What happened on February 18

51 documented historical events happened on February 18, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: According to Hindu scriptures, Kali Yuga, the last of the four stages that the world goes through as part of the cycle of yugas, began. On the same day, in another year: Northern Crusades: The Battle of Wesenberg (depicted) took place between Novgorodian and Pskovian forces against the Livonian Order and its allies, ending with Russian forces retreating from Danish Estonia. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

145 people with a Wikipedia article were born on February 18, including Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

56 people with a Wikipedia article died on February 18, including Yaropolk II of Kiev, Berthold V of Zähringen, Kublai Khan. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

10 observances are celebrated on February 18 around the world: Christian feast day: Bernadette Soubirous (France), Christian feast day: Colmán of Lindisfarne, Christian feast day: Flavian of Constantinople, Christian feast day: Geltrude Comensoli, Christian feast day: Simeon of Jerusalem (Western Christianity), Christian feast day: February 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.