Historical Events In February - 18

1817  On this day in history giacomo Quarenghi, master builder (Hermitage Theater), dies at 72  

1819  On February - 18 joseph Philbrick Webster, composer  

1828  On this day in history more than 100 vessels destroyed in a storm, near Gibraltar  

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

1829  On this day in history jean Jacques Alfred Mouton, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1864  

1829  On this day in history jan Krtitel Kuchar, composer, dies at 77  

1830  Charles G G, Earl of Merode, mayor (Brussels), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1833  James Deshler, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863 on February - 18.  

1833  Georg Johann Schinn, composer, dies at 64 on February - 18.  

1834  On February - 18 1st US labor newspaper, "The Man," published, NYC  

1836  On February - 18 ramakrishna, Hooghly Bengal, Hindu saint (preached unity of religions)  

1838  The birth of Ernst Mach, British Physicist, after whom Mach speed numbers are named on February - 18.  

1838  On this day in history ernst Mach, Chirlitz-Turas Austria, physicist/philosopher/psychologist  

1839  Detroit Boat Club forms (& still exists) on this day in history.  

1841  On this day in history a continuous filibuster in US Senate begins, lasting until March 11  

1841  On February - 18 first continuous filibuster in US Senate began, lasting until March 11  

1841  1st continuous filibuster in US Senate began, lasting until March 11 on February - 18.  

1841  Samuel Prowse Warren, composer on this day in history.  

1844  Willem Maris, Dutch painter (Hague School) on February - 18.  

1846  Giovanni Liverati, composer, dies at 73 on February - 18.  

1848  On this day in history 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 this day in history first regular steamboat service to San Francisco CA starts: gold rush prospectors from east coast  

1850  On February - 18 california Legislature creates 9 Bay Area counties  

1850  On February - 18 calif Legislature creates 9 Bay Area counties  

1850  George Henschel, composer on this day in history.  

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

1856  On this day in history american (Know-Nothing) Party abolishes secrecy  

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

1857  On February - 18 max Klinger, German graphic artist/painter/sculptor  

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

1859  Sholem Aleichem, [Solomon Rabinowitz], author (Fiddler on the Roof) on this day in history.  

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1374  Saint Jadwiga of Poland, queen of Poland (d. 1399) was born on this day in history.  

1404  Leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Della Pittura) was born on February - 18.  

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  On this day in history birth of uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1578)  

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  On this day in history birth of per Brahe (the younger), Swedish soldier (d. 1680)  

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

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

0999  On this day in history gregory V, [Bruno] 1st German Pope, dies  

1139  On February - 18 death of prince Yaropolk II of Kiev (b. 1082)  

1217  On this day in history alexander Neckum de Sancto Albano, Engl encyclopedist, dies at 59  

1294  On this day in history death of kublai Khan, Mongol Emperor (b. 1215)  

1379  On February - 18 death of albert II of Mecklenburg (b. 1318)  

1397  Enguerrand VII, French master of Coucy/count of Soissons, dies at 56 on February - 18.