Famous Birthdays In February - 18

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  Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Bengali saint, bhakti yoga developer was born on this day in history.   

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  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 February - 18.   

1609  On this day in history birth of edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, English PM (1660-67)   

1632  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Vitali, composer   

1635  On February - 18 birth of johan Göransson Gyllenstierna, Swedish statesman (d. 1680)   

1642  Marie Champmeslé, French actress (d. 1698) was born on February - 18.   

1658  Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre, French writer (d. 1743) was born on February - 18.   

1677  On February - 18 birth of jacques Cassini, French astronomer (rings of Saturn)   

1716  On this day in history birth of gaspard Fritz, composer   

1743  Count Alessandro Volta, Como Italy, physicist was born on February - 18.   

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  On this day in history birth of friedrich Christian Ruppe, composer   

1775  Thomas Girtin, London, artist/watercolorist was born on February - 18.   

1776  On February - 18 birth of john Parry, composer   

1781  Henry Martyn, Truro, missionary was born on this day in history.   

1790  Marshall Hall, Basford Nottinghamshire, physician was born on February - 18.   

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  On this day in history birth of samuel Fenton Cary, U. S. Congressman (d. 1900)   

1815  On this day in history birth of henri Leys, Flemish painter   

1817  Lewis Addison Armistead, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863 was born on this day in history.   

1817  Walter Page Lane, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1892 was born on February - 18.   

1819  On February - 18 birth of joseph Philbrick Webster, composer   

1829  On February - 18 birth of jean Jacques Alfred Mouton, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1864   

1833  On this day in history birth of james Deshler, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863   

1836  On this day in history birth of ramakrishna, Hooghly Bengal, Hindu saint (preached unity of religions)   

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0806  On February - 18 death of tarasius, Patriarch of Constantinople (b. 730)   

0814  On February - 18 death of angilbert, Frankish monk and confidant of Charlemagne   

0901  Death of Thabit ibn Qurra, Arab astronomer and mathematician (b. 826) on February - 18.   

0999  Gregory V, [Bruno] 1st German Pope, dies on this day in history.   

1139  On this day in history death of prince Yaropolk II of Kiev (b. 1082)   

1217  On this day in history alexander Neckum de Sancto Albano, Engl encyclopedist, dies at 59   

1294  Death of Kublai Khan, Mongol Emperor (b. 1215) on February - 18.   

1379  Death of Albert II of Mecklenburg (b. 1318) on this day in history.