Historical Events In February - 18

0814  Angilbert, Frankish monk and confidant of Charlemagne on February - 18.  

0999  Gregory V, [Bruno] 1st German Pope, dies on February - 18.  

1129  Jerusalem taken by Emperor Frederik II on February - 18.  

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

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

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

1397  Enguerrand VII, French master of Coucy/count of Soissons, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

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.  

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

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

1503  On this day in history henry Tudor created Prince of Wales (later Henry VIII)  

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

1517  On this day in history the birth of Mary Tudor, Daughter of Henry VIII  

1535  On February - 18 agrippa von Nettesheim, German royal astrologer, dies at 48  

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

1536  On February - 18 france & Turkey sign milt/trade agreement against King Karel  

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

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

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

1563  Huguenot Jean Poltrot de Méré shoots General François De Guise on February - 18.  

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

1564  On February - 18 michelangelo dies in Rome.  

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

1574  Zeeland falls to Dutch rebels on this day in history.  

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

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

1632  On this day in history giovanni Battista Vitali, composer  

1634  Ferdinand II orders commander Albrecht von Wallenstein, execution on February - 18.  

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 this day in history.  

1678  On February - 18 john Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" is published  

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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  On February - 18 birth of chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Bengali saint, bhakti yoga developer  

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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of per Brahe (the younger), Swedish soldier (d. 1680)  

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

0901  On February - 18 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  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  Death of Kublai Khan, Mongol Emperor (b. 1215) on February - 18.  

1379  Death of Albert II of Mecklenburg (b. 1318) on this day in history.  

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