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

1530  On February - 18 birth of uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1578)  

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

1559  Isaac Casaubon, naturalized English classical scholar, theologian was born on February - 18.  

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  On February - 18 birth of giovanni Battista Vitali, composer  

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1635  On this day in history 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 February - 18 birth of gaspard Fritz, composer  

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

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

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

1770  On February - 18 birth of johann Christian Heinrich Rinck, composer  

1771  Friedrich Christian Ruppe, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 February - 18.  

1790  On February - 18 birth of marshall Hall, Basford Nottinghamshire, physician  

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  Samuel Fenton Cary, U. S. Congressman (d. 1900) was born on February - 18.  

1815  On February - 18 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  On this day in history birth of walter Page Lane, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1892  

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 this day in history.  

1836  Ramakrishna, Hooghly Bengal, Hindu saint (preached unity of religions) was born on this day in history.  

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0806  Death of Tarasius, Patriarch of Constantinople (b. 730) on February - 18.  

0814  Death of Angilbert, Frankish monk and confidant of Charlemagne on this day in history.  

0901  Death of Thabit ibn Qurra, Arab astronomer and mathematician (b. 826) on this day in history.  

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

1139  Death of Prince Yaropolk II of Kiev (b. 1082) on this day in history.  

1217  Alexander Neckum de Sancto Albano, Engl encyclopedist, dies at 59 on February - 18.  

1294  On February - 18 death of kublai Khan, Mongol Emperor (b. 1215)  

1379  On this day in history death of albert II of Mecklenburg (b. 1318)