Thomas Midgley

researcher | Birkbeck, University of London, University of Sussex | Hertfordshire: May 18, 1978 - Tehran: January 1, 1928 | Dylan Trigg | Hertfordshire: May

Czech philosopher | Roudnice nad Labem: May 18, 1974 - Atlantic City: March 24, 1915 | Alice Koubová - Alice Kliková (Alice Koubova) | Roudnice nad Labem

American physicist | University of California, Berkeley | St. Louis: May 18, 1968 - Kfar Saba: January 2, 2019 | Keith C. Schwab | St. Louis: May 18, 1968

Moscow Power Engineering Institute | May 18, 1967 - Bucharest: April 17, 1954 | Maxim Reshetnyak | May 18, 1967 - Bucharest: April 17, 1954 | Moscow Power

American actor and physicist | New York City: May 18, 1965 - Aarhus: May 28, 2018 | Jeremy Levy | New York City: May 18, 1965 - Aarhus: May 28, 2018

Portuguese philosopher | King's College London | May 18, 1965 - Austin: May 8, 2017 | Desidério Murcho (Desiderio Murcho) | May 18, 1965 - Austin: May 8, 2017

scientist | Yekaterinburg: May 18, 1963 - Edinburgh: November 3, 1967 | Konstantin Kiselyov | Yekaterinburg: May 18, 1963 - Edinburgh: November 3, 1967

Armenian physicist | Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology | Shushikend: May 18, 1960 - Baku: February 23, 1921 | Arthur Ishkhanian | Shushikend: May 18

Luxembourgish television presenter and author | Media Ethics Award META (2018), IQ Award (2007), Karl-Preusker-Medaille (2012), Order of Merit of North

Russian geographer | MSU Faculty of Geography | May 18, 1958 - Madrid: October 12, 1600 | Nikolaĭ Petrov (Nikolai Petrov) | May 18, 1958 - Madrid: October 12, 1600

political scientist, philosopher | Széchenyi Prize (2022) | Eötvös Loránd University | Budapest: May 18, 1956 - Milan: January 2, 1829 | András Lánczi

British mathematician and computer scientist | Ilford County High School, University of Sheffield, London School of Economics and Political Science | London

Hungarian politician | Budapest University of Technology and Economics, University of Bucharest | Brașov: May 18, 1955 - Weymouth: August 10, 1916 | Ferenc

British physicist | Fellow of the Royal Society (2007), Fellow of the Institute of Physics, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2022), Fellow

British physicist | Isaac Newton Medal (2021), IOP Dirac Medal (1998), ICTP Dirac Medal (2017), Fellow of the British Computer Society, Fellow of the Royal

Ph.D. University of Novi Sad 2006 | University of Novi Sad | Valjevo: May 18, 1953 - Bonn: January 7, 2023 | Vojislav Andrić (Vojislav Andric) | Valjevo: May

British statistician | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2012), Officer of the Order of the British Empire | University of Aberdeen | Inverness: May

American criminologist | Haverford College, John F. Kennedy School of Government | Phoenix: May 18, 1951 - New York City: July 21, 2019 | Mark A.R. Kleiman

Hungarian physicist | Ericsson Award (2001) | Eötvös Loránd University, ELTE Apáczai Csere János High School and Boarding School | Budapest: May 18, 1951

Dutch Nobel laureate in chemistry | honorary doctorate of Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava (2023), Körber European Science Prize (2003), Cino Del

Russian mathematician | Moscow State University, MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics | Moscow: May 18, 1950 - Nancy: December 16, 1959 | Vyacheslav

Chilean academic, historian and philosopher | Ancud: May 18, 1949 - Turnhurst: September 27, 1772 | Zenobio Saldivia Maldonado | Ancud: May 18, 1949

Armenian physicist | Yerevan State University | Yerevan: May 18, 1949 - November 29, 2012 | Ashot Chilingarian | Yerevan: May 18, 1949 - November 29, 2012

British mathematician | Kavli Education Medal (2010), Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Hans Freudenthal Award (2003), Suffrage Science award (2016)

American philosopher | Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry | University of California, San Diego | Joliet: May 18, 1945 - Davis: August 25, 2016

Polish chemist, politician, member of the Sejm | Cross of Freedom and Solidarity, Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta | University of Wrocław

Polish philosopher | Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2011), Fellow of Collegium Invisibile, Kościelski Award (1975) | VI Liceum Ogólnokształcące

