Historical Events In February - 18

1895  On this day in history george "The Gipper" Gipp, football star (Notre Dame)  

1895  On this day in history albrecht FR, arch duke of Austrian (Battle at Custozza), dies at 77  

1896  On February - 18 cave of Winds at Niagara Falls goes almost dry for first time in 50 years  

1896  The birth of Andre Breton, French poet on this day in history.  

1896  Cave of Winds at Niagara Falls goes almost dry for 1st time in 50 yrs on February - 18.  

1897  Charles Kuentz, WW1 veteran, changed nationality 4 times (d.2005) on this day in history.  

1898  On this day in history enzo Ferrari, racing car manufacturer, Modena  

1898  On February - 18 frances Willard, founder (Woman's Christian Temperance), dies at 58  

1899  80º F, San Francisco CA on February - 18.  

1899  On February - 18 san Francisco named as a port of dispatch for Army transports  

1899  80°F in SF on this day in history.  

1899  Arthur Bryant, English historian (King Charles II) on February - 18.  

1899  M Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician, dies at 56 on February - 18.  

1900  On this day in history battle at Paardeberg, 1,270 British killed/injured  

1900  On this day in history british troops occupy Monte Christo Natal  

1900  On this day in history ajax soccer team forms in Amsterdam  

1901  H Cecil Booth patented a dust removing suction cleaner on this day in history.  

1901  Reginald Sheffield, London England, actor (Second Chance) on February - 18.  

1902  On February - 18 charles F. Tiffany, founder of the jewelry company that bears his name, dies.  

1902  On this day in history opera "Hunchback of Notre Dame," premieres in Monte Carlo  

1903  Kuyper government launches anti strike laws on February - 18.  

1903  Kuyper govt launches anti strike laws on this day in history.  

1903  Nikolaj V Podgorny, pres USSR (1965-77) on February - 18.  

1905  Frank Wedekind's "Hidada, oder Sein und Haben," premieres in Munich on this day in history.  

1905  On February - 18 jules de Geyter, Belgian poet (International), dies at 75  

1906  Vincent d'Indy's "Jour D'été à La Montagne," premieres in Paris on this day in history.  

1906  Willem Doorenbos, literary/critic, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

1907  Billy Dewolfe, Wollaston Mass, actor (Good Morning World) on February - 18.  

1908  On this day in history uS postage stamps in coils issued  

1908  1st US postage stamps in rolls issued on February - 18.  

1909  Boston Red Sox trade Cy Young, at 41, to Cleveland Naps on February - 18.  

1909  On this day in history matti Jarvinen, Finland, javelin thrower (Olympic-gold-1932)  

1911  The first official flight with air mail takes place in Allahabad, British India, when Henri Pequet, a 23-year-old pilot, delivers 6,500 letters to Naini, about 10 km away on February - 18.  

1911  Bill Murdoch, cricketer, dies while watching Aust v S Africa Test on this day in history.  

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

1404  On February - 18 birth of leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Della Pittura)  

1486  On February - 18 birth of chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Bengali saint, bhakti yoga developer  

1516  On this day in history 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  Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1608) was born on this day in history.  

1559  Isaac Casaubon, naturalized English classical scholar, theologian was born on this day in history.  

1602  On this day in history birth of per Brahe (the younger), Swedish soldier (d. 1680)  

0814  On this day in history death of angilbert, Frankish monk and confidant of Charlemagne  

0901  On this day in history 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 February - 18.  

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

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

1379  Death of Albert II of Mecklenburg (b. 1318) on February - 18.  

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