 birth of jacques Gregoir, composer 

1818 Johannes van Vloten, Dutch literary/theologist was born on this day in history. 

1820 Abraham Buford, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1884 was born on this day in history. 

1829 Louis van Haecke, Flemish chaplain/author (Blood to Bridge) was born on January - 18. 

1831 Edward Ferrero, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1899 was born on this day in history. 

1835 Caesar A Cui, Vilna Lithuania, fort architect/composer was born on January - 18. 

1835 Jan van Droogenbroeck, Flemish poet was born on this day in history. 

1840 Austin Dobson, England, poet/critic/biographer was born on January - 18. 

1840 On January - 18 birth of ernst Rudorff, composer 

1841 On this day in history birth of alexis-Emmanuel Chabrier, France, composer (Le Roi Malgré Lui) 

1842 Albert Alonzo Ames, Mayor of Minneapolis (d. 1911) was born on January - 18. 

1848 On January - 18 birth of ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer (d. 1925) 

1849 Edmund Barton, 1st PM of Australia (1900-03) was born on January - 18. 

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