Historical Events In February - 18

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

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

1129  Jerusalem taken by Emperor Frederik II on February - 18.  

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 February - 18.  

1332  Amda Seyon I, Emperor of Ethiopia begins his campaigns in the southern Muslim provinces on February - 18.  

1397  Enguerrand VII, French master of Coucy/count of Soissons, dies at 56 on February - 18.  

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 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 this day in history.  

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

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  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  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 this day in history.  

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

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 February - 18.  

1609  Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, English PM (1660-67) on February - 18.  

1632  On February - 18 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  On February - 18 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  Saint Jadwiga of Poland, queen of Poland (d. 1399) was born on this day in history.  

1404  Leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Della Pittura) was born on February - 18.  

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  Uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1578) was born on February - 18.  

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  Per Brahe (the younger), Swedish soldier (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.  

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

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  Death of Prince Yaropolk II of Kiev (b. 1082) on this day in history.  

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

1294  Death of Kublai Khan, Mongol Emperor (b. 1215) on this day in history.  

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.