Famous Personalities Born In February - 18
Wednesday, 26 March 2025
1374 On this day in history 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 Mary I Tudor, [Bloody Mary], Greenwich, queen of England (1553-58) was born on February - 18.
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 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.
1609 On this day in history birth of edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, English PM (1660-67)
1632 Giovanni Battista Vitali, composer was born on this day in history.
1635 On February - 18 birth of johan Göransson Gyllenstierna, Swedish statesman (d. 1680)
1642 Marie Champmeslé, French actress (d. 1698) was born on this day in history.
1658 Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre, French writer (d. 1743) was born on this day in history.
1677 Jacques Cassini, French astronomer (rings of Saturn) was born on February - 18.
1716 On February - 18 birth of gaspard Fritz, composer
1743 Count Alessandro Volta, Como Italy, physicist was born on February - 18.
1745 On this day in history birth of alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta, inventor (battery)
1751 On this day in history birth of karl Haack, composer
1770 Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck, composer was born on this day in history.
1771 Friedrich Christian Ruppe, composer was born on this day in history.
1775 Thomas Girtin, London, artist/watercolorist was born on February - 18.
1776 On February - 18 birth of john Parry, composer
1781 Henry Martyn, Truro, missionary was born on February - 18.
1790 Marshall Hall, Basford Nottinghamshire, physician was born on this day in history.
1795 George Peabody, South Danvers Mass, merchant/philanthropist was born on this day in history.
1805 On this day in history birth of louis Malesherbes Goldsborough, Rear Admiral (Union Navy)
1814 Samuel Fenton Cary, U. S. Congressman (d. 1900) was born on this day in history.
1815 Henri Leys, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.
1817 Lewis Addison Armistead, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863 was born on February - 18.
1817 Walter Page Lane, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1892 was born on February - 18.
1819 Joseph Philbrick Webster, composer was born on this day in history.
1829 On this day in history birth of jean Jacques Alfred Mouton, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1864
1833 On this day in history birth of james Deshler, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863
1836 On this day in history birth of ramakrishna, Hooghly Bengal, Hindu saint (preached unity of religions)