Famous Personalities Born In February - 18
Tuesday, 17 March 2026
1374 Saint jadwiga of poland: Queen of poland 

1404 Leon b alberti: Italian humanist/architect (della pittura) 

1486 Chaitanya mahaprabhu: Bengali saint, bhakti yoga developer 

1516 Mary i tudor: [bloody mary], greenwich, queen of england (1553-58) 

1530 Uesugi kenshin: Japanese samurai and warlord 

1543 Charles iii: Duke of lorraine 

1559 Isaac casaubon: Naturalized english classical scholar, theologian 

1602 Per brahe (the younger): Swedish soldier 

1609 Edward hyde: Earl of clarendon, english pm (1660-67) 

1632 Giovanni battista vitali: Composer 

1635 Johan göransson gyllenstierna: Swedish statesman 

1642 Marie champmeslé: French actress 

1658 Charles-irénée castel de saint-pierre: French writer 

1677 Jacques cassini: French astronomer (rings of saturn) 

1716 Gaspard fritz: Composer 

1743 Count alessandro volta: Como italy, physicist 

1745 Alessandro giuseppe antonio anastasio volta: Inventor (battery) 

1751 Karl haack: Composer 

1770 Johann christian heinrich rinck: Composer 

1771 Friedrich christian ruppe: Composer 

1775 Thomas girtin: London, artist/watercolorist 

1776 John parry: Composer 

1781 Henry martyn: Truro, missionary 

1790 Marshall hall: Basford nottinghamshire, physician 

1795 George peabody: South danvers mass, merchant/philanthropist 

1805 Louis malesherbes goldsborough: Rear admiral (union navy) 

1814 Samuel fenton cary: U. s. congressman 

1815 Henri leys: Flemish painter 

1817 Lewis addison armistead: Brig general (confederate army), died in 1863 

1817 Walter page lane: Brig general (confederate army), died in 1892 

1819 Joseph philbrick webster: Composer 

1829 Jean jacques alfred mouton: Brig gen (confederate army), died in 1864 

1833 James deshler: Brig general (confederate army), died in 1863 

1836 Ramakrishna: Hooghly bengal, hindu saint (preached unity of religions) 

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