Historical Events In February - 18

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

1913  On this day in history french painting "Nude Descending a Staircase" displayed in NYC   

1913  Artur Axmann, nazi youth leader on this day in history.   

1914  On February - 18 edward George Edwards, chemist   

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

1915  Germany begins a blockade of England on this day in history.   

1915  On February - 18 marcel Landowsky, composer   

1916  Betty Phyllis Gathergood, curator on this day in history.   

1917  Phyllis Calvert, London, actress (Man in Grey) on this day in history.   

1917  On February - 18 charles E Barber, US chief engraver (1879-1917), dies   

1919  Cy Denneny of NHL Ottawa Senators scores record 52nd goals on this day in history.   

1920  Bill Cullen, Pitts, TV game show host (over 20 different games) on this day in history.   

1921  British troops occupy Dublin on this day in history.   

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

1921  On February - 18 barbara Hale, actress (Della Street-Perry Mason)   

1922  Kenesaw Mountain Landis resigns his judgeship to work for baseball on this day in history.   

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

1923  Belgium Borinage-mine workers strike for higher wages on this day in history.   

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

1924  US female Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard on February - 18.   

1924  On this day in history uS male Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger   

1924  US, Minister of Marine Edwin Denby ends term due to Teapot Dome-scandal on this day in history.   

1925  James Lane Allen, US writer (Choir Invisible), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1927  On February - 18 uS & Canada begin diplomatic relations   

1927  On February - 18 1st US radio broadcast of "Cities Service Concerts"   

1929  On February - 18 the first Academy Awards are announced.   

1930  On this day in history pluto discovered by Clyde Tombaugh   

1930  On February - 18 pluto, the ninth planet of our solar system, is discovered.   

1930  On February - 18 cow flown & milked, milk sealed in paper containers & parachuted   

1931  The birth of Toni Morrison, American writer on February - 18.   

1932  On February - 18 japan declares Manchuria Independent   

1932  On February - 18 sonja Henie wins her 6th straight World Women's figure skating title   

1932  On this day in history frederik Augustus III, King of Saxon (1904-18), dies at 66   

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

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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 this day in history.   

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 February - 18.   

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  On February - 18 birth of isaac Casaubon, naturalized English classical scholar, theologian   

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

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 this day in history gregory V, [Bruno] 1st German Pope, dies   

1139  On this day in history death of prince Yaropolk II of Kiev (b. 1082)   

1217  On this day in history alexander Neckum de Sancto Albano, Engl encyclopedist, dies at 59   

1294  Death of Kublai Khan, Mongol Emperor (b. 1215) on February - 18.   

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

1397  On February - 18 enguerrand VII, French master of Coucy/count of Soissons, dies at 56