Historical Events In February - 18

0814  Angilbert, Frankish monk and confidant of Charlemagne on February - 18.   

0999  On February - 18 gregory V, [Bruno] 1st German Pope, dies   

1129  Jerusalem taken by Emperor Frederik II on this day in history.   

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

1268  The Livonian Brothers of the Sword are defeated by Dovmont of Pskov in the Battle of Rakovor on this day in history.   

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  Leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Della Pittura) on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1478  On February - 18 duke of Clarence, forced drowning in a wine barrel   

1486  Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Bengali saint, bhakti yoga developer on this day in history.   

1503  Henry Tudor created Prince of Wales (later Henry VIII) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1536  France & Turkey sign military/trade agreement against King Karel on this day in history.   

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 February - 18.   

1546  On February - 18 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  Huguenot Jean Poltrot de Mere shoots gen Francois De Guise on this day in history.   

1564  Michelangelo dies in Rome on this day in history.   

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  Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (1560-87), beheaded at 44 [OS=Feb 8] on this day in history.   

1609  On February - 18 edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, English PM (1660-67)   

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

1634  On February - 18 ferdinand II orders commander Albrecht von Wallenstein, execution   

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

1677  Jacques Cassini, French astronomer (rings of Saturn) on this day in history.   

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  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  Mary I Tudor, [Bloody Mary], Greenwich, queen of England (1553-58) was born on this day in history.   

1530  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 this day in history death of angilbert, Frankish monk and confidant of Charlemagne   

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 February - 18.   

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

1379  Death of Albert II of Mecklenburg (b. 1318) on this day in history.   

1397  On this day in history enguerrand VII, French master of Coucy/count of Soissons, dies at 56