Famous Personalities Born In October - 18
Wednesday, 26 March 2025
1127 Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1192) was born on this day in history.
1239 On October - 18 birth of stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72)
1405 Pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia) was born on October - 18.
1517 On October - 18 birth of manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. 1570)
1547 Justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist/historian was born on this day in history.
1569 On this day in history birth of giambattista Marini, Italian poet (d. 1625)
1595 Edward Winslow, Plymouth Colony founder (d. 1655) was born on October - 18.
1611 Valentin Strobel, composer was born on this day in history.
1634 Luca Giordano, Italian artist (d. 1705) was born on October - 18.
1638 On this day in history birth of lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet
1653 Abraham van Riebeeck, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (d. 1713) was born on October - 18.
1662 Matthew Henry, English non-conformist minister (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.
1663 Frans Eugenius, duke/prince of Savoye/land guardian of Austria-Neth was born on October - 18.
1668 On October - 18 birth of johan Georg IV, elector of Saxony (1691-94)
1668 Wierich PL earl von Daun, Austrian prince of Thiano/fieldmarshall was born on October - 18.
1679 On October - 18 birth of ann Putnam, Jr., American accuser in the Salem Witch Trials (d. 1716)
1697 Giovanni Canaletto, Venetian painter (Venicei Regatta on Grand Canal) was born on this day in history.
1701 Charles le Beau, French historian (d. 1778) was born on this day in history.
1706 On this day in history birth of baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buffa)
1712 On this day in history birth of jeremias van Riemsdijk, gov-general of Dutch Indies (1775-77)
1741 Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, French general and author (d. 1803) was born on this day in history.
1774 On this day in history birth of adolfs Muller, writer
1777 On October - 18 birth of heinrich von Kleist, Germany, dramatist/poet (Penthesilea)
1785 On this day in history birth of thomas Love Peacock, English author (Headlong Hall)
1789 Giovanni Tadolini, composer was born on October - 18.
1794 Ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer was born on October - 18.
1804 On this day in history birth of rama IV, [Phra Chomklao Chaoyuhua], king of Thailand (1851-68)
1806 On this day in history birth of john Breckinridge Grayson, Brig Genl (Confederate Army), died in 1861
1811 Hugh Thompson Reid, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1874 was born on October - 18.
1818 On October - 18 birth of edward Otho Cresap Ord, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883
1829 Charles Sidney Winder, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 was born on this day in history.
1829 Lucius Marshall Walker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863 was born on October - 18.
1831 Frederik III NK of Hohenzollern, German Kaiser/king of Prussia was born on this day in history.
1833 On this day in history birth of johannes Habert, composer