Famous Birthdays In May - 18
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
1048 Omar Khayyám, Persian mathematician, poet and philosopher (d. 1131) was born on May - 18.
1186 On this day in history birth of konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (d. 1218)
1474 Isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539) was born on this day in history.
1551 On May - 18 birth of domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486)
1610 Stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (d. 1664) was born on May - 18.
1662 On May - 18 birth of george Smalridge, English bishop of Bristol (d. 1719)
1692 Joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian was born on this day in history.
1711 Ruggiero G Boscovich, [Rudzer J Boskovic], Italian astronomer was born on this day in history.
1744 On May - 18 birth of joseph Beer, Bohemia clarinetist/composer (5th clarinet flap)
1759 Charles Duquesnoy, composer was born on this day in history.
1778 On May - 18 birth of charles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry (d. 1854)
1785 John Wilson, Scottish writer (d. 1854) was born on May - 18.
1788 On this day in history birth of hugh Clapperton, Annan Scotland, African explorer
1797 Frederik Augustus II, King of Saxon (1836-54) was born on this day in history.
1797 Frederick Augustus II of Saxony (d. 1854) was born on this day in history.
1798 On this day in history birth of ethan Allen Hitchcock, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1870
1815 On this day in history birth of thomas Stanhope Bocock, rep (Confederacy), died in 1891
1817 On May - 18 birth of james William Denver, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892
1819 Julius Hopp, composer was born on this day in history.
1830 On May - 18 birth of karl Goldmark, Keszthely Hungary, composer (Sakuhtala)
1836 On May - 18 birth of isidor Vorobchievici, composer
1836 Wilhelm Steinitz, Austria, world chess champion (1866-94) was born on May - 18.
1850 Oliver Heaviside, London, physicist (predicted ionosphere) was born on May - 18.
1851 On May - 18 birth of james Budd, Governor of California (d. 1908)
1854 On May - 18 birth of bernard Zweers, Dutch composer (To my Fatherland)
1862 On this day in history birth of freiherr Albert von Schrenk-Notzing, German para-psychologist
1864 On this day in history birth of jan P Veth, Bayern, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer/art historian
1865 On May - 18 birth of william Heinemann, England, publisher (Chemical Instrumental)
1868 Nicholas II Aleksandrovitsj, last tsar of Russia (1894-1917) was born on this day in history.
1869 On this day in history birth of ruprecht, crown prince of Bavaria/general-fieldmarshall
1871 Franiska zu Reventlow, writer was born on May - 18.
1872 Bertrand Russell, England, mathematician/philosopher (Nobel 1950) was born on this day in history.
1875 Guido Alberto Fano, composer was born on May - 18.
1881 On this day in history birth of georgi Atanasov, composer