Historical Events In February - 18

1913  On this day in history french painting "Nude Descending a Staircase" displayed in New York NY  

1913  On this day in history 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 February - 18.  

1915  On February - 18 germany begins a blockade of England  

1915  On this day in history marcel Landowsky, composer  

1916  Betty Phyllis Gathergood, curator on February - 18.  

1917  On February - 18 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  Bill Cullen, Pitts, TV game show host (over 20 different games) on this day in history.  

1921  On this day in history british troops occupy Dublin  

1921  British troops occupy Dublin, Ireland on this day in history.  

1921  Barbara Hale, actress (Della Street-Perry Mason) on February - 18.  

1922  On this day in history kenesaw Mountain Landis resigns his judgeship to work for baseball  

1922  On February - 18 eric Gairy, premier (Grenada)  

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

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

1924  US female Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard on this day in history.  

1924  US male Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger on February - 18.  

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

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  1st US radio broadcast of "Cities Service Concerts" on February - 18.  

1929  The first Academy Awards are announced on February - 18.  

1930  On February - 18 pluto discovered by Clyde Tombaugh  

1930  Pluto, the ninth planet of our solar system, is discovered on February - 18.  

1930  Cow flown & milked, milk sealed in paper containers & parachuted on this day in history.  

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

1932  Japan declares Manchuria Independent on February - 18.  

1932  On this day in history sonja Henie wins her 6th straight World Women's figure skating title  

1932  On February - 18 frederik Augustus III, King of Saxon (1904-18), dies at 66  

1933  On February - 18 james Corbett, (Gentleman Jim), heavyweight box champ (1892-97), dies  

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1374  Saint Jadwiga of Poland, queen of Poland (d. 1399) was born on this day in history.  

1404  On this day in history birth of leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Della Pittura)  

1486  On February - 18 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 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  On February - 18 birth of per Brahe (the younger), Swedish soldier (d. 1680)  

0814  Death of Angilbert, Frankish monk and confidant of Charlemagne on February - 18.  

0901  Death of Thabit ibn Qurra, Arab astronomer and mathematician (b. 826) on February - 18.  

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