German adjudicator, scientist and lawyer | May 18, 1944 - Paris: February 1, 1885 | Benno Heussen | May 18, 1944 - Paris: February 1, 1885

Spanish philosopher | National Award of Essay (2006) | University of Valencia | Valencia: May 18, 1944 - January 1, 2017 | Cèlia Amorós Puente (Celia Amoros

Italian entrepreneur and chemist (1943–2019) | Order of Merit for Labour, Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic | University of Milan

Iranian mathematician | University of Pennsylvania | Zanjan: May 18, 1943 - December 28, 2024 | Ebadollah S. Mahmoodian | Zanjan: May 18, 1943 - December 28, 2024

German mathematician (1942-1997) | Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich | Munich: May 18, 1942 - January 1, 1997 | Michael Schneider | Munich: May 18, 1942

British astronomer | IET Kelvin Lecture (1999), Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Fellow of the Royal Society

American filmmaker and lyricist (1940-2022) | Flushing High School, Cornell University | Brooklyn: May 18, 1940 - Los Angeles: October 5, 2022 | Lenny Lipton

German physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate (1939-2018) | EPS Europhysics Prize (1997), honorary doctor of the Saarland University (2008), Clarivate

German chemist | Gay-Lussac-Humboldt-Prize (1996), Adolf-von-Baeyer Gold Medal (2005) | Homberg: May 18, 1939 - Rosenheim: April 30, 1907 | Armin de Meijere

German chemist (1938-2011) | Bad Cannstatt: May 18, 1938 - Munich: March 10, 2011 | Gernot Boche | Bad Cannstatt: May 18, 1938 - Munich: March 10, 2011

Russian scientist | I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University | Moscow: May 18, 1938 - December 29, 2019 | Mikhail Anokhin | Moscow: May 18, 1938

Indian mathematician (1937–2019) | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013) | Presidency College, Indian Statistical Institute | Bengaluru: May 18

German psychologist (1936–2019) | The Queen's College, Harvard University | Berlin: May 18, 1936 - Sonoma: March 14, 2019 | Ralph Metzner | Berlin: May 18

German physicist | Technische Universität Berlin | Berlin: May 18, 1934 - February 4, 2020 | Martin Lambeck | Berlin: May 18, 1934 - February 4, 2020

Polish chemist | Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Medal of the National Education Commission, Gold Cross of Merit | University of Łódź

boxer (1932–2019) | Merited Scientist of the Russian Federation, Honoured Worker of Higher Professional Education of the Russian Federation | Faculty of

Czech mathematician and university educator (1932–2023) | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013), Leroy P. Steele Prize (1979), Stefan Bergman

Brazilian scientist, professor, gynecologist and television personality | University of Paris, Federal University of Bahia | Pojuca: May 18, 1930 - São Paulo

American astronaut (1930–2022) | Eagle Scout, NASA Exceptional Service Medal (1974) | University of Utah, Jordan High School, University of California, Berkeley

Russian mathematician (1929-2018) | Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of education

Punjabi scholar, poet and educationist | May 18, 1928 - October 1, 2015 | Sharif Sabir | May 18, 1928 - October 1, 2015

American mathematician (1927-1996) | University of California, Berkeley, Harvard University | May 18, 1927 - June 15, 1996 | Reese Prosser | May 18, 1927

Russian scientist | Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic

Austrian physicist (1924–2019) | event horizon | King's College London, Imperial College London, University of Liverpool | Vienna: May 18, 1924 - Dallas

264th pope of the Catholic Church (1920–2005) | Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 1st class (2024), Gold medal of Galicia (1992), Charlemagne Prize (2004)

Colombian writer and philosopher (1913–1994) | Bogotá: May 18, 1913 - Bogotá: May 17, 1994 | Nicolás Gómez Dávila (Nicolas Gomez Davila) | Bogotá: May

Austrian author (1909–1988) | University of Graz | Graz: May 18, 1909 - Graz: June 7, 1988 | Alexander Aigner | Graz: May 18, 1909 - Graz: June 7, 1988

Soviet rocket control systems designer, scientist (1908-1982) | Lenin Prize (1957), USSR State Prize (1967), Hero of Socialist Labour (1961), Korolev Gold

Chileno writer (1906-1991) | Atenea awarding (1951) | University of Chile | Neuquén: May 18, 1906 - Concepción: December 15, 1991 | Daniel Belmar Ríos

American biochemist (1901–1978) | Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1948), Remsen Award (1954), William H. Nichols Medal (1945), John Scott

