Historical Events In February - 18

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

0999  On this day in history gregory V, [Bruno] 1st German Pope, dies   

1129  On February - 18 jerusalem taken by Emperor Frederik II   

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

1268  On February - 18 the Livonian Brothers of the Sword are defeated by Dovmont of Pskov in the Battle of Rakovor.   

1332  On this day in history amda Seyon I, Emperor of Ethiopia begins his campaigns in the southern Muslim provinces.   

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 this day in history.   

1455  Fra Angelico, Italian monk/painter, dies on February - 18.   

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 February - 18.   

1478  On this day in history duke of Clarence, forced drowning in a wine barrel   

1486  On February - 18 chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Bengali saint, bhakti yoga developer   

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  On this day in history agrippa von Nettesheim, German royal astrologer, dies at 48   

1536  On this day in history france & Turkey sign military/trade agreement against King Karel   

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

1546  On this day in history martin Luther, who started the Lutheran religion, dies in Germany.   

1546  On this day in history martin Luther, biblical scholar/religious reformer, dies at 62   

1559  On this day in history isaac Casaubon, naturalized English classical scholar, theologian   

1563  On February - 18 huguenot Jean Poltrot de Méré shoots General François De Guise   

1563  On this day in history huguenot Jean Poltrot de Mere shoots gen Francois De Guise   

1564  Michelangelo dies in Rome on February - 18.   

1564  Michelangelo Buonarroti, Italian sculptor/painter (David), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1574  On February - 18 zeeland falls to Dutch rebels   

1587  Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (1560-87), beheaded at 44 [OS=Feb 8] on February - 18.   

1609  On this day in history edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, English PM (1660-67)   

1632  On February - 18 giovanni Battista Vitali, composer   

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

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

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

1678  John Bunyan's "The Pilgrim's Progress" is published on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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 February - 18 birth of mary I Tudor, [Bloody Mary], Greenwich, queen of England (1553-58)   

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 February - 18.   

1559  On this day in history 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 February - 18.   

0901  Death of Thabit ibn Qurra, Arab astronomer and mathematician (b. 826) on this day in history.   

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  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