Famous Personalities Born In January - 18
Thursday, 18 September 2025
0885 On this day in history birth of daigo, Emperor of Japan (d. 930)
1519 Isabella Jagiełło, queen of Hungary (d. 1559) was born on January - 18.
1543 Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer was born on this day in history.
1641 Francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois) was born on this day in history.
1657 Hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau) was born on this day in history.
1672 Antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (d. 1731) was born on January - 18.
1685 On this day in history birth of tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized
1688 Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765) was born on this day in history.
1689 Charles de Montesquieu, France, philosopher/writer (Letters Persanes) was born on this day in history.
1726 On January - 18 birth of hendrik D F L, prince of Prussia/diplomat
1732 Jean-Guillain Cardon, composer was born on January - 18.
1751 Ferdinand Kauer, composer was born on January - 18.
1779 On this day in history birth of peter Roget, thesaurus fame/inventor (slide rule, pocket chessboard)
1782 Daniel Webster, Salisbury NH, orator/politician/lawyer was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history birth of joseph Farwell Glidden, inventor (1st coml useable barbed wire)
1815 On January - 18 birth of james Chesnut Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1885
1815 Richard Yates Gov, MC (Union), died in 1873 was born on this day in history.
1815 On January - 18 birth of constantin von Tischendorf, German biblical scholar (d. 1874)
1817 On this day in history birth of jacques Gregoir, composer
1818 On January - 18 birth of johannes van Vloten, Dutch literary/theologist
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 On this day in history birth of edward Ferrero, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1899
1835 On January - 18 birth of caesar A Cui, Vilna Lithuania, fort architect/composer
1835 On this day in history birth of jan van Droogenbroeck, Flemish poet
1840 On January - 18 birth of austin Dobson, England, poet/critic/biographer
1840 On this day in history birth of ernst Rudorff, composer
1841 Alexis-Emmanuel Chabrier, France, composer (Le Roi Malgré Lui) was born on this day in history.
1842 On January - 18 birth of albert Alonzo Ames, Mayor of Minneapolis (d. 1911)
1848 Ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer (d. 1925) was born on January - 18.
1849 Edmund Barton, 1st PM of Australia (1900-03) was born on January - 18.