Norwegian mineralogist and geologist (1899-1971) | doctor honoris causa from the University of Nancy (1960), Reusch Medal, Order of St. Olav, Roebling Medal (1960)

Czech banker, poet and economist (1896-1964) | Order of the Republic | Tábor: May 18, 1896 - Prague: August 15, 1964 | Jaroslav Kabeš (Jaroslav Kabes)

American mathematician | Goucher College, Cornell University | May 18, 1896 - December 3, 1995 | Florence Marie Mears | May 18, 1896 - December 3, 1995

Romanian poet, aesthetician, essayist, sociologist and philosopher | University of Bucharest | Bucharest: May 18, 1888 - January 11, 1972 | Eugeniu Sperantia

British philosopher and logician (1872–1970) | Sonning Prize (1960), doctor honoris causa from the University of Aix-Marseille (1947), Kalinga Prize (1957)

Yale University | May 18, 1867 - New Haven: January 20, 1915 | Jacob Westlund | May 18, 1867 - New Haven: January 20, 1915 | Yale University

Japanese philosopher | Niigata Prefectural Nagaoka High School, University of Tokyo, Higashi Hongan-ji, Tokyo University | Raikōji: May 18, 1858 - Dalian: June 6, 1919

Historian and astronomer (1855-1929) | Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Knight of the Order of the Polar Star | Lviv University | Lipsko

German mathematician (1854–1925) | Humboldt University of Berlin | Weimar: May 18, 1854 - Gdańsk: October 27, 1925 | Hans Carl Friedrich von Mangoldt

Austrian-Swiss chemist and university lecturer at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich | Graz: May 18, 1852 - Zurich: June 13, 1926 | Johann

Swiss mathematician (1850-1936) | Heidelberg University, Humboldt University of Berlin | Buch: May 18, 1850 - Basel: April 11, 1936 | Ludwig Stickelberger

electrical engineer, mathematician and physicist (*1850 – †1925) | Fellow of the Royal Society, Faraday Medal (1922), Cedergren Medal (1924) | Maxwell's equations

American inventor | National Inventors Hall of Fame (2007) | Duluth: May 18, 1838 - Seattle: May 7, 1918 | Alexander Miles | Duluth: May 18, 1838 - Seattle: May 7, 1918

American dentist | Buffalo: May 18, 1826 - Buffalo: June 11, 1898 | Alfred P. Southwick | Buffalo: May 18, 1826 - Buffalo: June 11, 1898

American gunsmith (1825–1906) | Worcester: May 18, 1825 - Springfield: August 4, 1906 | Daniel B. Wesson | Worcester: May 18, 1825 - Springfield: August 4, 1906

Swedish physicist (1824–1905) | Västra Ny församling: May 18, 1824 - Lund Cathedral parish: December 11, 1905 | Albert Holmgren | Västra Ny församling

Danish physicist | Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog (1858), commander of the Order of the Dannebrog (1879), Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the

Polish poet, pedagogue, philosopher, literary critic, literary historian, translator (1817-1901) | Kozłówka: May 18, 1817 - Warsaw: December 15, 1901

American engineer (1815-1892) | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Oxfordshire: May 18, 1815 - Lowell: September 18, 1892 | James Bicheno

Hungarian mathematician (1809–1869) | Pest: May 18, 1809 - New Orleans: July 20, 1869 | Antal Vállas (Antal Vallas) | Pest: May 18, 1809 - New Orleans: July 20, 1869

Scottish advocate, literary critic and author (1785-1854) | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow, Magdalen College, Paisley Grammar School

Scottish doctor and chemist | Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow | University of Glasgow | Glasgow

British chemist, mineralogist and zoologist | Fellow of the Royal Society | Eton College, Queens' College, Tonbridge School | Tonbridge: May 18, 1777

inventor of raised-point writing | Valenciennes: May 18, 1767 - Paris: April 22, 1841 | Charles Barbier de La Serre | Valenciennes: May 18, 1767 - Paris: April 22, 1841

German scientist | University of Göttingen, University of Giessen | Bad Nauheim: May 18, 1757 - Heidelberg: June 10, 1834 | Karl Christian von Langsdorf | Bad

Croat physicist (1711–1787) | Fellow of the Royal Society | De litteraria expeditione per Pontificiam ditionem ad dimetiendos duos meridiani gradus et

German jurist and politician (1533-1613) | Leipzig University, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg | Göttingen: May 18, 1533 - Helmstedt: April 9, 1613