Famous Birthdays In May - 18

1882  On May - 18 birth of eduardo Fabini, composer   

1882  Babe Adams, American baseball player (d. 1968) was born on May - 18.   

1883  On May - 18 birth of walter Gropius, Berlin Germany, architect (Bauhaus school of design)   

1885  Eurico Gaspar Dutra, president of Brazil (1945-50) was born on May - 18.   

1886  On this day in history birth of ole Windingstad, composer   

1887  Ernst Wiechert, writer was born on May - 18.   

1889  On May - 18 birth of g Gunnarson, writer   

1889  On May - 18 birth of thomas Midgley, American chemist and inventor (d. 1944)   

1891  Rudolf Carnap, philosopher (German Logical Positivist) was born on this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history birth of walter Fitzgerald, Keyhan Devonport England   

1897  Frank Capra, Ital, director (Its a Wonderful Life, Arsenic & Old Lace) was born on this day in history.   

1897  On May - 18 birth of jack Raine, London England, actor (Quartet)   

1898  Juan J Domenchina, Spanish poet/interpreter (sombra desterrada) was born on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history birth of sarah Miriam Peale, US, portrait painter (Gen Lafayette-1825)   

1901  Harry Robert Wilson, composer was born on May - 18.   

1901  Henri-Pierre Sauguet, Bordeaux France, composer (La Chotte) was born on May - 18.   

1901  On May - 18 birth of vincent du Vigneaud, US biochemist   

1902  On May - 18 birth of [Robert] Meredith Willson, Mason City Iowa, composer (Music Man)   

1903  On May - 18 birth of george E Stone, Lodz Poland, actor (Viva Villa, Last Mile)   

1904  Jacob K Javits, (Sen-R-NY) was born on this day in history.   

1905  On May - 18 birth of eric Zeisl, composer   

1905  On May - 18 birth of hedley Verity, cricketer (terrific slow lefty for England pre-WW II)   

1907  Clifford Curzon, London England, pianist (MacFarren Gold Medal) was born on May - 18.   

1907  Robley D Evans, nuclear physicist was born on May - 18.   

1907  Carl Mydans, American photographer (d. 2004) was born on this day in history.   

1909  On this day in history birth of fred Perry, English tennis star/commentator (Wimbledon, 1934-36)   

1910  On May - 18 birth of arthur van Schendel, Dutch art historian   

1911  Joe Turner, KC, blues singer (Corrine Corrina, Shake Rattle & Roll) was born on May - 18.   

1911  On May - 18 birth of lord Hartwell   

1911  On this day in history birth of sigrid Gurie, Brooklyn NY, actor (Algiers, Sofia, Refugee)   

1912  On this day in history birth of georg von Opel, German auto manufacturer   

1912  Perry Como, [Pierino], Canonsburg Pa, singer/TV (Perry Como Show) was born on this day in history.   

1912  On May - 18 birth of richard Brooks, Phila, director (Blackboard Jungle, In Cold Blood)   

1913  On this day in history birth of charles Trenet, French singer and songwriter (d. 2001)   

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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  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  On May - 18 death of sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1397)   

1550  Death of John, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (b. 1498) on May - 18.   

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

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