Events & Holidays In February - 18
Friday, 04 July 2025
Independence Day (Gambia)
Independence Day (Gambia)
1374 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1516 On this day in history birth of mary I Tudor, [Bloody Mary], Greenwich, queen of England (1553-58)
1530 Uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1578) was born on this day in history.
1543 On this day in history birth of charles III, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1608)
1559 On this day in history birth of isaac Casaubon, naturalized English classical scholar, theologian
1602 Per Brahe (the younger), Swedish soldier (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.
0814 On this day in history death of angilbert, Frankish monk and confidant of Charlemagne
0901 On this day in history death of thabit ibn Qurra, Arab astronomer and mathematician (b. 826)
0999 On this day in history gregory V, [Bruno] 1st German Pope, dies
1139 Death of Prince Yaropolk II of Kiev (b. 1082) on this day in history.
1217 Alexander Neckum de Sancto Albano, Engl encyclopedist, dies at 59 on this day in history.
1294 Death of Kublai Khan, Mongol Emperor (b. 1215) on this day in history.
1379 On this day in history death of albert II of Mecklenburg (b. 1318)
1397 Enguerrand VII, French master of Coucy/count of Soissons, dies at 56 on this day in history.