Famous Birthdays In May - 18

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

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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 May - 18.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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1778  Charles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry (d. 1854) was born on this day in history.  

1785  On May - 18 birth of john Wilson, Scottish writer (d. 1854)  

1788  On this day in history birth of hugh Clapperton, Annan Scotland, African explorer  

1797  On this day in history birth of frederik Augustus II, King of Saxon (1836-54)  

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  On May - 18 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 May - 18.  

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 May - 18.  

1851  On this day in history birth of james Budd, Governor of California (d. 1908)  

1854  On May - 18 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  On this day in history 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 May - 18.  

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  Georgi Atanasov, composer was born on this day in history.  

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0526  On this day in history john I, Pope (523-26), dies  

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

1401  Death of WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw Opolczyk (German: Ladislaus von Oppel, count palatine of Hungary 1367-1372, governor of Halych-Volhynia 1372 on May - 18.  

1410  Ruprecht, Roman catholics German king, dies on this day in history.  

1450  Death of Sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1397) on this day in history.  

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

1551  On this day in history death of domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486)  

1584  On May - 18 death of ikeda Motosuke, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1559)