Famous Birthdays In February - 18

1374  Saint Jadwiga of Poland, queen of Poland (d. 1399) was born on this day in history.  

1404  Leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Della Pittura) was born on February - 18.  

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  Uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1578) was born on this day in history.  

1543  Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1608) was born on February - 18.  

1559  Isaac Casaubon, naturalized English classical scholar, theologian was born on this day in history.  

1602  Per Brahe (the younger), Swedish soldier (d. 1680) was born on February - 18.  

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.  

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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  On February - 18 birth of charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre, French writer (d. 1743)  

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

1716  Gaspard Fritz, composer was born on this day in history.  

1743  On this day in history birth of count Alessandro Volta, Como Italy, physicist  

1745  On February - 18 birth of alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta, inventor (battery)  

1751  Karl Haack, composer was born on this day in history.  

1770  On this day in history birth of johann Christian Heinrich Rinck, composer  

1771  On February - 18 birth of friedrich Christian Ruppe, composer  

1775  On this day in history birth of thomas Girtin, London, artist/watercolorist  

1776  John Parry, composer was born on February - 18.  

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

1790  Marshall Hall, Basford Nottinghamshire, physician was born on this day in history.  

1795  On this day in history birth of george Peabody, South Danvers Mass, merchant/philanthropist  

1805  On this day in history birth of louis Malesherbes Goldsborough, Rear Admiral (Union Navy)  

1814  On February - 18 birth of samuel Fenton Cary, U. S. Congressman (d. 1900)  

1815  Henri Leys, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.  

1817  On this day in history birth of lewis Addison Armistead, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863  

1817  On this day in history birth of walter Page Lane, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1892  

1819  Joseph Philbrick Webster, composer was born on February - 18.  

1829  Jean Jacques Alfred Mouton, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1864 was born on this day in history.  

1833  On February - 18 birth of james Deshler, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863  

1836  Ramakrishna, Hooghly Bengal, Hindu saint (preached unity of religions) was born on February - 18.  

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0806  On this day in history death of tarasius, Patriarch of Constantinople (b. 730)  

0814  Death of Angilbert, Frankish monk and confidant of Charlemagne on February - 18.  

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

0999  On February - 18 gregory V, [Bruno] 1st German Pope, dies  

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 this day in history.  

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