Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre

Charles-Irénée Castel, abbé de Saint-Pierre was a French author whose ideas were novel for his times. His proposal of an international organisation to maintain peace was among the first in history, with possible exceptions such as George of Poděbrady's Tractatus (1462–1464) and Émeric Crucé. He influenced Rousseau and Kant.

18 February 1658

Born on the same birth day (18 February): Alex Ríos • André Mathieu • February 18 • Gary Neville • Greta Scacchi • Henri Laurens • Henry Vane the Elder • Irma Thomas • Jess Walton • Johann Christian Kittel • Konstanty Schmidt-Ciążyński • Per Brahe the Younger