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 February - 18.   

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

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

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

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.   

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

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

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

1563  Huguenot Jean Poltrot de Méré shoots General François De Guise on this day in history.   

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

1564  On February - 18 michelangelo dies in Rome.   

1564  On February - 18 michelangelo Buonarroti, Italian sculptor/painter (David), dies at 88   

1574  On February - 18 zeeland falls to Dutch rebels   

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 this day in history.   

1660  Judith Jansdochter Leyster, Dutch painter, buried on February - 18.   

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

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

1516  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1543  Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1608) was born on February - 18.   

1559  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history gregory V, [Bruno] 1st German Pope, dies   

1139  On February - 18 death of prince Yaropolk II of Kiev (b. 1082)   

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 this day in history.