Famous Deaths In February - 18

1830  On February - 18 charles G G, Earl of Merode, mayor (Brussels), dies at 67  

1833  On this day in history georg Johann Schinn, composer, dies at 64  

1842  Death of Thomas Hazlehurst, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1779) on February - 18.  

1846  On this day in history giovanni Liverati, composer, dies at 73  

1851  Death of Carl Gustav Jakob Jacobi, German mathematician (b. 1804) on this day in history.  

1861  Louis C Luzac, Dutch minister of Internal affairs, dies at 74 on February - 18.  

1878  Peter D Regout, industrialist (Sphinx, Maastricht), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1885  Charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1890  Guyla Andr ssy Sr, earl/premier of Hungary (1867-71), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1893  Death of Serranus Clinton Hastings, American politician (b. 1814) on February - 18.  

1895  Albrecht FR, arch duke of Austrian (Battle at Custozza), dies at 77 on February - 18.  

1898  Frances Willard, founder (Woman's Christian Temperance), dies at 58 on February - 18.  

1899  On this day in history m Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician, dies at 56  

1900  Death of Clinton L. Merriam, American politician (b. 1824) on this day in history.  

1902  On this day in history death of charles Lewis Tiffany, American founder of Tiffany & Co. (b. 1812)  

1905  Jules de Geyter, Belgian poet (International), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1906  Willem Doorenbos, literary/critic, dies at 85 on February - 18.  

1911  Bill Murdoch, cricketer, dies while watching Aust v S Africa Test on this day in history.  

1917  Charles E Barber, US chief engraver (1879-1917), dies on this day in history.  

1925  James Lane Allen, US writer (Choir Invisible), dies at 75 on February - 18.  

1931  On February - 18 death of milan Å ufflay, Croatian politician (b. 1879)  

1932  On February - 18 frederik Augustus III, King of Saxon (1904-18), dies at 66  

1933  James Corbett, (Gentleman Jim), heavyweight box champ (1892-97), dies on February - 18.  

1938  Alida JM Tartaud-Little, actress (Rotterdam Stage), dies at 64 on February - 18.  

1939  Ludwig Bonvin, composer, dies at 89 on February - 18.  

1942  On this day in history death of albert Payson Terhune, American author (b. 1872)  

1943  On this day in history henri Polak, Dutch union leader/politician (soc-dem), dies at 74  

1949  Niceto A Zamora y Torres, premier of Spain (1931-36), dies at 71 on February - 18.  

1950  On this day in history voranc Prezikov, [Lovro Kuhar], Slavic author (Jamnica), dies at 56  

1951  On this day in history piet A W Hopmans, bishop of Breda (Crusade), dies at 85  

1955  Death of Sadako Sasaki, School student(b. 1944) on this day in history.  

1956  Gustave Charpentier, French opera composer (Louise), dies at 95 on February - 18.  

1957  Henry N Russell, co-author (temperature-luminosity graph), dies on this day in history.  

1959  Alfred Alessandrescu, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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1374  On February - 18 birth of saint Jadwiga of Poland, queen of Poland (d. 1399)  

1404  On this day in history birth of leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Della Pittura)  

1486  Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Bengali saint, bhakti yoga developer was born on February - 18.  

1516  On February - 18 birth of mary I Tudor, [Bloody Mary], Greenwich, queen of England (1553-58)  

1530  On February - 18 birth of uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1578)  

1543  On February - 18 birth of charles III, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1608)  

1559  Isaac Casaubon, naturalized English classical scholar, theologian was born on February - 18.  

1602  On this day in history birth of per Brahe (the younger), Swedish soldier (d. 1680)