Page 5: 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1899  On February - 18 80º F, San Francisco CA   

1899  San Francisco named as a port of dispatch for Army transports on February - 18.   

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  Battle at Paardeberg, 1,270 British killed/injured on this day in history.   

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

1900  Ajax soccer team forms in Amsterdam on February - 18.   

1901  On February - 18 h Cecil Booth patented a dust removing suction cleaner   

1901  On this day in history reginald Sheffield, London England, actor (Second Chance)   

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  On February - 18 kuyper government launches anti strike laws   

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

1903  Nikolaj V Podgorny, pres USSR (1965-77) on this day in history.   

1905  Frank Wedekind's "Hidada, oder Sein und Haben," premieres in Munich on February - 18.   

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

1906  On February - 18 vincent d'Indy's "Jour D'été à La Montagne," premieres in Paris   

1906  On February - 18 willem Doorenbos, literary/critic, dies at 85   

1907  On February - 18 billy Dewolfe, Wollaston Mass, actor (Good Morning World)   

1908  On February - 18 uS postage stamps in coils issued   

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

1909  On February - 18 boston Red Sox trade Cy Young, at 41, to Cleveland Naps   

1909  Matti Jarvinen, Finland, javelin thrower (Olympic-gold-1932) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Bengali saint, bhakti yoga developer   

1516  On February - 18 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  On this day in history 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  On February - 18 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  On this day in history gregory V, [Bruno] 1st German Pope, dies   

1139  Death of Prince Yaropolk II of Kiev (b. 1082) on this day in history.   

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 February - 18.   

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