Historical Events In February - 18

0814  On this day in history angilbert, Frankish monk and confidant of Charlemagne   

0999  On February - 18 gregory V, [Bruno] 1st German Pope, dies   

1129  On February - 18 jerusalem taken by Emperor Frederik II   

1217  On February - 18 alexander Neckum de Sancto Albano, Engl encyclopedist, dies at 59   

1268  On February - 18 the Livonian Brothers of the Sword are defeated by Dovmont of Pskov in the Battle of Rakovor.   

1332  On February - 18 amda Seyon I, Emperor of Ethiopia begins his campaigns in the southern Muslim provinces.   

1397  Enguerrand VII, French master of Coucy/count of Soissons, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1404  Leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Della Pittura) on February - 18.   

1455  Fra Angelico, Italian monk/painter, dies on February - 18.   

1478  On February - 18 george, Duke of Clarence, convicted of treason against his older brother Edward IV of England, is privately executed in the Tower of London.   

1478  On this day in history duke of Clarence, forced drowning in a wine barrel   

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

1503  On this day in history henry Tudor created Prince of Wales (later Henry VIII)   

1516  Mary I Tudor, [Bloody Mary], Greenwich, queen of England (1553-58) on this day in history.   

1517  On this day in history the birth of Mary Tudor, Daughter of Henry VIII   

1535  On this day in history agrippa von Nettesheim, German royal astrologer, dies at 48   

1536  France & Turkey sign military/trade agreement against King Karel on February - 18.   

1536  On this day in history france & Turkey sign milt/trade agreement against King Karel   

1546  On February - 18 martin Luther, who started the Lutheran religion, dies in Germany.   

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

1559  Isaac Casaubon, naturalized English classical scholar, theologian on this day in history.   

1563  Huguenot Jean Poltrot de Méré shoots General François De Guise on February - 18.   

1563  Huguenot Jean Poltrot de Mere shoots gen Francois De Guise on February - 18.   

1564  Michelangelo dies in Rome on February - 18.   

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

1574  Zeeland falls to Dutch rebels on this day in history.   

1587  Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (1560-87), beheaded at 44 [OS=Feb 8] on this day in history.   

1609  On February - 18 edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, English PM (1660-67)   

1632  Giovanni Battista Vitali, composer on February - 18.   

1634  Ferdinand II orders commander Albrecht von Wallenstein, execution on this day in history.   

1660  On this day in history judith Jansdochter Leyster, Dutch painter, buried   

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

1678  On this day in history john Bunyan's "The Pilgrim's Progress" is published   

1678  On this day in history john Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" is published   

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1374  On February - 18 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  On this day in history birth of chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Bengali saint, bhakti yoga developer   

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

1530  On February - 18 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  On this day in history birth of isaac Casaubon, naturalized English classical scholar, theologian   

1602  Per Brahe (the younger), Swedish soldier (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.   

0814  On this day in history death of angilbert, Frankish monk and confidant of Charlemagne   

0901  On this day in history death of thabit ibn Qurra, Arab astronomer and mathematician (b. 826)   

0999  On February - 18 gregory V, [Bruno] 1st German Pope, dies   

1139  Death of Prince Yaropolk II of Kiev (b. 1082) on this day in history.   

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

1294  On this day in history death of kublai Khan, Mongol Emperor (b. 1215)   

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.