Historical Events In February - 18

1913  On February - 18 french painting "Nude Descending a Staircase" displayed in New York NY  

1913  French painting "Nude Descending a Staircase" displayed in NYC on this day in history.  

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

1914  Edward George Edwards, chemist on this day in history.  

1915  On this day in history during World War 1, Germany blockades Britain with submarines  

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

1915  On February - 18 marcel Landowsky, composer  

1916  On this day in history betty Phyllis Gathergood, curator  

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

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

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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  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 this day in history.  

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

1922  On this day in history eric Gairy, premier (Grenada)  

1923  On this day in history belgium Borinage-mine workers strike for higher wages  

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

1924  On February - 18 uS female Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard  

1924  US male Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger on this day in history.  

1924  US, Minister of Marine Edwin Denby ends term due to Teapot Dome-scandal on February - 18.  

1925  James Lane Allen, US writer (Choir Invisible), dies at 75 on February - 18.  

1927  On February - 18 uS & Canada begin diplomatic relations  

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

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

1930  On February - 18 pluto discovered by Clyde Tombaugh  

1930  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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  Frederik Augustus III, King of Saxon (1904-18), dies at 66 on February - 18.  

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  On February - 18 birth of leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Della Pittura)  

1486  On February - 18 birth of chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Bengali saint, bhakti yoga developer  

1516  On this day in history birth of mary I Tudor, [Bloody Mary], Greenwich, queen of England (1553-58)  

1530  On February - 18 birth of uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1578)  

1543  Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1608) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1379  Death of Albert II of Mecklenburg (b. 1318) on this day in history.  

1397  Enguerrand VII, French master of Coucy/count of Soissons, dies at 56 on this day in history.