Famous Deaths In February - 18

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

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  On February - 18 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  Death of Albert II of Mecklenburg (b. 1318) on this day in history.   

1397  On February - 18 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   

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  Michelangelo Buonarroti, Italian sculptor/painter (David), dies at 88 on February - 18.   

1583  Death of Antonio Francesco Grazzini, Italian writer (b. 1503) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1712  On this day in history duke of Bourgondie, French king Louis XIV's grandson, dies   

1718  Death of Pierre Antoine Motteux, French-born English dramatist (b. 1663) on this day in history.   

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 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  Death of Kristijonas Donelaitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1714) on this day in history.   

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 February - 18 maurus Haberhauer, composer, dies at 52   

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

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

1817  Giacomo Quarenghi, master builder (Hermitage Theater), dies at 72 on February - 18.   

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

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1374  Saint Jadwiga of Poland, queen of Poland (d. 1399) was born on February - 18.   

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  Mary I Tudor, [Bloody Mary], Greenwich, queen of England (1553-58) was born on this day in history.   

1530  On February - 18 birth of uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1578)   

1543  Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1608) was born on February - 18.   

1559  Isaac Casaubon, naturalized English classical scholar, theologian was born on this day in history.   

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