Historical Events In February - 18

0814  Angilbert, Frankish monk and confidant of Charlemagne on this day in history.   

0999  Gregory V, [Bruno] 1st German Pope, dies on February - 18.   

1129  Jerusalem taken by Emperor Frederik II on February - 18.   

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  Amda Seyon I, Emperor of Ethiopia begins his campaigns in the southern Muslim provinces on February - 18.   

1397  On February - 18 enguerrand VII, French master of Coucy/count of Soissons, dies at 56   

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

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 February - 18.   

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 February - 18.   

1517  The birth of Mary Tudor, Daughter of Henry VIII on February - 18.   

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

1536  On February - 18 france & Turkey sign military/trade agreement against King Karel   

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

1546  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1563  On this day in history huguenot Jean Poltrot de Mere shoots gen Francois De Guise   

1564  Michelangelo dies in Rome on February - 18.   

1564  Michelangelo Buonarroti, Italian sculptor/painter (David), dies at 88 on February - 18.   

1574  On February - 18 zeeland falls to Dutch rebels   

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

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

1632  Giovanni Battista Vitali, composer on this day in history.   

1634  On this day in history ferdinand II orders commander Albrecht von Wallenstein, execution   

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

1677  Jacques Cassini, French astronomer (rings of Saturn) on February - 18.   

1678  John Bunyan's "The Pilgrim's Progress" is published on February - 18.   

1678  John Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" is published on February - 18.   

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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 this day in history.   

1486  Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Bengali saint, bhakti yoga developer was born on this day in history.   

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

1530  On this day in history birth of uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1578)   

1543  Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1608) was born on this day in history.   

1559  On this day in history birth of isaac Casaubon, naturalized English classical scholar, theologian   

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

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 February - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

1294  Death of Kublai Khan, Mongol Emperor (b. 1215) on this day in history.   

1379  On this day in history 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