Page 7: Historical Events In February - 18

1936  On this day in history nHL record 32 points scored, NY Americans (28) & Mont Maroons (24)   

1938  Alida JM Tartaud-Little, actress (Rotterdam Stage), dies at 64 on February - 18.   

1939  The Golden Gate International Exposition opens in San Francisco on February - 18.   

1939  Golden Gate International Exposition opens on Treasure Island on February - 18.   

1939  On this day in history ludwig Bonvin, composer, dies at 89   

1942  Japanese troop land on Bali on this day in history.   

1942  The birth of Milos Forman, Czech director on February - 18.   

1943  On this day in history augusto Pinochet Ugarte (Chilean General/dictator) marries Lucia Hiriart   

1943  On February - 18 first edition of Dutch resistance newspaper "Trouw"   

1943  Munich resistance group "White Rose" captured by Nazis on this day in history.   

1943  1st edition of Dutch resistance newspaper "Trouw" on this day in history.   

1943  Henri Polak, Dutch union leader/politician (soc-dem), dies at 74 on February - 18.   

1944  On this day in history maastricht resistance fighter JAJ Janssen arrested   

1947  24 die in a train crash in Gallitzin PA on February - 18.   

1949  Niceto A Zamora y Torres, premier of Spain (1931-36), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history "Dance Me a Song" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 35 performances   

1950  Voranc Prezikov, [Lovro Kuhar], Slavic author (Jamnica), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1951  Nepál becomes a constitutional monarchy on this day in history.   

1951  On February - 18 3 City College of NY basketball players admit to accepting bribes   

1951  Piet A W Hopmans, bishop of Breda (Crusade), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1952  4th Emmy Awards Red Skelton, Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca win on February - 18.   

1952  On February - 18 4th Emmy Awards: Red Skelton, Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca wins   

1953  Premiere of first 3-D feature film-"Bwana Devil" (New York NY) on February - 18.   

1953  On this day in history "Bwana Devil," the 1st 3-D movie, opened in New York   

1954  On February - 18 the birth of John Travolta, American actor   

1954  On February - 18 the first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles, California.   

1955  On this day in history baghdad Pact signed, making Turkey & Iraq a defense alliance   

1956  On this day in history gustave Charpentier, French opera composer (Louise), dies at 95   

1957  Dedan Kimathi, a Kenyan rebel leader is executed by the British colonial government on this day in history.   

1957  Henry N Russell, co-author (temperature-luminosity graph), dies on February - 18.   

1959  On this day in history the birth of Greta Scacchi, American actress   

1959  On this day in history alfred Alessandrescu, composer, dies at 65   

1960  U.S. Vice President Nixon opens the Eighth Winter Olympic Games in Squaw Valley, CA on this day in history.   

1961  Henk van der Grift becomes world champion skater on February - 18.   

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1374  On February - 18 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  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  Uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1578) was born on this day in history.   

1543  On February - 18 birth of charles III, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1608)   

1559  On this day in history birth of isaac Casaubon, naturalized English classical scholar, theologian   

1602  On this day in history birth of per Brahe (the younger), Swedish soldier (d. 1680)   

0814  On this day in history death of angilbert, Frankish monk and confidant of Charlemagne   

0901  Death of Thabit ibn Qurra, Arab astronomer and mathematician (b. 826) on this day in history.   

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

1294  Death of Kublai Khan, Mongol Emperor (b. 1215) on this day in history.   

1379  On this day in history death of albert II of Mecklenburg (b. 1318)   

1397  Enguerrand VII, French master of Coucy/count of Soissons, dies at 56 on February - 18.