Historical Events In February - 18

1895  George "The Gipper" Gipp, football star (Notre Dame) on February - 18.  

1895  Albrecht FR, arch duke of Austrian (Battle at Custozza), dies at 77 on February - 18.  

1896  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1897  Charles Kuentz, WW1 veteran, changed nationality 4 times (d.2005) on February - 18.  

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

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  San Francisco named as a port of dispatch for Army transports on this day in history.  

1899  On February - 18 80°F in SF  

1899  Arthur Bryant, English historian (King Charles II) on this day in history.  

1899  On this day in history m Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician, dies at 56  

1900  On February - 18 battle at Paardeberg, 1,270 British killed/injured  

1900  British troops occupy Monte Christo Natal on this day in history.  

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

1902  Charles F. Tiffany, founder of the jewelry company that bears his name, dies on this day in history.  

1902  Opera "Hunchback of Notre Dame," premieres in Monte Carlo on February - 18.  

1903  On this day in history kuyper government launches anti strike laws  

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

1903  On February - 18 nikolaj V Podgorny, pres USSR (1965-77)  

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

1905  On this day in history jules de Geyter, Belgian poet (International), dies at 75  

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 February - 18.  

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

1908  US postage stamps in coils issued on this day in history.  

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

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

1909  On February - 18 matti Jarvinen, Finland, javelin thrower (Olympic-gold-1932)  

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

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

1530  On February - 18 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  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 this day in history.  

0901  On this day in history death of thabit ibn Qurra, Arab astronomer and mathematician (b. 826)  

0999  On February - 18 gregory V, [Bruno] 1st German Pope, dies  

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

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

1294  On February - 18 death of kublai Khan, Mongol Emperor (b. 1215)  

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