Historical Events In February - 18

1895  On February - 18 george "The Gipper" Gipp, football star (Notre Dame)  

1895  Albrecht FR, arch duke of Austrian (Battle at Custozza), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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

1896  On this day in history the birth of Andre Breton, French poet.  

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  Enzo Ferrari, racing car manufacturer, Modena on February - 18.  

1898  Frances Willard, founder (Woman's Christian Temperance), dies at 58 on February - 18.  

1899  On this day in history 80º F, San Francisco CA  

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

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1899  80°F in SF on February - 18.  

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

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

1900  Battle at Paardeberg, 1,270 British killed/injured on February - 18.  

1900  British troops occupy Monte Christo Natal on February - 18.  

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

1901  H Cecil Booth patented a dust removing suction cleaner on February - 18.  

1901  On February - 18 reginald Sheffield, London England, actor (Second Chance)  

1902  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1903  On February - 18 kuyper govt launches anti strike laws  

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

1905  On this day in history frank Wedekind's "Hidada, oder Sein und Haben," premieres in Munich  

1905  Jules de Geyter, Belgian poet (International), dies at 75 on February - 18.  

1906  Vincent d'Indy's "Jour D'été à La Montagne," premieres in Paris on February - 18.  

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

1907  On this day in history billy Dewolfe, Wollaston Mass, actor (Good Morning World)  

1908  US postage stamps in coils issued on February - 18.  

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

1909  Boston Red Sox trade Cy Young, at 41, to Cleveland Naps on this day in history.  

1909  Matti Jarvinen, Finland, javelin thrower (Olympic-gold-1932) on February - 18.  

1911  On this day in history 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.  

1911  On February - 18 bill Murdoch, cricketer, dies while watching Aust v S Africa Test  

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

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 February - 18.  

1516  Mary I Tudor, [Bloody Mary], Greenwich, queen of England (1553-58) was born on February - 18.  

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  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  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 this day in history.  

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

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

1217  Alexander Neckum de Sancto Albano, Engl encyclopedist, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

1294  Death of Kublai Khan, Mongol Emperor (b. 1215) on this day in history.  

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

1397  On this day in history enguerrand VII, French master of Coucy/count of Soissons, dies at 56