Famous Birthdays In February - 18
Wednesday, 08 February 2023
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 this day in history.
1486 On this day in history birth of chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Bengali saint, bhakti yoga developer
1516 On this day in history birth of mary I Tudor, [Bloody Mary], Greenwich, queen of England (1553-58)
1530 On this day in history birth of uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1578)
1543 Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1608) was born on February - 18.
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 this day in history.
1609 Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, English PM (1660-67) was born on February - 18.
1632 Giovanni Battista Vitali, composer was born on February - 18.
1635 Johan Göransson Gyllenstierna, Swedish statesman (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.
1642 Marie Champmeslé, French actress (d. 1698) was born on February - 18.
1658 On this day in history 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 February - 18.
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 February - 18 birth of johann Christian Heinrich Rinck, composer
1771 On this day in history 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 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 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 On February - 18 birth of henri Leys, Flemish painter
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 Joseph Philbrick Webster, composer was born on this day in history.
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 February - 18.
1836 Ramakrishna, Hooghly Bengal, Hindu saint (preached unity of religions) was born on February - 18.