Historical Events In February - 18

1936  NHL record 32 points scored, NY Americans (28) & Mont Maroons (24) on this day in history.  

1938  Alida JM Tartaud-Little, actress (Rotterdam Stage), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1939  The Golden Gate International Exposition opens in San Francisco on February - 18.  

1939  On February - 18 golden Gate International Exposition opens on Treasure Island  

1939  Ludwig Bonvin, composer, dies at 89 on February - 18.  

1942  On this day in history japanese troop land on Bali  

1942  The birth of Milos Forman, Czech director on this day in history.  

1943  Augusto Pinochet Ugarte (Chilean General/dictator) marries Lucia Hiriart on this day in history.  

1943  On February - 18 first edition of Dutch resistance newspaper "Trouw"  

1943  Munich resistance group "White Rose" captured by Nazis on February - 18.  

1943  1st edition of Dutch resistance newspaper "Trouw" on February - 18.  

1943  Henri Polak, Dutch union leader/politician (soc-dem), dies at 74 on February - 18.  

1944  On this day in history maastricht resistance fighter JAJ Janssen arrested  

1947  24 die in a train crash in Gallitzin PA on February - 18.  

1949  On this day in history niceto A Zamora y Torres, premier of Spain (1931-36), dies at 71  

1950  "Dance Me a Song" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 35 performances on this day in history.  

1950  On February - 18 voranc Prezikov, [Lovro Kuhar], Slavic author (Jamnica), dies at 56  

1951  Nepál becomes a constitutional monarchy on this day in history.  

1951  On February - 18 3 City College of NY basketball players admit to accepting bribes  

1951  On this day in history piet A W Hopmans, bishop of Breda (Crusade), dies at 85  

1952  4th Emmy Awards Red Skelton, Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca win on February - 18.  

1952  On this day in history 4th Emmy Awards: Red Skelton, Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca wins  

1953  Premiere of first 3-D feature film-"Bwana Devil" (New York NY) on this day in history.  

1953  "Bwana Devil," the 1st 3-D movie, opened in New York on this day in history.  

1954  The birth of John Travolta, American actor on this day in history.  

1954  The first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles, California on this day in history.  

1955  On this day in history baghdad Pact signed, making Turkey & Iraq a defense alliance  

1956  On February - 18 gustave Charpentier, French opera composer (Louise), dies at 95  

1957  Dedan Kimathi, a Kenyan rebel leader is executed by the British colonial government on February - 18.  

1957  Henry N Russell, co-author (temperature-luminosity graph), dies on this day in history.  

1959  The birth of Greta Scacchi, American actress on February - 18.  

1959  On this day in history alfred Alessandrescu, composer, dies at 65  

1960  On February - 18 u.S. Vice President Nixon opens the Eighth Winter Olympic Games in Squaw Valley, CA.  

1961  On this day in history henk van der Grift becomes world champion skater  

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1374  On February - 18 birth of saint Jadwiga of Poland, queen of Poland (d. 1399)  

1404  On this day in history birth of leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Della Pittura)  

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

1516  On February - 18 birth of mary I Tudor, [Bloody Mary], Greenwich, queen of England (1553-58)  

1530  Uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1578) was born on February - 18.  

1543  On February - 18 birth of charles III, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1608)  

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

1602  Per Brahe (the younger), Swedish soldier (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.  

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

0901  On February - 18 death of thabit ibn Qurra, Arab astronomer and mathematician (b. 826)  

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

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 February - 18.  

1294  Death of Kublai Khan, Mongol Emperor (b. 1215) on February - 18.  

1379  Death of Albert II of Mecklenburg (b. 1318) on this day in history.  

1397  Enguerrand VII, French master of Coucy/count of Soissons, dies at 56 on this day in history.