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 this day in history.  

1129  Jerusalem taken by Emperor Frederik II on this day in history.  

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

1268  On this day in history 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  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  George, Duke of Clarence, convicted of treason against his older brother Edward IV of England, is privately executed in the Tower of London on February - 18.  

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

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

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

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

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 February - 18.  

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

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 February - 18.  

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 February - 18.  

1564  Michelangelo dies in Rome on February - 18.  

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

1574  Zeeland falls to Dutch rebels on February - 18.  

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  On February - 18 ferdinand II orders commander Albrecht von Wallenstein, execution  

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

1677  Jacques Cassini, French astronomer (rings of Saturn) on this day in history.  

1678  John Bunyan's "The Pilgrim's Progress" is published on this day in history.  

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

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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 this day in history.  

1486  Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Bengali saint, bhakti yoga developer was born on this day in history.  

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

1530  On this day in history birth of uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1578)  

1543  On February - 18 birth of charles III, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1608)  

1559  On February - 18 birth of isaac Casaubon, naturalized English classical scholar, theologian  

1602  On February - 18 birth of per Brahe (the younger), Swedish soldier (d. 1680)  

0814  On February - 18 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 February - 18.  

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  On this day in history 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 February - 18.