Famous Birthdays In May - 18

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 May - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

1610  Stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (d. 1664) was born on May - 18.   

1662  On this day in history birth of george Smalridge, English bishop of Bristol (d. 1719)   

1692  On May - 18 birth of joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian   

1711  On May - 18 birth of ruggiero G Boscovich, [Rudzer J Boskovic], Italian astronomer   

1744  On May - 18 birth of joseph Beer, Bohemia clarinetist/composer (5th clarinet flap)   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1797  On this day in history birth of frederick Augustus II of Saxony (d. 1854)   

1798  On this day in history birth of ethan Allen Hitchcock, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1870   

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

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  Karl Goldmark, Keszthely Hungary, composer (Sakuhtala) was born on this day in history.   

1836  On this day in history birth of isidor Vorobchievici, composer   

1836  Wilhelm Steinitz, Austria, world chess champion (1866-94) was born on May - 18.   

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

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

1854  On May - 18 birth of bernard Zweers, Dutch composer (To my Fatherland)   

1862  On May - 18 birth of freiherr Albert von Schrenk-Notzing, German para-psychologist   

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

1875  On this day in history birth of guido Alberto Fano, composer   

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

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0526  John I, Pope (523-26), dies on this day in history.   

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

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  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  Death of John, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (b. 1498) on this day in history.   

1551  Death of Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486) on this day in history.   

1584  On this day in history death of ikeda Motosuke, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1559)