Page 5: Historical Events In February - 18

1896  Cave of Winds at Niagara Falls goes almost dry for inaugural time in 50 years.   

1896  Andre Breton, French poet is born   

1896  Cave of Winds at Niagara Falls goes almost dry for 1st time in 50 yrs.   

1897  Charles Kuentz, WW1 veteran, changed nationality 4 times (d.2005).   

1898  Enzo Ferrari, racing car manufacturer, Modena   

1898  Frances Willard, founder (Woman's Christian Temperance), dies at 58.   

1899  80º F, San Francisco CA   

1899  San Francisco named as a port of dispatch for Army transports   

1899  80°F in SF   

1899  Arthur Bryant, English historian (King Charles II).   

1899  M Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician, dies at 56.   

1900  Battle at Paardeberg, 1270 British killed/injured   

1900  British troops occupy Monte Christo Natal.   

1900  Ajax soccer team forms in Amsterdam   

1901  H Cecil Booth patented a dust removing suction cleaner   

1901  Reginald Sheffield, London England, actor (Second Chance).   

1902  Charles F. Tiffany, founder of the jewelry company that bears his name, dies.   

1902  Opera "Hunchback of Notre Dame," premieres in Monte Carlo.   

1903  Kuyper government launches anti strike laws.   

1903  Kuyper govt launches anti strike laws.   

1903  Nikolaj V Podgorny, pres USSR (1965-77).   

1905  Frank Wedekind's "Hidada, oder Sein und Haben," premieres in Munich   

1905  Jules de Geyter, Belgian poet (International), dies at 75   

1906  Vincent d'Indy's "Jour D'été à La Montagne," premieres in Paris   

1906  Willem Doorenbos, literary/critic, dies at 85   

1907  Billy Dewolfe, Wollaston Mass, actor (Good Morning World)   

1908  US postage stamps in coils issued   

1908  1st US postage stamps in rolls issued.   

1909  Boston Red Sox trade Cy Young, at 41, to Cleveland Naps.   

1909  Matti Jarvinen, Finland, javelin thrower (Olympic-gold-1932)   

1911  The inaugural official flight with air mail takes place in Allahabad, British India, when Henri Pequet, a 23-year-old pilot, delivers 6500 letters to Naini, about 10 km away.   

1911  Bill Murdoch, cricketer, dies while watching Aust v S Africa Test.   

1913  French painting "Nude Descending a Staircase" displayed in New York NY   

1913  French painting "Nude Descending a Staircase" displayed in NYC.   

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1374  Saint jadwiga of poland: Queen of poland   

1404  Leon b alberti: Italian humanist/architect (della pittura)   

1486  Chaitanya mahaprabhu: Bengali saint, bhakti yoga developer   

1516  Mary i tudor: [bloody mary], greenwich, queen of england (1553-58)   

1530  Uesugi kenshin: Japanese samurai and warlord   

1543  Charles iii: Duke of lorraine   

1559  Isaac casaubon: Naturalized english classical scholar, theologian   

1602  Per brahe (the younger): Swedish soldier   

0814  Death of Angilbert: Frankish monk and confidant of charlemagne   

0901  Thabit ibn qurra: Arab astronomer and mathematician (b. 826)   

0999  Death of Gregory v: [bruno] 1st german pope,   

1139  Death of Prince yaropolk ii of kiev: Prince yaropolk ii of kiev (b. 1082)   

1217  Alexander neckum de sancto albano: Engl encyclopedist,   

1294  Death of Kublai khan: Mongol emperor (b. 1215)   

1379  Death of Albert ii of mecklenburg: Albert ii of mecklenburg (b. 1318)   

1397  Death of Enguerrand vii: French master of coucy/count of soissons,