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  On February - 18 alida JM Tartaud-Little, actress (Rotterdam Stage), dies at 64   

1939  On February - 18 the Golden Gate International Exposition opens in San Francisco.   

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

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

1942  Japanese troop land on Bali on February - 18.   

1942  The birth of Milos Forman, Czech director on this day in history.   

1943  On February - 18 augusto Pinochet Ugarte (Chilean General/dictator) marries Lucia Hiriart   

1943  First edition of Dutch resistance newspaper "Trouw" on February - 18.   

1943  On February - 18 munich resistance group "White Rose" captured by Nazis   

1943  On February - 18 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  Maastricht resistance fighter JAJ Janssen arrested on this day in history.   

1947  24 die in a train crash in Gallitzin PA on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1953  On February - 18 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  On February - 18 the birth of John Travolta, American actor   

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

1955  Baghdad Pact signed, making Turkey & Iraq a defense alliance on February - 18.   

1956  Gustave Charpentier, French opera composer (Louise), dies at 95 on this day in history.   

1957  Dedan Kimathi, a Kenyan rebel leader is executed by the British colonial government on February - 18.   

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

1959  On February - 18 the birth of Greta Scacchi, American actress   

1959  On February - 18 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 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  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 February - 18.   

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

1543  On this day in history birth of charles III, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1608)   

1559  On February - 18 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  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  On this day in history death of prince Yaropolk II of Kiev (b. 1082)   

1217  Alexander Neckum de Sancto Albano, Engl encyclopedist, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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

1379  Death of Albert II of Mecklenburg (b. 1318) on February - 18.   

1397  Enguerrand VII, French master of Coucy/count of Soissons, dies at 56 on this day in history.