Historical Events In February - 18

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

0999  Gregory V, [Bruno] 1st German Pope, dies on this day in history.   

1129  On February - 18 jerusalem taken by Emperor Frederik II   

1217  Alexander Neckum de Sancto Albano, Engl encyclopedist, dies at 59 on February - 18.   

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 February - 18 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  On February - 18 fra Angelico, Italian monk/painter, dies   

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

1486  On February - 18 chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Bengali saint, bhakti yoga developer   

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

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 February - 18.   

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

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

1536  On this day in history 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  On February - 18 martin Luther, biblical scholar/religious reformer, dies at 62   

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

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 this day in history.   

1564  On this day in history michelangelo Buonarroti, Italian sculptor/painter (David), dies at 88   

1574  Zeeland falls to Dutch rebels on February - 18.   

1587  Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (1560-87), beheaded at 44 [OS=Feb 8] on February - 18.   

1609  On this day in history edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, English PM (1660-67)   

1632  On February - 18 giovanni Battista Vitali, composer   

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

1516  On February - 18 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  Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1608) was born on February - 18.   

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

0901  On this day in history 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  Alexander Neckum de Sancto Albano, Engl encyclopedist, dies at 59 on February - 18.   

1294  On this day in history death of kublai Khan, Mongol Emperor (b. 1215)   

1379  Death of Albert II of Mecklenburg (b. 1318) on February - 18.   

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