Historical Events In February - 18

1817  Giacomo Quarenghi, master builder (Hermitage Theater), dies at 72 on February - 18.  

1819  Joseph Philbrick Webster, composer on February - 18.  

1828  More than 100 vessels destroyed in a storm, near Gibraltar on February - 18.  

1828  More than 100 vessels destroyed in a storm, Gibraltar on February - 18.  

1829  On February - 18 jean Jacques Alfred Mouton, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1864  

1829  Jan Krtitel Kuchar, composer, dies at 77 on February - 18.  

1830  On this day in history charles G G, Earl of Merode, mayor (Brussels), dies at 67  

1833  On this day in history james Deshler, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863  

1833  On this day in history georg Johann Schinn, composer, dies at 64  

1834  On this day in history 1st US labor newspaper, "The Man," published, NYC  

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1836  Ramakrishna, Hooghly Bengal, Hindu saint (preached unity of religions) on this day in history.  

1838  On this day in history the birth of Ernst Mach, British Physicist, after whom Mach speed numbers are named  

1838  On February - 18 ernst Mach, Chirlitz-Turas Austria, physicist/philosopher/psychologist  

1839  On February - 18 detroit Boat Club forms (& still exists)  

1841  On February - 18 a continuous filibuster in US Senate begins, lasting until March 11  

1841  On this day in history first continuous filibuster in US Senate began, lasting until March 11  

1841  On this day in history 1st continuous filibuster in US Senate began, lasting until March 11  

1841  On February - 18 samuel Prowse Warren, composer  

1844  Willem Maris, Dutch painter (Hague School) on this day in history.  

1846  On February - 18 giovanni Liverati, composer, dies at 73  

1848  On February - 18 louis Comfort Tiffany, glassmaker (stained glass windows)  

1849  First regular steamboat service to San Francisco CA starts gold rush prospectors from east coast on this day in history.  

1849  1st regular steamboat service to California starts (or 02/28) on this day in history.  

1849  On February - 18 alexander L Kielland, Norwegian writer/politician (Garman og Worse)  

1849  On February - 18 first regular steamboat service to San Francisco CA starts: gold rush prospectors from east coast  

1850  California Legislature creates 9 Bay Area counties on February - 18.  

1850  On this day in history calif Legislature creates 9 Bay Area counties  

1850  George Henschel, composer on February - 18.  

1853  August Belmont Jr, breeder (Man 'O War)/founder (NY Jockey Club) on this day in history.  

1856  American (Know-Nothing) Party abolishes secrecy on February - 18.  

1857  On this day in history insurrection of Chinese in Sarawak, Borneo  

1857  Max Klinger, German graphic artist/painter/sculptor on February - 18.  

1858  On this day in history louise M A, princess of Belgium  

1859  Sholem Aleichem, [Solomon Rabinowitz], author (Fiddler on the Roof) on February - 18.  

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1374  Saint Jadwiga of Poland, queen of Poland (d. 1399) was born on February - 18.  

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  Mary I Tudor, [Bloody Mary], Greenwich, queen of England (1553-58) was born on this day in history.  

1530  Uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1578) was born on this day in history.  

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

1559  Isaac Casaubon, naturalized English classical scholar, theologian was born on February - 18.  

1602  Per Brahe (the younger), Swedish soldier (d. 1680) was born on February - 18.  

0814  Death of Angilbert, Frankish monk and confidant of Charlemagne on February - 18.  

0901  Death of Thabit ibn Qurra, Arab astronomer and mathematician (b. 826) on February - 18.  

0999  Gregory V, [Bruno] 1st German Pope, dies on this day in history.  

1139  Death of Prince Yaropolk II of Kiev (b. 1082) on February - 18.  

1217  On February - 18 alexander Neckum de Sancto Albano, Engl encyclopedist, dies at 59  

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

1379  On February - 18 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