Famous Birthdays In May - 18
Tuesday, 28 March 2023
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 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 this day in history.
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 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 May - 18.
1744 On May - 18 birth of joseph Beer, Bohemia clarinetist/composer (5th clarinet flap)
1759 Charles Duquesnoy, composer was born on May - 18.
1778 Charles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry (d. 1854) was born on this day in history.
1785 On this day in history birth of john Wilson, Scottish writer (d. 1854)
1788 Hugh Clapperton, Annan Scotland, African explorer was born on May - 18.
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 Thomas Stanhope Bocock, rep (Confederacy), died in 1891 was born on May - 18.
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 this day in history birth of isidor Vorobchievici, composer
1836 Wilhelm Steinitz, Austria, world chess champion (1866-94) was born on this day in history.
1850 Oliver Heaviside, London, physicist (predicted ionosphere) was born on this day in history.
1851 On this day in history birth of james Budd, Governor of California (d. 1908)
1854 Bernard Zweers, Dutch composer (To my Fatherland) was born on May - 18.
1862 Freiherr Albert von Schrenk-Notzing, German para-psychologist was born on this day in history.
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 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 Bertrand Russell, England, mathematician/philosopher (Nobel 1950) was born on this day in history.
1875 Guido Alberto Fano, composer was born on this day in history.
1881 On this day in history birth of georgi Atanasov, composer