February 18

February 18, 1958

Ian Banks, writer is born in Dunfermline, Fife

February 18, 1899

Mervyn Johns, actor, was born

February 18, 1867

Edward Roberts, Welsh poet, died

February 18, 1503

Henry Tudor created Prince of Wales (later Henry VIII)

February 18, 1478

George, Duke of Clarence, is executed for high treason

February 18, 1366

The Statutes of Kilkenny are passed