Events & Holidays In February - 18
Saturday, 18 January 2025
Independence Day (Gambia)
Independence Day (Gambia)
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 this day in history.
1486 Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Bengali saint, bhakti yoga developer was born on this day in history.
1516 On this day in history 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 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 Per Brahe (the younger), Swedish soldier (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.
0814 Death of Angilbert, Frankish monk and confidant of Charlemagne on this day in history.
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 this day in history death of prince Yaropolk II of Kiev (b. 1082)
1217 Alexander Neckum de Sancto Albano, Engl encyclopedist, dies at 59 on this day in history.
1294 Death of Kublai Khan, Mongol Emperor (b. 1215) on this day in history.
1379 On this day in history 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.