• 1854-05-18 - Bernard Zweers: Dutch composer (To my Fatherland)
  • 1830-05-18 - Karl Goldmark: Keszthely, Hungary -- Composer (Sakuhtala)
  • 1836-05-18 - Isidor Vorobchievici: Composer
  • 1836-05-18 - Wilhelm Steinitz: Austria -- World chess champion (1866-94)
  • 1850-05-18 - Oliver Heaviside: London, England -- Physicist (predicted ionosphere)
  • 1862-05-18 - Freiherr Albert von Schrenk-Notzing: German para-psychologist
  • 1864-05-18 - Jan P Veth: Bayern -- Dutch painter / etcher / lithographer / art historian
 

  • 1767-05-18 - Thaddaus Ferdinand Lipowsky: Composer, dies at 28
  • 1799-05-18 - Pierre de Beaumarchais: Dramatist
  • 1808-05-18 - Jacob Albright [Albrecht]: German / US preacher, dies at 49
  • 1829-05-18 - Bernardo Bittoni: Composer, dies at 72
  • 1839-05-18 - Carolina [Maria A] Bonaparte: Countess Lipona, dies at 57
  • 1848-05-18 - William A Leidesdorf: Black, dies at 38 in San Francisco
  • 1862-05-18 - William H Keim: US Union Brigadier General, dies in battle at 48
 

  • 1703-05-18 - Dutch and English troops occupy Cologne
  • 1756-05-18 - England declares war on France
  • 1794-05-18 - 2nd battle of Bouvines (France-Austria)
  • 1803-05-18 - Britain declares war on France after Napoleon Bonaparte continues interfering in Italy and Switzerland
  • 1804-05-18 - Napoleon Bonaparte proclaimed Emperor of France
  • 1843-05-18 - United Free Church of Scotland forms
  • 1828-05-18 - Battle of Las Piedras, ends conflict between Uruguay and Brazil
 

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