Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In May - 18

1882  On May - 18 birth of eduardo Fabini, composer   

1882  On May - 18 birth of babe Adams, American baseball player (d. 1968)   

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  Ole Windingstad, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1889  On this day in history birth of g Gunnarson, writer   

1889  On this day in history birth of thomas Midgley, American chemist and inventor (d. 1944)   

1891  On May - 18 birth of rudolf Carnap, philosopher (German Logical Positivist)   

1896  Walter Fitzgerald, Keyhan Devonport England was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1901  On May - 18 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 May - 18 birth of [Robert] Meredith Willson, Mason City Iowa, composer (Music Man)   

1903  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of eric Zeisl, composer   

1905  On this day in history birth of hedley Verity, cricketer (terrific slow lefty for England pre-WW II)   

1907  On this day in history birth of clifford Curzon, London England, pianist (MacFarren Gold Medal)   

1907  On this day in history birth of robley D Evans, nuclear physicist   

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

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 this day in history.   

1911  Lord Hartwell was born on this day in history.   

1911  Sigrid Gurie, Brooklyn NY, actor (Algiers, Sofia, Refugee) was born on May - 18.   

1912  Georg von Opel, German auto manufacturer was born on May - 18.   

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

1912  On this day in history 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  John I, Pope (523-26), dies on this day in history.   

1160  On May - 18 erik IX Helgi, [The Saint], King of Sweden, dies   

1401  Death of WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw Opolczyk (German: Ladislaus von Oppel, count palatine of Hungary 1367-1372, governor of Halych-Volhynia 1372 on May - 18.   

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

1450  Death of Sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1397) on this day in history.   

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