Famous Personalities Born In May - 18

1048  Omar Khayyám, Persian mathematician, poet and philosopher (d. 1131) was born on this day in history.   

1186  Konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (d. 1218) was born on this day in history.   

1474  Isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539) was born on this day in history.   

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

1610  On May - 18 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 May - 18 birth of joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian   

1711  On May - 18 birth of ruggiero G Boscovich, [Rudzer J Boskovic], Italian astronomer   

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  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 May - 18.   

1788  Hugh Clapperton, Annan Scotland, African explorer was born on May - 18.   

1797  On this day in history birth of frederik Augustus II, King of Saxon (1836-54)   

1797  Frederick Augustus II of Saxony (d. 1854) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history birth of james William Denver, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892   

1819  On May - 18 birth of julius Hopp, composer   

1830  On this day in history birth of karl Goldmark, Keszthely Hungary, composer (Sakuhtala)   

1836  On May - 18 birth of isidor Vorobchievici, composer   

1836  Wilhelm Steinitz, Austria, world chess champion (1866-94) was born on this day in history.   

1850  On this day in history birth of oliver Heaviside, London, physicist (predicted ionosphere)   

1851  James Budd, Governor of California (d. 1908) was born on May - 18.   

1854  Bernard Zweers, Dutch composer (To my Fatherland) was born on this day in history.   

1862  On May - 18 birth of freiherr Albert von Schrenk-Notzing, German para-psychologist   

1864  Jan P Veth, Bayern, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer/art historian was born on May - 18.   

1865  On this day in history birth of william Heinemann, England, publisher (Chemical Instrumental)   

1868  Nicholas II Aleksandrovitsj, last tsar of Russia (1894-1917) was born on May - 18.   

1869  Ruprecht, crown prince of Bavaria/general-fieldmarshall was born on May - 18.   

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

1872  Bertrand Russell, England, mathematician/philosopher (Nobel 1950) was born on May - 18.   

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

1881  On May - 18 birth of georgi Atanasov, composer   

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0526  John I, Pope (523-26), dies on May - 18.   

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 May - 18.   

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 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 this day in history.