Famous Personalities Born In November - 18
Thursday, 08 January 2026
1522 Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Flemish general and statesman (d. 1568) was born on November - 18. 

1527 Luca Cambiaso, Italian painter/sculptor was born on this day in history. 

1630 On November - 18 birth of eleanor Gonzaga, Empress of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1686) 

1680 Jean-Baptiste Loeillet, composer was born on November - 18. 

1727 On November - 18 birth of philibert Commerçon, French naturalist (d. 1773) 

1736 On November - 18 birth of carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, composer 

1742 On this day in history birth of felix Maximo Lopez, composer 

1772 Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia Christian, composer was born on November - 18. 

1774 On this day in history birth of wilhelmine of Prussia, queen of the Netherlands (d. 1837) 

1781 Felice Blangini, composer was born on this day in history. 

1785 On this day in history birth of david Wilkie, British artist (d. 1841) 

1786 Henry Rowley Bishop, British composer/conductor was born on November - 18. 

1787 On November - 18 birth of sojourner Truth, abolitionist/feminist 

1787 Louis-Jacques Daguerre, French inventor and photographer (d. 1851) was born on this day in history. 

1803 Cornelius Broere, Dutch priest/poet was born on this day in history. 

1804 Alfonso Ferrero la Marmora, Italian general and statesman (d. 1878) was born on November - 18. 

1808 On November - 18 birth of antoine-Amable-Elie Elwart, composer 

1810 On November - 18 birth of asa Gray, Sauquoit NY, botanist (Flora of North America) 

1810 On November - 18 birth of benjamin Stone Roberts, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1875 

1812 Jesse Johnson Finley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904 was born on November - 18. 

1824 On this day in history birth of franz Sigel, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1902 

1824 On this day in history birth of isham Nicholas Hayne, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868 

1832 Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, Swedish explorer (d. 1901) was born on this day in history. 

1835 Americus Vespucius Rice, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1904 was born on this day in history. 

1835 On November - 18 birth of cesare Lombroso, Italian psychiatrist/criminologist 

1836 William Schwenck Gilbert, London, composer (Gilbert & Sullivan) was born on November - 18. 

1839 On this day in history birth of august A Kundt, German physicist (sound vibration, test of Kundt) 

1845 John F Mellaerts, Flemish social worker (1st Belgian farm gilde) was born on November - 18. 

1846 On November - 18 birth of aloys, Liechtenstein nobleman/politician 

1856 Nikolai Nikolaevich Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia (d. 1929) was born on this day in history. 

1860 Ignacy Jan Paderewski, composer/1st premier of Poland (1919-20) was born on November - 18. 

1861 On this day in history birth of dorothy Dix, pseudonym of US journalist Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer (d. 1951) 

1863 Richard Dehmel, writer was born on this day in history. 

1869 On November - 18 birth of james E Sullivan, founder (Amateur Athletic Union) 

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