Page 6: Historical Events In February - 18

1915  During World War 1, Germany blockades Britain with submarines.   

1915  Germany begins a blockade of England   

1915  Marcel Landowsky, composer   

1916  Betty Phyllis Gathergood, curator   

1917  Phyllis Calvert, London, actress (Man in Grey)   

1917  Charles E Barber, US chief engraver (1879-1917), dies   

1919  Cy Denneny of NHL Ottawa Senators scores record 52nd goals.   

1920  Bill Cullen, Pitts, TV game show host (over 20 different games).   

1921  British troops occupy Dublin   

1921  British troops occupy Dublin, Ireland.   

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

1922  Kenesaw Mountain Landis steps down his judgeship to work for baseball.   

1922  Eric Gairy, premier (Grenada)   

1923  Belgium Borinage-mine workers strike for higher wages   

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

1925  James Lane Allen, US writer (Choir Invisible), dies at 75   

1927  US and Canada begin diplomatic relations.   

1927  1st US radio broadcast of "Cities Service Concerts"   

1929  The inaugural Academy Awards are announced   

1930  Pluto discovered by Clyde Tombaugh   

1930  Pluto, the ninth planet of our solar system, is discovered.   

1930  Cow flown and milked, milk sealed in paper containers and parachuted.   

1931  Toni Morrison, American writer is born.   

1932  Japan declares Manchuria Independent.   

1932  In this year, Sonja Henie claims her 6th straight World Women's figure skating title   

1932  Frederik Augustus III, King of Saxon (1904-18), dies at 66   

1933  James Corbett, (Gentleman Jim), heavyweight box champ (1892-97), dies   

1936  NHL record 32 points scored, NY Americans (28) and Mont Maroons (24).   

1938  Alida JM Tartaud-Little, actress (Rotterdam Stage), dies at 64.   

1939  The Golden Gate International Exposition opens in San Francisco   

1939  Golden Gate International Exposition opens on Treasure Island.   

1939  Ludwig Bonvin, composer, dies at 89.   

1942  Japanese troop land on Bali   

1942  Milos Forman, Czech director is born   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28

1374  Saint jadwiga of poland: Queen of poland   

1404  Leon b alberti: Italian humanist/architect (della pittura)   

1486  Chaitanya mahaprabhu: Bengali saint, bhakti yoga developer   

1516  Mary i tudor: [bloody mary], greenwich, queen of england (1553-58)   

1530  Uesugi kenshin: Japanese samurai and warlord   

1543  Charles iii: Duke of lorraine   

1559  Isaac casaubon: Naturalized english classical scholar, theologian   

1602  Per brahe (the younger): Swedish soldier   

0814  Angilbert: Frankish monk and confidant of charlemagne   

0901  Death of Thabit ibn qurra: Arab astronomer and mathematician (b. 826)   

0999  Death of Gregory v: [bruno] 1st german pope,   

1139  Prince yaropolk ii of kiev: Prince yaropolk ii of kiev (b. 1082)   

1217  Death of Alexander neckum de sancto albano: Engl encyclopedist,   

1294  Death of Kublai khan: Mongol emperor (b. 1215)   

1379  Albert ii of mecklenburg: Albert ii of mecklenburg (b. 1318)   

1397  Enguerrand vii: French master of coucy/count of soissons,