Famous Deaths In February - 18

1830  Charles G G, Earl of Merode, mayor (Brussels), dies at 67 on February - 18.   

1833  Georg Johann Schinn, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1842  On this day in history death of thomas Hazlehurst, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1779)   

1846  On this day in history giovanni Liverati, composer, dies at 73   

1851  On February - 18 death of carl Gustav Jakob Jacobi, German mathematician (b. 1804)   

1861  On this day in history louis C Luzac, Dutch minister of Internal affairs, dies at 74   

1878  On this day in history peter D Regout, industrialist (Sphinx, Maastricht), dies at 76   

1885  On February - 18 charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby, composer, dies at 61   

1890  Guyla Andr ssy Sr, earl/premier of Hungary (1867-71), dies at 66 on February - 18.   

1893  On this day in history death of serranus Clinton Hastings, American politician (b. 1814)   

1895  Albrecht FR, arch duke of Austrian (Battle at Custozza), dies at 77 on February - 18.   

1898  Frances Willard, founder (Woman's Christian Temperance), dies at 58 on February - 18.   

1899  M Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician, dies at 56 on February - 18.   

1900  Death of Clinton L. Merriam, American politician (b. 1824) on February - 18.   

1902  On February - 18 death of charles Lewis Tiffany, American founder of Tiffany & Co. (b. 1812)   

1905  Jules de Geyter, Belgian poet (International), dies at 75 on February - 18.   

1906  Willem Doorenbos, literary/critic, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1911  Bill Murdoch, cricketer, dies while watching Aust v S Africa Test on February - 18.   

1917  Charles E Barber, US chief engraver (1879-1917), dies on this day in history.   

1925  On this day in history james Lane Allen, US writer (Choir Invisible), dies at 75   

1931  On this day in history death of milan Å ufflay, Croatian politician (b. 1879)   

1932  Frederik Augustus III, King of Saxon (1904-18), dies at 66 on February - 18.   

1933  On this day in history james Corbett, (Gentleman Jim), heavyweight box champ (1892-97), dies   

1938  Alida JM Tartaud-Little, actress (Rotterdam Stage), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1939  Ludwig Bonvin, composer, dies at 89 on February - 18.   

1942  On February - 18 death of albert Payson Terhune, American author (b. 1872)   

1943  Henri Polak, Dutch union leader/politician (soc-dem), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history niceto A Zamora y Torres, premier of Spain (1931-36), dies at 71   

1950  On February - 18 voranc Prezikov, [Lovro Kuhar], Slavic author (Jamnica), dies at 56   

1951  Piet A W Hopmans, bishop of Breda (Crusade), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1955  Death of Sadako Sasaki, School student(b. 1944) on February - 18.   

1956  On February - 18 gustave Charpentier, French opera composer (Louise), dies at 95   

1957  On this day in history henry N Russell, co-author (temperature-luminosity graph), dies   

1959  On this day in history alfred Alessandrescu, composer, dies at 65   

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1374  On February - 18 birth of saint Jadwiga of Poland, queen of Poland (d. 1399)   

1404  On this day in history 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  Mary I Tudor, [Bloody Mary], Greenwich, queen of England (1553-58) was born on February - 18.   

1530  Uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1578) was born on this day in history.   

1543  On this day in history birth of charles III, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1608)   

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

1602  On this day in history birth of per Brahe (the younger), Swedish soldier (d. 1680)