Famous Personalities Born In May - 18
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
1048 On this day in history birth of omar Khayyám, Persian mathematician, poet and philosopher (d. 1131)
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 May - 18.
1551 Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486) was born on May - 18.
1610 On this day in history birth of stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (d. 1664)
1662 George Smalridge, English bishop of Bristol (d. 1719) was born on this day in history.
1692 Joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian was born on May - 18.
1711 Ruggiero G Boscovich, [Rudzer J Boskovic], Italian astronomer was born on this day in history.
1744 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of john Wilson, Scottish writer (d. 1854)
1788 On this day in history birth of hugh Clapperton, Annan Scotland, African explorer
1797 On May - 18 birth of frederik Augustus II, King of Saxon (1836-54)
1797 On this day in history birth of frederick Augustus II of Saxony (d. 1854)
1798 On May - 18 birth of ethan Allen Hitchcock, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1870
1815 Thomas Stanhope Bocock, rep (Confederacy), died in 1891 was born on May - 18.
1817 On May - 18 birth of james William Denver, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892
1819 On this day in history birth of julius Hopp, composer
1830 On this day in history birth of karl Goldmark, Keszthely Hungary, composer (Sakuhtala)
1836 Isidor Vorobchievici, composer was born on this day in history.
1836 On this day in history birth of wilhelm Steinitz, Austria, world chess champion (1866-94)
1850 On May - 18 birth of oliver Heaviside, London, physicist (predicted ionosphere)
1851 On this day in history birth of james Budd, Governor of California (d. 1908)
1854 On this day in history birth of bernard Zweers, Dutch composer (To my Fatherland)
1862 On May - 18 birth of freiherr Albert von Schrenk-Notzing, German para-psychologist
1864 On May - 18 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 May - 18.
1869 On May - 18 birth of ruprecht, crown prince of Bavaria/general-fieldmarshall
1871 On May - 18 birth of franiska zu Reventlow, writer
1872 On May - 18 birth of bertrand Russell, England, mathematician/philosopher (Nobel 1950)
1875 On May - 18 birth of guido Alberto Fano, composer
1881 Georgi Atanasov, composer was born on May - 18.