Macedonio Melloni

Macedonio Melloni was an Italian physicist, notable for demonstrating that radiant heat has similar physical properties to those of light.

11 April 1798

Born on the same birth day (11 April): Aleksandr Averin (cyclist) • Arthur Shrewsbury • Balls Mahoney • Bernd Eichinger • Franck Ducheix • George I, Duke of Pomerania • John Krebs, Baron Krebs • Leo Rosten • Lights (musician) • Michael von Grünigen • Nikola Karabatić • Paul Fox (musician) • Reatha Clark King • Rubén Palazuelos • Thulani Serero • Wayne Wigham • Władysław Komar

Born in the same month (April 1798): April 26 • August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben • Charles Wilkes • Dionysios Solomos • Étienne Bobillier