Historical Events In February - 18

1913  French painting "Nude Descending a Staircase" displayed in New York NY on this day in history.   

1913  On February - 18 french painting "Nude Descending a Staircase" displayed in NYC   

1913  Artur Axmann, nazi youth leader on February - 18.   

1914  Edward George Edwards, chemist on February - 18.   

1915  During World War 1, Germany blockades Britain with submarines on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history germany begins a blockade of England   

1915  Marcel Landowsky, composer on February - 18.   

1916  Betty Phyllis Gathergood, curator on February - 18.   

1917  On this day in history phyllis Calvert, London, actress (Man in Grey)   

1917  Charles E Barber, US chief engraver (1879-1917), dies on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history cy Denneny of NHL Ottawa Senators scores record 52nd goals   

1920  On February - 18 bill Cullen, Pitts, TV game show host (over 20 different games)   

1921  On this day in history british troops occupy Dublin   

1921  On this day in history british troops occupy Dublin, Ireland   

1921  Barbara Hale, actress (Della Street-Perry Mason) on this day in history.   

1922  On February - 18 kenesaw Mountain Landis resigns his judgeship to work for baseball   

1922  Eric Gairy, premier (Grenada) on this day in history.   

1923  On February - 18 belgium Borinage-mine workers strike for higher wages   

1923  Belgium: Borinage-mine workers strike for higher wages on February - 18.   

1924  On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard   

1924  On February - 18 uS male Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger   

1924  On this day in history uS, Minister of Marine Edwin Denby ends term due to Teapot Dome-scandal   

1925  On February - 18 james Lane Allen, US writer (Choir Invisible), dies at 75   

1927  On February - 18 uS & Canada begin diplomatic relations   

1927  1st US radio broadcast of "Cities Service Concerts" on this day in history.   

1929  The first Academy Awards are announced on this day in history.   

1930  Pluto discovered by Clyde Tombaugh on February - 18.   

1930  Pluto, the ninth planet of our solar system, is discovered on this day in history.   

1930  Cow flown & milked, milk sealed in paper containers & parachuted on February - 18.   

1931  On February - 18 the birth of Toni Morrison, American writer.   

1932  Japan declares Manchuria Independent on February - 18.   

1932  Sonja Henie wins her 6th straight World Women's figure skating title on February - 18.   

1932  Frederik Augustus III, King of Saxon (1904-18), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1933  James Corbett, (Gentleman Jim), heavyweight box champ (1892-97), dies on this day in history.   

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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 February - 18.   

1486  Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Bengali saint, bhakti yoga developer was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1602  Per Brahe (the younger), Swedish soldier (d. 1680) was born on February - 18.   

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 February - 18.   

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

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

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  Enguerrand VII, French master of Coucy/count of Soissons, dies at 56 on this day in history.