Historical Events In February - 18

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

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

1129  On February - 18 jerusalem taken by Emperor Frederik II  

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

1268  On February - 18 the Livonian Brothers of the Sword are defeated by Dovmont of Pskov in the Battle of Rakovor.  

1332  On this day in history amda Seyon I, Emperor of Ethiopia begins his campaigns in the southern Muslim provinces.  

1397  On February - 18 enguerrand VII, French master of Coucy/count of Soissons, dies at 56  

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

1455  Fra Angelico, Italian monk/painter, dies on February - 18.  

1478  George, Duke of Clarence, convicted of treason against his older brother Edward IV of England, is privately executed in the Tower of London on this day in history.  

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

1486  On this day in history chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Bengali saint, bhakti yoga developer  

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

1535  On this day in history agrippa von Nettesheim, German royal astrologer, dies at 48  

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

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

1546  Martin Luther, who started the Lutheran religion, dies in Germany on February - 18.  

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

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

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

1563  On this day in history huguenot Jean Poltrot de Mere shoots gen Francois De Guise  

1564  Michelangelo dies in Rome on this day in history.  

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

1574  Zeeland falls to Dutch rebels on February - 18.  

1587  On this day in history 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  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  John Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" is published on this day in history.  

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1374  On this day in history 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  On February - 18 birth of chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Bengali saint, bhakti yoga developer  

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

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 February - 18.  

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

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  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 February - 18 death of kublai Khan, Mongol Emperor (b. 1215)  

1379  On February - 18 death of albert II of Mecklenburg (b. 1318)  

1397  On February - 18 enguerrand VII, French master of Coucy/count of Soissons, dies at 56