Famous Personalities Born In February - 18

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.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1139  On this day in history death of prince Yaropolk II of Kiev (b. 1082)   

1217  Alexander Neckum de Sancto Albano, Engl encyclopedist, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1294  Death of Kublai Khan, Mongol Emperor (b. 1215) on February - 18.   

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