Famous Personalities Born In October - 18
Tuesday, 21 January 2025
1127 On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1192)
1239 Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72) was born on October - 18.
1405 Pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia) was born on October - 18.
1517 Manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. 1570) was born on October - 18.
1547 Justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist/historian was born on this day in history.
1569 On October - 18 birth of giambattista Marini, Italian poet (d. 1625)
1595 On this day in history birth of edward Winslow, Plymouth Colony founder (d. 1655)
1611 On October - 18 birth of valentin Strobel, composer
1634 Luca Giordano, Italian artist (d. 1705) was born on this day in history.
1638 On October - 18 birth of lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet
1653 On October - 18 birth of abraham van Riebeeck, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (d. 1713)
1662 Matthew Henry, English non-conformist minister (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.
1663 On October - 18 birth of frans Eugenius, duke/prince of Savoye/land guardian of Austria-Neth
1668 On this day in history birth of johan Georg IV, elector of Saxony (1691-94)
1668 Wierich PL earl von Daun, Austrian prince of Thiano/fieldmarshall was born on this day in history.
1679 On this day in history 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 October - 18.
1701 Charles le Beau, French historian (d. 1778) was born on October - 18.
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 On this day in history birth of pierre Choderlos de Laclos, French general and author (d. 1803)
1774 On this day in history birth of adolfs Muller, writer
1777 Heinrich von Kleist, Germany, dramatist/poet (Penthesilea) was born on this day in history.
1785 Thomas Love Peacock, English author (Headlong Hall) was born on this day in history.
1789 Giovanni Tadolini, composer was born on October - 18.
1794 Ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer was born on October - 18.
1804 Rama IV, [Phra Chomklao Chaoyuhua], king of Thailand (1851-68) was born on this day in history.
1806 John Breckinridge Grayson, Brig Genl (Confederate Army), died in 1861 was born on this day in history.
1811 Hugh Thompson Reid, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1874 was born on October - 18.
1818 On this day in history birth of edward Otho Cresap Ord, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883
1829 On October - 18 birth of charles Sidney Winder, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862
1829 On October - 18 birth of lucius Marshall Walker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863
1831 On this day in history birth of frederik III NK of Hohenzollern, German Kaiser/king of Prussia
1833 On this day in history birth of johannes Habert, composer