Famous Birthdays In May - 18
Sunday, 24 September 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 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