Welcome! Check out today's birthdays, recent birthdays, or our birthday stats.
In the year 1818
206 Notable birthdays
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818-1883).
Born May 5th, 1818 in Trier. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1883 at 64 years old in London (lung disease). [ref]
Frederick Douglass
African-american social reformer, writer, and abolitionist (c. 1818–1895).
Born February 14th, 1818 in Talbot County.
Died February 20th, 1895 at 77 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Alexander II of Russia
The 12th emperor of russia (1855–1881).
Born April 29th, 1818 in Small Nicholas Palace.
Died March 13th, 1881 at 62 years old in Winter Palace (bleeding).
Emily Brontë
English novelist and poet (1818–1848).
Born July 30th, 1818 in The Brontë Birthplace.
Died December 19th, 1848 at 30 years old in Haworth (tuberculosis).
Mary Todd Lincoln
First lady of the united states from 1861 to 1865.
Born December 13th, 1818 in Lexington.
Died July 16th, 1882 at 63 years old in Springfield.
Ignaz Semmelweis
Hungarian physician, early pioneer of antiseptic procedures (1818–1865).
Died August 13th, 1865 at 47 years old in Oberdöbling (pyaemia).
Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
German prince (1818–1893).
Born June 21st, 1818 in Coburg.
Died August 22nd, 1893 at 75 years old in Reinhardsbrunn.
Emperor Norton
San francisco eccentric and self-proclaimed emperor of the united states.
Born February 4th, 1818 in London.
Died January 8th, 1880 at 61 years old in San Francisco.
P. G. T. Beauregard
Confederate general (1818–1893).
Born May 28th, 1818 in St. Bernard Parish.
Died February 20th, 1893 at 74 years old in New Orleans (cardiovascular disease).
Ivan Turgenev
Russian writer (1818–1883).
Born November 9th, 1818 in Oryol. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1883 at 64 years old in Bougival (spinal cord neoplasm). [ref]
James Prescott Joule
English physicist and brewer (1818–1889).
Born December 24th, 1818 in Salford.
Died October 11th, 1889 at 70 years old in Sale.
Charles Gounod
French composer (1818–1893).
Born June 17th, 1818 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1893 at 75 years old in Saint-Cloud (stroke). [ref]
Wade Hampton III
American politician (1818-1902).
Born March 28th, 1818 in Charleston.
Died April 11th, 1902 at 84 years old in Columbia.
Lucy Stone
American abolitionist and suffragist (1818-1893).
Born August 13th, 1818 in West Brookfield. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1893 at 75 years old in Boston (stomach cancer).
Ferdinand II of Portugal
King of portugal (1816–1885).
Born October 29th, 1818 in Vienna.
Died December 17th, 1885 at 67 years old in Lisbon.
Benjamin Franklin Butler
American general and politician (1818–1893).
Born November 5th, 1818 in Deerfield.
Died January 11th, 1893 at 74 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
George Brown
Scottish-born canadian politician (1818–1880).
Born November 29th, 1818 in Edinburgh.
Died May 9th, 1880 at 61 years old in Toronto.
Richard Jordan Gatling
American firearm designer (1818–1903).
Born September 12th, 1818 in Hertford County.
Died February 26th, 1903 at 84 years old in New York City.
Marius Petipa
French-russian ballet dancer and choreographer (1818–1910).
Born March 11th, 1818 in rue Dumarsais.
Died July 14th, 1910 at 92 years old in Hurzuf.
Jacob Burckhardt
Swiss historian (1818–1897).
Born May 25th, 1818 in Basel. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1897 at 79 years old in Basel. [ref]
Don Carlos Buell
American union army general (1818–1898).
Born March 23rd, 1818 in Lowell.
Died November 19th, 1898 at 80 years old in Rockport.
Lewis H. Morgan
American anthropologist (1818–1881).
Born November 21st, 1818 in Aurora. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1881 at 63 years old in Rochester. [ref]
William Fargo
American businessman and former mayor (1818–1881).
Born May 20th, 1818 in Pompey.
Died August 3rd, 1881 at 63 years old in Buffalo.
August Wilhelm von Hofmann
German chemist (1818–1892).
Born April 8th, 1818 in Giessen.
Died May 5th, 1892 at 74 years old in Berlin.
Maria Mitchell
American astronomer.
Born August 1st, 1818 in Nantucket. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1889 at 70 years old in Lynn.
Birthdays 1 to 25 of 206
People give one another things that can't be gift wrapped. Nadine Gordimer