Famous Deaths Happened In February - 18

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

1139  On this day in history death of prince Yaropolk II of Kiev (b. 1082)   

1217  On this day in history alexander Neckum de Sancto Albano, Engl encyclopedist, dies at 59   

1294  Death of Kublai Khan, Mongol Emperor (b. 1215) on February - 18.   

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

1397  On this day in history enguerrand VII, French master of Coucy/count of Soissons, dies at 56   

1405  On this day in history death of tamerlane, Mongol Emperor (b. 1336)   

1455  On this day in history fra Angelico, Italian monk/painter, dies   

1478  On February - 18 death of duke of Clarence, forced drowning in a wine barrel   

1535  On February - 18 agrippa von Nettesheim, German royal astrologer, dies at 48   

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

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

1583  Death of Antonio Francesco Grazzini, Italian writer (b. 1503) on this day in history.   

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

1654  Death of Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac, French writer (b. 1594) on February - 18.   

1660  Death of Judith Jansdochter Leyster, Dutch painter, buried on this day in history.   

1683  On this day in history nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter/etcher, dies at 62   

1712  Duke of Bourgondie, French king Louis XIV's grandson, dies on February - 18.   

1718  Death of Pierre Antoine Motteux, French-born English dramatist (b. 1663) on this day in history.   

1743  Death of Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, last of the Medicis (b. 1667) on this day in history.   

1745  Nicola Fago, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1748  Death of Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun, Austrian field marshal (b. 1677) on this day in history.   

1772  Death of Johann Hartwig Ernst, Count von Bernstorff, Danish statesman (b. 1712) on February - 18.   

1778  On this day in history death of joseph Marie Terray, French statesman (b. 1715)   

1780  On this day in history death of kristijonas Donelaitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1714)   

1788  On this day in history death of john Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (b. 1713)   

1790  Wilhelm Gottfried Enderle, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1799  Maurus Haberhauer, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1803  On February - 18 j W L Gleim, writer, dies   

1807  August G Meissner, German estheticus/literary, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1817  On this day in history giacomo Quarenghi, master builder (Hermitage Theater), dies at 72   

1829  Jan Krtitel Kuchar, composer, dies at 77 on February - 18.   

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1374  On February - 18 birth of saint Jadwiga of Poland, queen of Poland (d. 1399)   

1404  On February - 18 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 February - 18 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 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.