Page 7: Historical Events In February - 18

1936  NHL record 32 points scored, NY Americans (28) & Mont Maroons (24) on February - 18.   

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  Ludwig Bonvin, composer, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1942  On February - 18 japanese troop land on Bali   

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  First edition of Dutch resistance newspaper "Trouw" on February - 18.   

1943  Munich resistance group "White Rose" captured by Nazis on February - 18.   

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

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 this day in history 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  On February - 18 "Dance Me a Song" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 35 performances   

1950  Voranc Prezikov, [Lovro Kuhar], Slavic author (Jamnica), dies at 56 on February - 18.   

1951  On this day in history nepál becomes a constitutional monarchy   

1951  On this day in history 3 City College of NY basketball players admit to accepting bribes   

1951  On this day in history piet A W Hopmans, bishop of Breda (Crusade), dies at 85   

1952  On February - 18 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  On this day in history premiere of first 3-D feature film-"Bwana Devil" (New York NY)   

1953  "Bwana Devil," the 1st 3-D movie, opened in New York on February - 18.   

1954  The birth of John Travolta, American actor on February - 18.   

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

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  On this day in history dedan Kimathi, a Kenyan rebel leader is executed by the British colonial government.   

1957  On February - 18 henry N Russell, co-author (temperature-luminosity graph), dies   

1959  The birth of Greta Scacchi, American actress on February - 18.   

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

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

1961  Henk van der Grift becomes world champion skater on this day in history.   

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

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

1486  Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Bengali saint, bhakti yoga developer was born on February - 18.   

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

1530  On this day in history birth of uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1578)   

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

1559  Isaac Casaubon, naturalized English classical scholar, theologian was born on February - 18.   

1602  Per Brahe (the younger), Swedish soldier (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.   

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 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  On February - 18 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 this day in history.