Famous Personalities Born In February - 18
Friday, 21 February 2025
1374 On this day in history birth of saint Jadwiga of Poland, queen of Poland (d. 1399)
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 February - 18.
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 On this day in history birth of isaac Casaubon, naturalized English classical scholar, theologian
1602 On February - 18 birth of per Brahe (the younger), Swedish soldier (d. 1680)
1609 On February - 18 birth of edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, English PM (1660-67)
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 Marie Champmeslé, French actress (d. 1698) was born on this day in history.
1658 On February - 18 birth of charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre, French writer (d. 1743)
1677 On February - 18 birth of jacques Cassini, French astronomer (rings of Saturn)
1716 On this day in history birth of gaspard Fritz, composer
1743 Count Alessandro Volta, Como Italy, physicist was born on February - 18.
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 this day in history birth of johann Christian Heinrich Rinck, composer
1771 On this day in history birth of friedrich Christian Ruppe, composer
1775 On February - 18 birth of thomas Girtin, London, artist/watercolorist
1776 John Parry, composer was born on February - 18.
1781 On this day in history birth of henry Martyn, Truro, missionary
1790 On February - 18 birth of marshall Hall, Basford Nottinghamshire, physician
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 this day in history birth of samuel Fenton Cary, U. S. Congressman (d. 1900)
1815 Henri Leys, Flemish painter was born on February - 18.
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 this day in history.
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 Ramakrishna, Hooghly Bengal, Hindu saint (preached unity of religions) was born on this day in history.