Famous Personalities Born In May - 18

1048  On May - 18 birth of omar Khayyám, Persian mathematician, poet and philosopher (d. 1131)   

1186  On May - 18 birth of konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (d. 1218)   

1474  On May - 18 birth of isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539)   

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

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  Ruggiero G Boscovich, [Rudzer J Boskovic], Italian astronomer was born on May - 18.   

1744  Joseph Beer, Bohemia clarinetist/composer (5th clarinet flap) was born on this day in history.   

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

1778  Charles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry (d. 1854) was born on May - 18.   

1785  On May - 18 birth of john Wilson, Scottish writer (d. 1854)   

1788  On this day in history birth of hugh Clapperton, Annan Scotland, African explorer   

1797  On May - 18 birth of frederik Augustus II, King of Saxon (1836-54)   

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

1798  Ethan Allen Hitchcock, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1870 was born on May - 18.   

1815  Thomas Stanhope Bocock, rep (Confederacy), died in 1891 was born on this day in history.   

1817  On May - 18 birth of james William Denver, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892   

1819  On May - 18 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  On this day in history birth of wilhelm Steinitz, Austria, world chess champion (1866-94)   

1850  Oliver Heaviside, London, physicist (predicted ionosphere) was born on this day in history.   

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

1854  On this day in history birth of bernard Zweers, Dutch composer (To my Fatherland)   

1862  Freiherr Albert von Schrenk-Notzing, German para-psychologist was born on May - 18.   

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  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  Franiska zu Reventlow, writer was born on this day in history.   

1872  Bertrand Russell, England, mathematician/philosopher (Nobel 1950) was born on this day in history.   

1875  Guido Alberto Fano, composer was born on this day in history.   

1881  Georgi Atanasov, composer was born on this day in history.   

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0526  On May - 18 john I, Pope (523-26), dies   

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

1401  On May - 18 death of wÅ‚adysÅ‚aw Opolczyk (German: Ladislaus von Oppel, count palatine of Hungary 1367-1372, governor of Halych-Volhynia 1372   

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

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

1550  Death of John, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (b. 1498) on this day in history.   

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

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