Famous Deaths In February - 18

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

0901  On this day in history 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  Death of Prince Yaropolk II of Kiev (b. 1082) on February - 18.  

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

1294  On this day in history death of kublai Khan, Mongol Emperor (b. 1215)  

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  On February - 18 death of tamerlane, Mongol Emperor (b. 1336)  

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

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1478  Death of Duke of Clarence, forced drowning in a wine barrel on this day in history.  

1535  On February - 18 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  Death of Antonio Francesco Grazzini, Italian writer (b. 1503) on February - 18.  

1587  On this day in history death of mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (1560-87), beheaded at 44 [OS=Feb 8]  

1654  Death of Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac, French writer (b. 1594) on this day in history.  

1660  Death of Judith Jansdochter Leyster, Dutch painter, buried on this day in history.  

1683  Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter/etcher, dies at 62 on February - 18.  

1712  Duke of Bourgondie, French king Louis XIV's grandson, dies on February - 18.  

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

1743  On February - 18 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  Death of Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun, Austrian field marshal (b. 1677) on this day in history.  

1772  Death of Johann Hartwig Ernst, Count von Bernstorff, Danish statesman (b. 1712) on this day in history.  

1778  Death of Joseph Marie Terray, French statesman (b. 1715) on February - 18.  

1780  On this day in history death of kristijonas Donelaitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1714)  

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  Maurus Haberhauer, composer, dies at 52 on February - 18.  

1803  On February - 18 j W L Gleim, writer, dies  

1807  August G Meissner, German estheticus/literary, dies at 53 on February - 18.  

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  On February - 18 birth of saint Jadwiga of Poland, queen of Poland (d. 1399)  

1404  On this day in history birth of leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Della Pittura)  

1486  Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Bengali saint, bhakti yoga developer was born on February - 18.  

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  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 February - 18.  

1602  Per Brahe (the younger), Swedish soldier (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.