Famous Personalities Born In February - 18

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 February - 18.   

1486  On this day in history birth of chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Bengali saint, bhakti yoga developer   

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

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  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  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Vitali, composer   

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 February - 18.   

1658  On this day in history birth of charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre, French writer (d. 1743)   

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

1716  On February - 18 birth of gaspard Fritz, composer   

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

1745  Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta, inventor (battery) was born on February - 18.   

1751  Karl Haack, composer was born on February - 18.   

1770  On February - 18 birth of johann Christian Heinrich Rinck, composer   

1771  Friedrich Christian Ruppe, composer was born on this day in history.   

1775  On February - 18 birth of thomas Girtin, London, artist/watercolorist   

1776  On this day in history birth of john Parry, composer   

1781  On this day in history birth of henry Martyn, Truro, missionary   

1790  Marshall Hall, Basford Nottinghamshire, physician was born on February - 18.   

1795  On this day in history birth of george Peabody, South Danvers Mass, merchant/philanthropist   

1805  On this day in history birth of louis Malesherbes Goldsborough, Rear Admiral (Union Navy)   

1814  On this day in history birth of samuel Fenton Cary, U. S. Congressman (d. 1900)   

1815  Henri Leys, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.   

1817  On February - 18 birth of lewis Addison Armistead, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863   

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 this day in history birth of james Deshler, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863   

1836  On February - 18 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  On February - 18 death of angilbert, Frankish monk and confidant of Charlemagne   

0901  On February - 18 death of thabit ibn Qurra, Arab astronomer and mathematician (b. 826)   

0999  Gregory V, [Bruno] 1st German Pope, dies on this day in history.   

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

1217  Alexander Neckum de Sancto Albano, Engl encyclopedist, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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

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