Famous Deaths In February - 18

0814  On this day in history death of angilbert, Frankish monk and confidant of Charlemagne  

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

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

1397  Enguerrand VII, French master of Coucy/count of Soissons, dies at 56 on February - 18.  

1405  On February - 18 death of tamerlane, Mongol Emperor (b. 1336)  

1455  On this day in history fra Angelico, Italian monk/painter, dies  

1478  Death of Duke of Clarence, forced drowning in a wine barrel on February - 18.  

1535  Agrippa von Nettesheim, German royal astrologer, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

1546  Martin Luther, biblical scholar/religious reformer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1564  On February - 18 michelangelo Buonarroti, Italian sculptor/painter (David), dies at 88  

1583  Death of Antonio Francesco Grazzini, Italian writer (b. 1503) on February - 18.  

1587  Death of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (1560-87), beheaded at 44 [OS=Feb 8] on February - 18.  

1654  Death of Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac, French writer (b. 1594) on February - 18.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1743  Death of Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, last of the Medicis (b. 1667) on this day in history.  

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 February - 18.  

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 February - 18 death of kristijonas Donelaitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1714)  

1788  On February - 18 death of john Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (b. 1713)  

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

1799  Maurus Haberhauer, composer, dies at 52 on February - 18.  

1803  J W L Gleim, writer, dies on February - 18.  

1807  On this day in history august G Meissner, German estheticus/literary, dies at 53  

1817  Giacomo Quarenghi, master builder (Hermitage Theater), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1829  Jan Krtitel Kuchar, composer, dies at 77 on February - 18.  

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

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 February - 18.  

1559  On February - 18 birth of isaac Casaubon, naturalized English classical scholar, theologian  

1602  On February - 18 birth of per Brahe (the younger), Swedish soldier (d. 1680)