Historical Events In February - 18

1936  On February - 18 nHL record 32 points scored, NY Americans (28) & Mont Maroons (24)  

1938  On this day in history alida JM Tartaud-Little, actress (Rotterdam Stage), dies at 64  

1939  On this day in history the Golden Gate International Exposition opens in San Francisco.  

1939  On February - 18 golden Gate International Exposition opens on Treasure Island  

1939  On February - 18 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  Augusto Pinochet Ugarte (Chilean General/dictator) marries Lucia Hiriart on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1943  On this day in history henri Polak, Dutch union leader/politician (soc-dem), dies at 74  

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

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

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

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

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

1951  On February - 18 nepál becomes a constitutional monarchy  

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

1951  On February - 18 piet A W Hopmans, bishop of Breda (Crusade), dies at 85  

1952  On this day in history 4th Emmy Awards Red Skelton, Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca win  

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 this day in history.  

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

1954  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1959  Alfred Alessandrescu, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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

1961  On February - 18 henk van der Grift becomes world champion skater  

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1374  On this day in history birth of saint Jadwiga of Poland, queen of Poland (d. 1399)  

1404  Leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Della Pittura) was born on February - 18.  

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 this day in history.  

1530  Uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1578) was born on February - 18.  

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

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  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  Gregory V, [Bruno] 1st German Pope, dies on February - 18.  

1139  Death of Prince Yaropolk II of Kiev (b. 1082) on February - 18.  

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