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 this day in history.  

1474  On May - 18 birth of isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539)  

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

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 this day in history.  

1692  Joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian was born on this day in history.  

1711  Ruggiero G Boscovich, [Rudzer J Boskovic], Italian astronomer was born on May - 18.  

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 May - 18 birth of charles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry (d. 1854)  

1785  John Wilson, Scottish writer (d. 1854) was born on May - 18.  

1788  Hugh Clapperton, Annan Scotland, African explorer was born on May - 18.  

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 May - 18.  

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history birth of karl Goldmark, Keszthely Hungary, composer (Sakuhtala)  

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

1836  On May - 18 birth of wilhelm Steinitz, Austria, world chess champion (1866-94)  

1850  Oliver Heaviside, London, physicist (predicted ionosphere) was born on May - 18.  

1851  On May - 18 birth of james Budd, Governor of California (d. 1908)  

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 May - 18 birth of jan P Veth, Bayern, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer/art historian  

1865  On this day in history birth of william Heinemann, England, publisher (Chemical Instrumental)  

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

1869  On this day in history 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  

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

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

1401  On May - 18 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  On May - 18 death of sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1397)  

1550  Death of John, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (b. 1498) on May - 18.  

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 this day in history.