Famous Deaths Happened In 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 February - 18.   

0999  Gregory V, [Bruno] 1st German Pope, dies on this day in history.   

1139  On February - 18 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  Death of Kublai Khan, Mongol Emperor (b. 1215) on this day in history.   

1379  On February - 18 death of albert II of Mecklenburg (b. 1318)   

1397  On this day in history enguerrand VII, French master of Coucy/count of Soissons, dies at 56   

1405  Death of Tamerlane, Mongol Emperor (b. 1336) on February - 18.   

1455  On February - 18 fra Angelico, Italian monk/painter, dies   

1478  On this day in history death of duke of Clarence, forced drowning in a wine barrel   

1535  On this day in history agrippa von Nettesheim, German royal astrologer, dies at 48   

1546  On February - 18 martin Luther, biblical scholar/religious reformer, dies at 62   

1564  On this day in history michelangelo Buonarroti, Italian sculptor/painter (David), dies at 88   

1583  On this day in history death of antonio Francesco Grazzini, Italian writer (b. 1503)   

1587  On February - 18 death of mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (1560-87), beheaded at 44 [OS=Feb 8]   

1654  On this day in history death of jean-Louis Guez de Balzac, French writer (b. 1594)   

1660  On February - 18 death of judith Jansdochter Leyster, Dutch painter, buried   

1683  On February - 18 nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter/etcher, dies at 62   

1712  Duke of Bourgondie, French king Louis XIV's grandson, dies on this day in history.   

1718  Death of Pierre Antoine Motteux, French-born English dramatist (b. 1663) on February - 18.   

1743  On this day in history death of anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, last of the Medicis (b. 1667)   

1745  On this day in history nicola Fago, composer, dies at 67   

1748  On February - 18 death of otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun, Austrian field marshal (b. 1677)   

1772  Death of Johann Hartwig Ernst, Count von Bernstorff, Danish statesman (b. 1712) on February - 18.   

1778  On February - 18 death of joseph Marie Terray, French statesman (b. 1715)   

1780  Death of Kristijonas Donelaitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1714) on February - 18.   

1788  Death of John Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (b. 1713) on this day in history.   

1790  On this day in history wilhelm Gottfried Enderle, composer, dies at 67   

1799  On this day in history maurus Haberhauer, composer, dies at 52   

1803  J W L Gleim, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1807  August G Meissner, German estheticus/literary, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1817  On February - 18 giacomo Quarenghi, master builder (Hermitage Theater), dies at 72   

1829  On this day in history jan Krtitel Kuchar, composer, dies at 77   

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1374  Saint Jadwiga of Poland, queen of Poland (d. 1399) was born on this day in history.   

1404  Leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Della Pittura) was born on February - 18.   

1486  Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Bengali saint, bhakti yoga developer was born on this day in history.   

1516  On this day in history birth of mary I Tudor, [Bloody Mary], Greenwich, queen of England (1553-58)   

1530  Uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1578) was born on February - 18.   

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 this day in history.