Famous Birthdays In May - 18

1048  Omar Khayyám, Persian mathematician, poet and philosopher (d. 1131) was born on May - 18.  

1186  On this day in history birth of konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (d. 1218)  

1474  Isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539) was born on May - 18.  

1551  On May - 18 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  On this day in history birth of george Smalridge, English bishop of Bristol (d. 1719)  

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 May - 18.  

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

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

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  On May - 18 birth of ethan Allen Hitchcock, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1870  

1815  On this day in history 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  Julius Hopp, composer was born on May - 18.  

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 May - 18.  

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 this day in history.  

1862  On this day in history 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  William Heinemann, England, publisher (Chemical Instrumental) was born on May - 18.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1872  On this day in history birth of bertrand Russell, England, mathematician/philosopher (Nobel 1950)  

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  On May - 18 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 May - 18 death of john, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (b. 1498)  

1551  On May - 18 death of domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486)  

1584  Death of Ikeda Motosuke, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1559) on May - 18.