Famous Personalities Born 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 this day in history.   

1474  Isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539) was born on this day in history.   

1551  Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486) was born on this day in history.   

1610  Stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (d. 1664) was born on May - 18.   

1662  On this day in history birth of george Smalridge, English bishop of Bristol (d. 1719)   

1692  On May - 18 birth of joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian   

1711  On May - 18 birth of ruggiero G Boscovich, [Rudzer J Boskovic], Italian astronomer   

1744  Joseph Beer, Bohemia clarinetist/composer (5th clarinet flap) was born on May - 18.   

1759  On May - 18 birth of charles Duquesnoy, composer   

1778  On this day in history 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 May - 18 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  On this day in history birth of frederick Augustus II of Saxony (d. 1854)   

1798  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 May - 18 birth of karl Goldmark, Keszthely Hungary, composer (Sakuhtala)   

1836  Isidor Vorobchievici, composer was born on this day in history.   

1836  Wilhelm Steinitz, Austria, world chess champion (1866-94) was born on May - 18.   

1850  On May - 18 birth of oliver Heaviside, London, physicist (predicted ionosphere)   

1851  James Budd, Governor of California (d. 1908) was born on this day in history.   

1854  Bernard Zweers, Dutch composer (To my Fatherland) was born on May - 18.   

1862  On May - 18 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  On May - 18 birth of nicholas II Aleksandrovitsj, last tsar of Russia (1894-1917)   

1869  Ruprecht, crown prince of Bavaria/general-fieldmarshall was born on this day in history.   

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

1872  On this day in history birth of bertrand Russell, England, mathematician/philosopher (Nobel 1950)   

1875  Guido Alberto Fano, composer was born on May - 18.   

1881  On May - 18 birth of georgi Atanasov, composer   

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0526  John I, Pope (523-26), dies on this day in history.   

1160  On this day in history erik IX Helgi, [The Saint], King of Sweden, dies   

1401  On this day in history death of wÅ‚adysÅ‚aw 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 this day in history.   

1550  On May - 18 death of john, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (b. 1498)   

1551  Death of Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486) on this day in history.   

1584  Death of Ikeda Motosuke, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1559) on May - 18.