Historical Events In February - 18

0814  On February - 18 angilbert, Frankish monk and confidant of Charlemagne   

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

1129  Jerusalem taken by Emperor Frederik II on this day in history.   

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

1268  On this day in history the Livonian Brothers of the Sword are defeated by Dovmont of Pskov in the Battle of Rakovor.   

1332  Amda Seyon I, Emperor of Ethiopia begins his campaigns in the southern Muslim provinces on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1455  Fra Angelico, Italian monk/painter, dies on this day in history.   

1478  George, Duke of Clarence, convicted of treason against his older brother Edward IV of England, is privately executed in the Tower of London on this day in history.   

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

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

1503  Henry Tudor created Prince of Wales (later Henry VIII) on this day in history.   

1516  Mary I Tudor, [Bloody Mary], Greenwich, queen of England (1553-58) on February - 18.   

1517  The birth of Mary Tudor, Daughter of Henry VIII on this day in history.   

1535  Agrippa von Nettesheim, German royal astrologer, dies at 48 on February - 18.   

1536  France & Turkey sign military/trade agreement against King Karel on this day in history.   

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

1546  Martin Luther, who started the Lutheran religion, dies in Germany on February - 18.   

1546  Martin Luther, biblical scholar/religious reformer, dies at 62 on February - 18.   

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

1563  On February - 18 huguenot Jean Poltrot de Méré shoots General François De Guise   

1563  On February - 18 huguenot Jean Poltrot de Mere shoots gen Francois De Guise   

1564  Michelangelo dies in Rome on this day in history.   

1564  On this day in history michelangelo Buonarroti, Italian sculptor/painter (David), dies at 88   

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

1587  On February - 18 mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (1560-87), beheaded at 44 [OS=Feb 8]   

1609  Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, English PM (1660-67) on February - 18.   

1632  On February - 18 giovanni Battista Vitali, composer   

1634  On February - 18 ferdinand II orders commander Albrecht von Wallenstein, execution   

1660  On February - 18 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 February - 18 john Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" is published   

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1374  Saint Jadwiga of Poland, queen of Poland (d. 1399) was born on February - 18.   

1404  Leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Della Pittura) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1530  Uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1578) was born on this day in history.   

1543  On this day in history birth of charles III, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1608)   

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

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  Death of Thabit ibn Qurra, Arab astronomer and mathematician (b. 826) on this day in history.   

0999  On this day in history gregory V, [Bruno] 1st German Pope, dies   

1139  On February - 18 death of prince Yaropolk II of Kiev (b. 1082)   

1217  On February - 18 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)   

1397  Enguerrand VII, French master of Coucy/count of Soissons, dies at 56 on February - 18.