Page 7: Historical Events In February - 18

1936  NHL record 32 points scored, NY Americans (28) & Mont Maroons (24) on this day in history.   

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

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  Ludwig Bonvin, composer, dies at 89 on February - 18.   

1942  Japanese troop land on Bali on February - 18.   

1942  On this day in history the birth of Milos Forman, Czech director.   

1943  On February - 18 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 this day in history.   

1944  On February - 18 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 February - 18 "Dance Me a Song" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 35 performances   

1950  On this day in history voranc Prezikov, [Lovro Kuhar], Slavic author (Jamnica), dies at 56   

1951  On this day in history nepál becomes a constitutional monarchy   

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

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

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

1952  4th Emmy Awards: Red Skelton, Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca wins on this day in history.   

1953  Premiere of first 3-D feature film-"Bwana Devil" (New York NY) on this day in history.   

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

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

1954  On this day in history the first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles, California.   

1955  On February - 18 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 February - 18.   

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

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

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1374  On February - 18 birth of saint Jadwiga of Poland, queen of Poland (d. 1399)   

1404  Leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Della Pittura) was born on this day in history.   

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  Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1608) was born on February - 18.   

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

1602  On February - 18 birth of per Brahe (the younger), Swedish soldier (d. 1680)   

0814  On February - 18 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 February - 18.   

1139  Death of Prince Yaropolk II of Kiev (b. 1082) on this day in history.   

1217  Alexander Neckum de Sancto Albano, Engl encyclopedist, dies at 59 on February - 18.   

1294  On this day in history death of kublai Khan, Mongol Emperor (b. 1215)   

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.