Page 2: Historical Events In February - 18

1683  Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter/etcher, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1685  Fort St. Louis is established by a Frenchman at Matagorda Bay thus forming the basis for France's claim to Texas on this day in history.   

1688  On February - 18 first vote against slavery is recorded in the U.S. in Germantown, PA.   

1688  Quakers conduct 1st formal protest of slavery in Germantown, Pa on this day in history.   

1712  Duke of Bourgondie, French king Louis XIV's grandson, dies on this day in history.   

1713  On February - 18 french invade under Jacques Cassard on Curaçao   

1713  On this day in history french invade under Jacques Cassard on Curacao   

1716  Gaspard Fritz, composer on February - 18.   

1735  On February - 18 1st opera performed in America, "Flora," in Charleston, SC   

1743  Count Alessandro Volta, Como Italy, physicist on February - 18.   

1745  Bonnie Prince Charlie's troops occupy Inverness Scotland on this day in history.   

1745  On this day in history the birth of Alessandro Volta, Italian scientist   

1745  On this day in history bonnie Prince Charlies troops occupy Inverness Scotland   

1745  Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta, inventor (battery) on this day in history.   

1745  On February - 18 nicola Fago, composer, dies at 67   

1751  On February - 18 karl Haack, composer   

1770  Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck, composer on February - 18.   

1771  Friedrich Christian Ruppe, composer on this day in history.   

1775  On this day in history thomas Girtin, London, artist/watercolorist   

1776  On this day in history john Parry, composer   

1781  On February - 18 henry Martyn, Truro, missionary   

1787  On February - 18 austrian emperor Jozef II bans children under 8 from labor   

1790  On February - 18 marshall Hall, Basford Nottinghamshire, physician   

1790  On this day in history wilhelm Gottfried Enderle, composer, dies at 67   

1795  On this day in history george Peabody, South Danvers Mass, merchant/philanthropist   

1797  Trinidad is surrendered to a British fleet under the command of Sir Ralph Abercromby on February - 18.   

1799  On this day in history maurus Haberhauer, composer, dies at 52   

1803  On February - 18 j W L Gleim, writer, dies   

1804  On this day in history 1st US land-grant college, Ohio University, Athens Ohio, chartered   

1805  Louis Malesherbes Goldsborough, Rear Admiral (Union Navy) on February - 18.   

1807  On this day in history august G Meissner, German estheticus/literary, dies at 53   

1814  On February - 18 the Battle of Montereau occurs.   

1815  Henri Leys, Flemish painter on this day in history.   

1817  Lewis Addison Armistead, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863 on this day in history.   

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1374  On this day in history 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 February - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history birth of per Brahe (the younger), Swedish soldier (d. 1680)   

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

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

1217  Alexander Neckum de Sancto Albano, Engl encyclopedist, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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

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.