Famous Birthdays In February - 18

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 February - 18.   

1486  Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Bengali saint, bhakti yoga developer was born on February - 18.   

1516  On February - 18 birth of mary I Tudor, [Bloody Mary], Greenwich, queen of England (1553-58)   

1530  Uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1578) was born on February - 18.   

1543  Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1608) was born on February - 18.   

1559  On February - 18 birth of isaac Casaubon, naturalized English classical scholar, theologian   

1602  Per Brahe (the younger), Swedish soldier (d. 1680) was born on February - 18.   

1609  Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, English PM (1660-67) was born on this day in history.   

1632  Giovanni Battista Vitali, composer was born on this day in history.   

1635  On this day in history 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 February - 18.   

1677  Jacques Cassini, French astronomer (rings of Saturn) was born on this day in history.   

1716  Gaspard Fritz, composer was born on this day in history.   

1743  On this day in history birth of count Alessandro Volta, Como Italy, physicist   

1745  On this day in history birth of alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta, inventor (battery)   

1751  On February - 18 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 this day in history birth of thomas Girtin, London, artist/watercolorist   

1776  John Parry, composer was born on this day in history.   

1781  Henry Martyn, Truro, missionary was born on this day in history.   

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  Samuel Fenton Cary, U. S. Congressman (d. 1900) was born on this day in history.   

1815  On this day in history birth of henri Leys, Flemish painter   

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 February - 18.   

1829  Jean Jacques Alfred Mouton, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1864 was born on February - 18.   

1833  On February - 18 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)   

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0806  On February - 18 death of tarasius, Patriarch of Constantinople (b. 730)   

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  Gregory V, [Bruno] 1st German Pope, dies on February - 18.   

1139  Death of Prince Yaropolk II of Kiev (b. 1082) on February - 18.   

1217  Alexander Neckum de Sancto Albano, Engl encyclopedist, dies at 59 on February - 18.   

1294  Death of Kublai Khan, Mongol Emperor (b. 1215) on this day in history.   

1379  On February - 18 death of albert II of Mecklenburg (b. 1318)