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  On this day in history jerusalem taken by Emperor Frederik II  

1217  On this day in history alexander Neckum de Sancto Albano, Engl encyclopedist, dies at 59  

1268  On February - 18 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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

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  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 this day in history.  

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

1559  Isaac Casaubon, naturalized English classical scholar, theologian on February - 18.  

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 February - 18.  

1564  Michelangelo dies in Rome on February - 18.  

1564  Michelangelo Buonarroti, Italian sculptor/painter (David), dies at 88 on February - 18.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1660  On this day in history judith Jansdochter Leyster, Dutch painter, buried  

1677  On February - 18 jacques Cassini, French astronomer (rings of Saturn)  

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

1678  On February - 18 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  On February - 18 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  On this day in history birth of mary I Tudor, [Bloody Mary], Greenwich, queen of England (1553-58)  

1530  On February - 18 birth of uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1578)  

1543  On February - 18 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  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  On February - 18 gregory V, [Bruno] 1st German Pope, dies  

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

1379  On this day in history death of albert II of Mecklenburg (b. 1318)  

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