Historical Events In February - 18

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

0999  On this day in history 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  On February - 18 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  On this day in history enguerrand VII, French master of Coucy/count of Soissons, dies at 56  

1404  On February - 18 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.  

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

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

1503  On February - 18 henry Tudor created Prince of Wales (later Henry VIII)  

1516  On this day in history 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  Agrippa von Nettesheim, German royal astrologer, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

1536  On this day in history france & Turkey sign military/trade agreement against King Karel  

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 this day in history.  

1546  Martin Luther, biblical scholar/religious reformer, dies at 62 on February - 18.  

1559  Isaac Casaubon, naturalized English classical scholar, theologian on this day in history.  

1563  On February - 18 huguenot Jean Poltrot de Méré shoots General François De Guise  

1563  On February - 18 huguenot Jean Poltrot de Mere shoots gen Francois De Guise  

1564  On February - 18 michelangelo dies in Rome.  

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 this day in history 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  Judith Jansdochter Leyster, Dutch painter, buried on February - 18.  

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

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

1678  John Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" is published on February - 18.  

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1374  On February - 18 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  Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1608) was born on this day in history.  

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  Death of Thabit ibn Qurra, Arab astronomer and mathematician (b. 826) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history 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  Death of Albert II of Mecklenburg (b. 1318) on this day in history.  

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