Famous Personalities Born In February - 18

1374  Saint Jadwiga of Poland, queen of Poland (d. 1399) was born on this day in history.   

1404  On this day in history birth of leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Della Pittura)   

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

1516  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1559  Isaac Casaubon, naturalized English classical scholar, theologian was born on February - 18.   

1602  On this day in history birth of per Brahe (the younger), Swedish soldier (d. 1680)   

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

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 this day in history.   

1658  Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre, French writer (d. 1743) was born on February - 18.   

1677  On this day in history birth of jacques Cassini, French astronomer (rings of Saturn)   

1716  Gaspard Fritz, composer was born on February - 18.   

1743  On February - 18 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1775  Thomas Girtin, London, artist/watercolorist was born on February - 18.   

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  George Peabody, South Danvers Mass, merchant/philanthropist was born on this day in history.   

1805  Louis Malesherbes Goldsborough, Rear Admiral (Union Navy) was born on this day in history.   

1814  Samuel Fenton Cary, U. S. Congressman (d. 1900) was born on this day in history.   

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

1817  Lewis Addison Armistead, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863 was born on this day in history.   

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 February - 18.   

1829  On this day in history birth of jean Jacques Alfred Mouton, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1864   

1833  James Deshler, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863 was born on this day in history.   

1836  Ramakrishna, Hooghly Bengal, Hindu saint (preached unity of religions) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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