Famous Personalities Born In May - 18

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

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 May - 18.   

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

1610  On this day in history birth of stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (d. 1664)   

1662  George Smalridge, English bishop of Bristol (d. 1719) was born on May - 18.   

1692  On this day in history birth of joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian   

1711  On this day in history birth of ruggiero G Boscovich, [Rudzer J Boskovic], Italian astronomer   

1744  Joseph Beer, Bohemia clarinetist/composer (5th clarinet flap) was born on May - 18.   

1759  Charles Duquesnoy, composer was born on May - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1797  Frederick Augustus II of Saxony (d. 1854) was born on May - 18.   

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

1815  Thomas Stanhope Bocock, rep (Confederacy), died in 1891 was born on May - 18.   

1817  James William Denver, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 was born on this day in history.   

1819  Julius Hopp, composer was born on May - 18.   

1830  Karl Goldmark, Keszthely Hungary, composer (Sakuhtala) was born on May - 18.   

1836  On May - 18 birth of isidor Vorobchievici, composer   

1836  On May - 18 birth of wilhelm Steinitz, Austria, world chess champion (1866-94)   

1850  Oliver Heaviside, London, physicist (predicted ionosphere) was born on May - 18.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1865  William Heinemann, England, publisher (Chemical Instrumental) was born on this day in history.   

1868  On this day in history birth of nicholas II Aleksandrovitsj, last tsar of Russia (1894-1917)   

1869  On May - 18 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 this day in history.   

1875  On May - 18 birth of guido Alberto Fano, composer   

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

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

1410  On this day in history ruprecht, Roman catholics German king, dies   

1450  Death of Sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1397) on May - 18.   

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 May - 18.   

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