Famous Birthdays In May - 18

1048  Omar Khayyám, Persian mathematician, poet and philosopher (d. 1131) was born on May - 18.  

1186  Konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (d. 1218) was born on May - 18.  

1474  On this day in history birth of isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539)  

1551  On this day in history birth of domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486)  

1610  On May - 18 birth of stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (d. 1664)  

1662  George Smalridge, English bishop of Bristol (d. 1719) was born on May - 18.  

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  On this day in history birth of charles Duquesnoy, composer  

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1778  Charles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry (d. 1854) was born on May - 18.  

1785  John Wilson, Scottish writer (d. 1854) was born on this day in history.  

1788  On May - 18 birth of hugh Clapperton, Annan Scotland, African explorer  

1797  On this day in history birth of frederik Augustus II, King of Saxon (1836-54)  

1797  On May - 18 birth of frederick Augustus II of Saxony (d. 1854)  

1798  Ethan Allen Hitchcock, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1870 was born on May - 18.  

1815  On May - 18 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  On May - 18 birth of julius Hopp, composer  

1830  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of oliver Heaviside, London, physicist (predicted ionosphere)  

1851  James Budd, Governor of California (d. 1908) was born on May - 18.  

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  Jan P Veth, Bayern, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer/art historian was born on this day in history.  

1865  William Heinemann, England, publisher (Chemical Instrumental) was born on May - 18.  

1868  Nicholas II Aleksandrovitsj, last tsar of Russia (1894-1917) was born on this day in history.  

1869  On May - 18 birth of ruprecht, crown prince of Bavaria/general-fieldmarshall  

1871  On this day in history birth of franiska zu Reventlow, writer  

1872  On May - 18 birth of bertrand Russell, England, mathematician/philosopher (Nobel 1950)  

1875  On this day in history birth of guido Alberto Fano, composer  

1881  Georgi Atanasov, composer was born on this day in history.  

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0526  On May - 18 john I, Pope (523-26), dies  

1160  Erik IX Helgi, [The Saint], King of Sweden, dies on this day in history.  

1401  On this day in history death of władysław Opolczyk (German: Ladislaus von Oppel, count palatine of Hungary 1367-1372, governor of Halych-Volhynia 1372  

1410  On May - 18 ruprecht, Roman catholics German king, dies  

1450  Death of Sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1397) on May - 18.  

1550  On this day in history death of john, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (b. 1498)  

1551  On this day in history death of domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486)  

1584  On this day in history death of ikeda Motosuke, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1559)