Famous Birthdays In February - 18
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
1374 On this day in history birth of saint Jadwiga of Poland, queen of Poland (d. 1399)
1404 Leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Della Pittura) was born on this day in history.
1486 On February - 18 birth of chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Bengali saint, bhakti yoga developer
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 February - 18.
1543 On this day in history 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)
1609 Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, English PM (1660-67) was born on this day in history.
1632 Giovanni Battista Vitali, composer was born on February - 18.
1635 Johan Göransson Gyllenstierna, Swedish statesman (d. 1680) was born on February - 18.
1642 Marie Champmeslé, French actress (d. 1698) was born on this day in history.
1658 Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre, French writer (d. 1743) was born on February - 18.
1677 On this day in history birth of jacques Cassini, French astronomer (rings of Saturn)
1716 On this day in history birth of gaspard Fritz, composer
1743 On February - 18 birth of count Alessandro Volta, Como Italy, physicist
1745 Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta, inventor (battery) was born on February - 18.
1751 Karl Haack, composer was born on this day in history.
1770 Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck, composer was born on this day in history.
1771 Friedrich Christian Ruppe, composer was born on February - 18.
1775 Thomas Girtin, London, artist/watercolorist was born on this day in history.
1776 John Parry, composer was born on February - 18.
1781 Henry Martyn, Truro, missionary was born on this day in history.
1790 On this day in history birth of marshall Hall, Basford Nottinghamshire, physician
1795 George Peabody, South Danvers Mass, merchant/philanthropist was born on February - 18.
1805 On this day in history birth of louis Malesherbes Goldsborough, Rear Admiral (Union Navy)
1814 Samuel Fenton Cary, U. S. Congressman (d. 1900) was born on this day in history.
1815 On February - 18 birth of henri Leys, Flemish painter
1817 On February - 18 birth of lewis Addison Armistead, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863
1817 On February - 18 birth of walter Page Lane, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1892
1819 Joseph Philbrick Webster, composer was born on February - 18.
1829 On February - 18 birth of jean Jacques Alfred Mouton, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1864
1833 James Deshler, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863 was born on this day in history.
1836 On this day in history birth of ramakrishna, Hooghly Bengal, Hindu saint (preached unity of religions)