Famous Birthdays In May - 18
Wednesday, 06 November 2024
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 On May - 18 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 Stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (d. 1664) was born on May - 18.
1662 George Smalridge, English bishop of Bristol (d. 1719) was born on May - 18.
1692 Joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian was born on this day in history.
1711 On this day in history birth of ruggiero G Boscovich, [Rudzer J Boskovic], Italian astronomer
1744 On May - 18 birth of joseph Beer, Bohemia clarinetist/composer (5th clarinet flap)
1759 Charles Duquesnoy, composer was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history birth of hugh Clapperton, Annan Scotland, African explorer
1797 Frederik Augustus II, King of Saxon (1836-54) was born on May - 18.
1797 Frederick Augustus II of Saxony (d. 1854) was born on this day in history.
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 James William Denver, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 was born on this day in history.
1819 On May - 18 birth of julius Hopp, composer
1830 Karl Goldmark, Keszthely Hungary, composer (Sakuhtala) was born on this day in history.
1836 On May - 18 birth of isidor Vorobchievici, composer
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 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 this day in history.
1862 On this day in history 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 William Heinemann, England, publisher (Chemical Instrumental) was born on this day in history.
1868 On May - 18 birth of nicholas II Aleksandrovitsj, last tsar of Russia (1894-1917)
1869 On May - 18 birth of ruprecht, crown prince of Bavaria/general-fieldmarshall
1871 Franiska zu Reventlow, writer was born on May - 18.
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 May - 18 birth of georgi Atanasov, composer