Famous Personalities Born In May - 18
Thursday, 18 December 2025
1048 On May - 18 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 May - 18. 

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

1711 Ruggiero G Boscovich, [Rudzer J Boskovic], Italian astronomer was born on this day in history. 

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 

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

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

1788 Hugh Clapperton, Annan Scotland, African explorer was born on this day in history. 

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

1815 Thomas Stanhope Bocock, rep (Confederacy), died in 1891 was born on this day in history. 

1817 James William Denver, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 was born on May - 18. 

1819 On May - 18 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 this day in history birth of wilhelm Steinitz, Austria, world chess champion (1866-94) 

1850 On this day in history birth of oliver Heaviside, London, physicist (predicted ionosphere) 

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 Freiherr Albert von Schrenk-Notzing, German para-psychologist was born on this day in history. 

1864 Jan P Veth, Bayern, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer/art historian was born on May - 18. 

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 this day in history. 

1869 On this day in history birth of ruprecht, crown prince of Bavaria/general-fieldmarshall 

1871 On May - 18 birth of franiska zu Reventlow, writer 

1872 On May - 18 birth of bertrand Russell, England, mathematician/philosopher (Nobel 1950) 

1875 Guido Alberto Fano, composer was born on May - 18. 

1881 Georgi Atanasov, composer was born on May - 18. 

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