Famous Birthdays In May - 18

1882  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of eurico Gaspar Dutra, president of Brazil (1945-50)  

1886  On May - 18 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  On May - 18 birth of rudolf Carnap, philosopher (German Logical Positivist)  

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

1897  On this day in history birth of frank Capra, Ital, director (Its a Wonderful Life, Arsenic & Old Lace)  

1897  Jack Raine, London England, actor (Quartet) was born on May - 18.  

1898  On this day in history birth of juan J Domenchina, Spanish poet/interpreter (sombra desterrada)  

1900  Sarah Miriam Peale, US, portrait painter (Gen Lafayette-1825) was born on May - 18.  

1901  On this day in history birth of harry Robert Wilson, composer  

1901  On this day in history birth of henri-Pierre Sauguet, Bordeaux France, composer (La Chotte)  

1901  On this day in history birth of vincent du Vigneaud, US biochemist  

1902  On this day in history 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  Eric Zeisl, composer was born on this day in history.  

1905  Hedley Verity, cricketer (terrific slow lefty for England pre-WW II) was born on May - 18.  

1907  On May - 18 birth of clifford Curzon, London England, pianist (MacFarren Gold Medal)  

1907  On May - 18 birth of robley D Evans, nuclear physicist  

1907  On May - 18 birth of carl Mydans, American photographer (d. 2004)  

1909  On May - 18 birth of fred Perry, English tennis star/commentator (Wimbledon, 1934-36)  

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

1911  On May - 18 birth of joe Turner, KC, blues singer (Corrine Corrina, Shake Rattle & Roll)  

1911  On May - 18 birth of lord Hartwell  

1911  On May - 18 birth of sigrid Gurie, Brooklyn NY, actor (Algiers, Sofia, Refugee)  

1912  On May - 18 birth of georg von Opel, German auto manufacturer  

1912  On May - 18 birth of perry Como, [Pierino], Canonsburg Pa, singer/TV (Perry Como Show)  

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

1913  Charles Trenet, French singer and songwriter (d. 2001) was born on May - 18.  

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0526  On this day in history john I, Pope (523-26), dies  

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

1401  Death of Władysław Opolczyk (German: Ladislaus von Oppel, count palatine of Hungary 1367-1372, governor of Halych-Volhynia 1372 on this day in history.  

1410  Ruprecht, Roman catholics German king, dies on this day in history.  

1450  On this day in history death of sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1397)  

1550  On May - 18 death of john, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (b. 1498)  

1551  On this day in history death of domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486)  

1584  On May - 18 death of ikeda Motosuke, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1559)