Famous Birthdays In May - 18
Friday, 26 July 2024
1048 On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539)
1551 Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486) was born on this day in history.
1610 Stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (d. 1664) was born on this day in history.
1662 On May - 18 birth of george Smalridge, English bishop of Bristol (d. 1719)
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 this day in history.
1759 On this day in history birth of charles Duquesnoy, composer
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 On this day in history birth of hugh Clapperton, Annan Scotland, African explorer
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 May - 18.
1798 Ethan Allen Hitchcock, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1870 was born on this day in history.
1815 On May - 18 birth of thomas Stanhope Bocock, rep (Confederacy), died in 1891
1817 On May - 18 birth of james William Denver, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892
1819 Julius Hopp, composer was born on May - 18.
1830 On May - 18 birth of karl Goldmark, Keszthely Hungary, composer (Sakuhtala)
1836 Isidor Vorobchievici, composer was born on May - 18.
1836 Wilhelm Steinitz, Austria, world chess champion (1866-94) was born on this day in history.
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 On this day in history birth of freiherr Albert von Schrenk-Notzing, German para-psychologist
1864 Jan P Veth, Bayern, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer/art historian was born on this day in history.
1865 On May - 18 birth of william Heinemann, England, publisher (Chemical Instrumental)
1868 On this day in history birth of nicholas II Aleksandrovitsj, last tsar of Russia (1894-1917)
1869 Ruprecht, crown prince of Bavaria/general-fieldmarshall was born on May - 18.
1871 Franiska zu Reventlow, writer was born on this day in history.
1872 Bertrand Russell, England, mathematician/philosopher (Nobel 1950) was born on May - 18.
1875 Guido Alberto Fano, composer was born on this day in history.
1881 On this day in history birth of georgi Atanasov, composer