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

1939  Golden Gate International Exposition opens on Treasure Island on this day in history.  

1939  On February - 18 ludwig Bonvin, composer, dies at 89  

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

1942  On February - 18 the birth of Milos Forman, Czech director.  

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  On this day in history munich resistance group "White Rose" captured by Nazis  

1943  On February - 18 1st edition of Dutch resistance newspaper "Trouw"  

1943  On February - 18 henri Polak, Dutch union leader/politician (soc-dem), dies at 74  

1944  On February - 18 maastricht resistance fighter JAJ Janssen arrested  

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

1949  On February - 18 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 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 February - 18.  

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

1952  On this day in history 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 February - 18 "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  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 this day in history.  

1957  Henry N Russell, co-author (temperature-luminosity graph), dies on this day in history.  

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

1959  Alfred Alessandrescu, composer, dies at 65 on February - 18.  

1960  On February - 18 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  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  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 February - 18.  

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

1602  Per Brahe (the younger), Swedish soldier (d. 1680) was born on February - 18.  

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 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 February - 18 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.