Historical Events In February - 18

0814  On February - 18 angilbert, Frankish monk and confidant of Charlemagne  

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

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  Leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Della Pittura) on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1503  Henry Tudor created Prince of Wales (later Henry VIII) on February - 18.  

1516  On February - 18 mary I Tudor, [Bloody Mary], Greenwich, queen of England (1553-58)  

1517  The birth of Mary Tudor, Daughter of Henry VIII on February - 18.  

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

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

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

1546  On this day in history 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  Isaac Casaubon, naturalized English classical scholar, theologian on this day in history.  

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

1574  On this day in history zeeland falls to Dutch rebels  

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

1609  On February - 18 edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, English PM (1660-67)  

1632  Giovanni Battista Vitali, composer on this day in history.  

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

1660  On February - 18 judith Jansdochter Leyster, Dutch painter, buried  

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

1678  On this day in history john Bunyan's "The Pilgrim's Progress" is published  

1678  On this day in history john Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" is published  

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1374  On February - 18 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  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of charles III, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1608)  

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 February - 18.  

0814  On February - 18 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 this day in history.  

1139  On February - 18 death of prince Yaropolk II of Kiev (b. 1082)  

1217  On February - 18 alexander Neckum de Sancto Albano, Engl encyclopedist, dies at 59  

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