Famous Birthdays In February - 18

1374  Saint Jadwiga of Poland, queen of Poland (d. 1399) was born on February - 18.   

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

1486  On February - 18 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  On February - 18 birth of charles III, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1608)   

1559  Isaac Casaubon, naturalized English classical scholar, theologian was born on February - 18.   

1602  On February - 18 birth of per Brahe (the younger), Swedish soldier (d. 1680)   

1609  Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, English PM (1660-67) was born on this day in history.   

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

1635  Johan Göransson Gyllenstierna, Swedish statesman (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.   

1642  On this day in history birth of marie Champmeslé, French actress (d. 1698)   

1658  Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre, French writer (d. 1743) was born on February - 18.   

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

1716  Gaspard Fritz, composer was born on this day in history.   

1743  On this day in history birth of count Alessandro Volta, Como Italy, physicist   

1745  Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta, inventor (battery) was born on February - 18.   

1751  On this day in history birth of karl Haack, composer   

1770  On February - 18 birth of johann Christian Heinrich Rinck, composer   

1771  Friedrich Christian Ruppe, composer was born on February - 18.   

1775  Thomas Girtin, London, artist/watercolorist was born on February - 18.   

1776  On February - 18 birth of john Parry, composer   

1781  On February - 18 birth of henry Martyn, Truro, missionary   

1790  Marshall Hall, Basford Nottinghamshire, physician was born on February - 18.   

1795  On February - 18 birth of george Peabody, South Danvers Mass, merchant/philanthropist   

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

1814  On February - 18 birth of samuel Fenton Cary, U. S. Congressman (d. 1900)   

1815  On this day in history birth of henri Leys, Flemish painter   

1817  On February - 18 birth of lewis Addison Armistead, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863   

1817  Walter Page Lane, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1892 was born on this day in history.   

1819  Joseph Philbrick Webster, composer was born on this day in history.   

1829  Jean Jacques Alfred Mouton, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1864 was born on this day in history.   

1833  On February - 18 birth of james Deshler, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863   

1836  Ramakrishna, Hooghly Bengal, Hindu saint (preached unity of religions) was born on this day in history.   

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0806  Death of Tarasius, Patriarch of Constantinople (b. 730) on February - 18.   

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  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 February - 18 death of kublai Khan, Mongol Emperor (b. 1215)   

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