Famous Birthdays In May - 18

1048  Omar Khayyám, Persian mathematician, poet and philosopher (d. 1131) was born on this day in history.  

1186  On May - 18 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 this day in history birth of domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486)  

1610  On this day in history birth of stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (d. 1664)  

1662  On May - 18 birth of george Smalridge, English bishop of Bristol (d. 1719)  

1692  On this day in history birth of joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian  

1711  Ruggiero G Boscovich, [Rudzer J Boskovic], Italian astronomer was born on this day in history.  

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

1759  Charles Duquesnoy, composer was born on this day in history.  

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  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  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  James William Denver, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 was born on May - 18.  

1819  Julius Hopp, composer was born on May - 18.  

1830  Karl Goldmark, Keszthely Hungary, composer (Sakuhtala) was born on this day in history.  

1836  On May - 18 birth of isidor Vorobchievici, composer  

1836  Wilhelm Steinitz, Austria, world chess champion (1866-94) was born on this day in history.  

1850  On this day in history birth of oliver Heaviside, London, physicist (predicted ionosphere)  

1851  On May - 18 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 this day in history birth of freiherr Albert von Schrenk-Notzing, German para-psychologist  

1864  Jan P Veth, Bayern, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer/art historian was born on May - 18.  

1865  On May - 18 birth of william Heinemann, England, publisher (Chemical Instrumental)  

1868  On this day in history 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 May - 18 birth of franiska zu Reventlow, writer  

1872  Bertrand Russell, England, mathematician/philosopher (Nobel 1950) was born on this day in history.  

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

1881  On May - 18 birth of georgi Atanasov, composer  

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0526  John I, Pope (523-26), dies on May - 18.  

1160  Erik IX Helgi, [The Saint], King of Sweden, dies on May - 18.  

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  On May - 18 death of sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1397)  

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

1551  Death of Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486) on May - 18.  

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