Famous Birthdays Jul 3 Li Shi-zhen, Chinese physician and medical scholar (Compendium of Materia Medica), born in Qizhou, China (d. 1593) Jul 27 Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury and builder of country houses, born in Derbyshire, England (d. 1608) Born in 1518 May 1518 History by Year Aug 1518 What Happened in 1518 Assumption of the VirginMay 19, 1518