Page 5: 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 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  On February - 18 cave of Winds at Niagara Falls goes almost dry for 1st time in 50 yrs   

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

1898  Enzo Ferrari, racing car manufacturer, Modena on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1899  On this day in history 80°F in SF   

1899  On this day in history 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 this day in history british troops occupy Monte Christo Natal   

1900  On February - 18 ajax soccer team forms in Amsterdam   

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

1901  Reginald Sheffield, London England, actor (Second Chance) on this day in history.   

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

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

1903  On February - 18 kuyper government launches anti strike laws   

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

1903  On this day in history nikolaj V Podgorny, pres USSR (1965-77)   

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

1907  Billy Dewolfe, Wollaston Mass, actor (Good Morning World) on this day in history.   

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

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

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 this day in history bill Murdoch, cricketer, dies while watching Aust v S Africa Test   

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1374  On this day in history birth of saint Jadwiga of Poland, queen of Poland (d. 1399)   

1404  Leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Della Pittura) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1530  On this day in history birth of uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1578)   

1543  Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1608) was born on February - 18.   

1559  Isaac Casaubon, naturalized English classical scholar, theologian was born on February - 18.   

1602  On February - 18 birth of per Brahe (the younger), Swedish soldier (d. 1680)   

0814  On February - 18 death of angilbert, Frankish monk and confidant of Charlemagne   

0901  Death of Thabit ibn Qurra, Arab astronomer and mathematician (b. 826) on this day in history.   

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

1139  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of kublai Khan, Mongol Emperor (b. 1215)   

1379  On February - 18 death of albert II of Mecklenburg (b. 1318)   

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