Historical Events In February - 18

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

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

1896  Cave of Winds at Niagara Falls goes almost dry for first time in 50 years on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history charles Kuentz, WW1 veteran, changed nationality 4 times (d.2005)   

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

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

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

1899  On February - 18 arthur Bryant, English historian (King Charles II)   

1899  On February - 18 m Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician, dies at 56   

1900  Battle at Paardeberg, 1,270 British killed/injured on this day in history.   

1900  On February - 18 british troops occupy Monte Christo Natal   

1900  On February - 18 ajax soccer team forms in Amsterdam   

1901  On this day in history h Cecil Booth patented a dust removing suction cleaner   

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

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

1902  Opera "Hunchback of Notre Dame," premieres in Monte Carlo on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1905  On February - 18 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  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  Billy Dewolfe, Wollaston Mass, actor (Good Morning World) on this day in history.   

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

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

1909  On this day in history 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 February - 18.   

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

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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  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 February - 18.   

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

0901  On February - 18 death of thabit ibn Qurra, Arab astronomer and mathematician (b. 826)   

0999  Gregory V, [Bruno] 1st German Pope, dies on this day in history.   

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

1217  On February - 18 alexander Neckum de Sancto Albano, Engl encyclopedist, dies at 59   

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 February - 18 enguerrand VII, French master of Coucy/count of Soissons, dies at 56