Historical Events In February - 18

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

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

1129  On this day in history jerusalem taken by Emperor Frederik II  

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

1268  On this day in history the Livonian Brothers of the Sword are defeated by Dovmont of Pskov in the Battle of Rakovor.  

1332  Amda Seyon I, Emperor of Ethiopia begins his campaigns in the southern Muslim provinces on February - 18.  

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

1404  On February - 18 leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Della Pittura)  

1455  Fra Angelico, Italian monk/painter, dies on this day in history.  

1478  On February - 18 george, Duke of Clarence, convicted of treason against his older brother Edward IV of England, is privately executed in the Tower of London.  

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1478  On February - 18 duke of Clarence, forced drowning in a wine barrel  

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

1503  On February - 18 henry Tudor created Prince of Wales (later Henry VIII)  

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

1517  The birth of Mary Tudor, Daughter of Henry VIII on this day in history.  

1535  Agrippa von Nettesheim, German royal astrologer, dies at 48 on February - 18.  

1536  France & Turkey sign military/trade agreement against King Karel on this day in history.  

1536  France & Turkey sign milt/trade agreement against King Karel on February - 18.  

1546  On February - 18 martin Luther, who started the Lutheran religion, dies in Germany.  

1546  On this day in history martin Luther, biblical scholar/religious reformer, dies at 62  

1559  On this day in history isaac Casaubon, naturalized English classical scholar, theologian  

1563  On this day in history huguenot Jean Poltrot de Méré shoots General François De Guise  

1563  Huguenot Jean Poltrot de Mere shoots gen Francois De Guise on this day in history.  

1564  On this day in history michelangelo dies in Rome.  

1564  Michelangelo Buonarroti, Italian sculptor/painter (David), dies at 88 on this day in history.  

1574  On this day in history zeeland falls to Dutch rebels  

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

1609  Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, English PM (1660-67) on February - 18.  

1632  Giovanni Battista Vitali, composer on February - 18.  

1634  On this day in history ferdinand II orders commander Albrecht von Wallenstein, execution  

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

1677  On this day in history jacques Cassini, French astronomer (rings of Saturn)  

1678  John Bunyan's "The Pilgrim's Progress" is published on February - 18.  

1678  John Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" is published on February - 18.  

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1374  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1516  Mary I Tudor, [Bloody Mary], Greenwich, queen of England (1553-58) was born on this day in history.  

1530  Uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1578) was born on this day in history.  

1543  Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1608) was born on this day in history.  

1559  On this day in history 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.  

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

0901  On February - 18 death of thabit ibn Qurra, Arab astronomer and mathematician (b. 826)  

0999  On February - 18 gregory V, [Bruno] 1st German Pope, dies  

1139  Death of Prince Yaropolk II of Kiev (b. 1082) on this day in history.  

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

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

1379  Death of Albert II of Mecklenburg (b. 1318) on February - 18.  

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