Who was born on February 18?

Who was born on February 18?

– 1201 – Nasir al-Din Tusi (1274) – Persian mathematician and astronomer.
– 1404 – Leon Battista Alberti (1472) – Italian humanist, writer, scientist.
– 1745 – Alessandro Volta (1827) – Italian physicist and physiologist, inventor of electrical devices (electrophorus, electrometer, capacitor, electroscope, etc.).
– 1838 – Ernst Max (Mach) (1916) – Austrian philosopher, physicist and mechanic.
– 1898 – Enzo Ferrari – Italian designer, founder of the automobile company
– 1921 – Oscar Feltsman (2013) – Soviet and Russian composer, People’s Artist of Russia.
– 1932 – Toni Morrison (2019) – American writer, Nobel Prize laureate (1993).
– 1933 – Yoko Ono Lennon – Japanese and American artist, singer, widow of John Lennon.
– 1938 – Istvan Szabo – Hungarian film director, screenwriter and writer.
– 1940 – Husan Amirkulov – People’s Artist of Uzbekistan (1997), laureate of the International Ahmad Yassavi Prize (1993).
– 1950 – Mirmahmud Rahmatov – ganchkor master, People’s Master of Uzbekistan (2002).
– 1952 – Alexander Barykin – Soviet and Russian singer, composer, guitarist.
– 1953 – Arkady Ukupnik – Russian composer, pop singer and producer, Honored Artist of Russia.
– 1954 – John Travolta – American actor, dancer and singer.
– 1970 – Yasser bin Osman al-Rumayyan – Saudi businessman, manager of the Sovereign Wealth Fund (SIF), chairman of Newcastle United Football Club (England) and Saudi Aramco.
– 1974 – Yevgeny Kafelnikov – Russian tennis player, Olympic champion (2000).
– 1975 – Igor Dodon – Moldovan politician, President of Moldova (2016-2020).
– 1993 – Daniel Yul – Swiss alpine skier, Olympic and world champion.