Famous Personalities Born In February - 18
Thursday, 10 July 2025
1374 On February - 18 birth of saint Jadwiga of Poland, queen of Poland (d. 1399)
1404 Leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Della Pittura) was born on February - 18.
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 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 this day in history.
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 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 On this day in history birth of marie Champmeslé, French actress (d. 1698)
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 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 Karl Haack, composer was born on this day in history.
1770 Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck, composer was born on February - 18.
1771 On February - 18 birth of friedrich Christian Ruppe, composer
1775 Thomas Girtin, London, artist/watercolorist was born on this day in history.
1776 John Parry, composer was born on February - 18.
1781 On February - 18 birth of henry Martyn, Truro, missionary
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 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 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 February - 18.
1817 Walter Page Lane, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1892 was born on February - 18.
1819 On this day in history birth of joseph Philbrick Webster, composer
1829 Jean Jacques Alfred Mouton, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1864 was born on February - 18.
1833 James Deshler, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863 was born on February - 18.
1836 Ramakrishna, Hooghly Bengal, Hindu saint (preached unity of religions) was born on February - 18.