Famous Birthdays In May - 18

1048  On this day in history birth of omar Khayyám, Persian mathematician, poet and philosopher (d. 1131)  

1186  Konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (d. 1218) was born on this day in history.  

1474  Isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539) was born on this day in history.  

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

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  On May - 18 birth of joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian  

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  On this day in history birth of charles Duquesnoy, composer  

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1778  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1797  Frederick Augustus II of Saxony (d. 1854) was born on this day in history.  

1798  Ethan Allen Hitchcock, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1870 was born on this day in history.  

1815  On May - 18 birth of thomas Stanhope Bocock, rep (Confederacy), died in 1891  

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  Karl Goldmark, Keszthely Hungary, composer (Sakuhtala) was born on May - 18.  

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 this day in history.  

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 May - 18.  

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  Nicholas II Aleksandrovitsj, last tsar of Russia (1894-1917) was born on May - 18.  

1869  Ruprecht, crown prince of Bavaria/general-fieldmarshall was born on this day in history.  

1871  Franiska zu Reventlow, writer was born on this day in history.  

1872  Bertrand Russell, England, mathematician/philosopher (Nobel 1950) was born on May - 18.  

1875  Guido Alberto Fano, composer was born on this day in history.  

1881  On this day in history birth of georgi Atanasov, composer  

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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 this day in history.  

1401  On this day in history 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  Death of Sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1397) on May - 18.  

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

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

1584  Death of Ikeda Motosuke, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1559) on this day in history.