Famous Birthdays In February - 18

1374  Saint Jadwiga of Poland, queen of Poland (d. 1399) was born on February - 18.  

1404  On February - 18 birth of leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Della Pittura)  

1486  On February - 18 birth of chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Bengali saint, bhakti yoga developer  

1516  Mary I Tudor, [Bloody Mary], Greenwich, queen of England (1553-58) was born on February - 18.  

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 this day in history.  

1559  On February - 18 birth of isaac Casaubon, naturalized English classical scholar, theologian  

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 February - 18.  

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

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

1642  On this day in history birth of marie Champmeslé, French actress (d. 1698)  

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

1743  Count Alessandro Volta, Como Italy, physicist was born on this day in history.  

1745  Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta, inventor (battery) was born on February - 18.  

1751  On this day in history birth of karl Haack, composer  

1770  Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck, composer was born on February - 18.  

1771  Friedrich Christian Ruppe, composer was born on February - 18.  

1775  On February - 18 birth of thomas Girtin, London, artist/watercolorist  

1776  John Parry, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1795  On February - 18 birth of george Peabody, South Danvers Mass, merchant/philanthropist  

1805  Louis Malesherbes Goldsborough, Rear Admiral (Union Navy) was born on February - 18.  

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

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  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)  

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0806  Death of Tarasius, Patriarch of Constantinople (b. 730) on this day in history.  

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

0901  On February - 18 death of thabit ibn Qurra, Arab astronomer and mathematician (b. 826)  

0999  Gregory V, [Bruno] 1st German Pope, dies on February - 18.  

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  On February - 18 death of kublai Khan, Mongol Emperor (b. 1215)  

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