Famous Birthdays In May - 18

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

1186  Konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (d. 1218) was born on May - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

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 May - 18.   

1759  On May - 18 birth of charles Duquesnoy, composer   

1778  On May - 18 birth of charles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry (d. 1854)   

1785  John Wilson, Scottish writer (d. 1854) was born on May - 18.   

1788  On May - 18 birth of hugh Clapperton, Annan Scotland, African explorer   

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

1797  On this day in history birth of frederick Augustus II of Saxony (d. 1854)   

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  James William Denver, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 was born on May - 18.   

1819  On May - 18 birth of julius Hopp, composer   

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

1836  Isidor Vorobchievici, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 May - 18.   

1851  James Budd, Governor of California (d. 1908) was born on this day in history.   

1854  On May - 18 birth of bernard Zweers, Dutch composer (To my Fatherland)   

1862  On this day in history birth of freiherr Albert von Schrenk-Notzing, German para-psychologist   

1864  On May - 18 birth of jan P Veth, Bayern, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer/art historian   

1865  On May - 18 birth of william Heinemann, England, publisher (Chemical Instrumental)   

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  On this day in history birth of franiska zu Reventlow, writer   

1872  On May - 18 birth of bertrand Russell, England, mathematician/philosopher (Nobel 1950)   

1875  Guido Alberto Fano, composer was born on May - 18.   

1881  On this day in history birth of georgi Atanasov, composer   

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

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

1450  On May - 18 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 this day in history death of domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486)   

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