Historical Events In February - 18

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

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

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

1942  Japanese troop land on Bali on February - 18.  

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

1943  Augusto Pinochet Ugarte (Chilean General/dictator) marries Lucia Hiriart on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1943  Henri Polak, Dutch union leader/politician (soc-dem), dies at 74 on February - 18.  

1944  Maastricht resistance fighter JAJ Janssen arrested on this day in history.  

1947  On February - 18 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  "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 February - 18.  

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

1954  On February - 18 the birth of John Travolta, American actor  

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

1955  On this day in history baghdad Pact signed, making Turkey & Iraq a defense alliance  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1960  U.S. Vice President Nixon opens the Eighth Winter Olympic Games in Squaw Valley, CA on February - 18.  

1961  On this day in history henk van der Grift becomes world champion skater  

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

1404  On this day in history birth of leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Della Pittura)  

1486  On February - 18 birth of chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Bengali saint, bhakti yoga developer  

1516  On February - 18 birth of mary I Tudor, [Bloody Mary], Greenwich, queen of England (1553-58)  

1530  On February - 18 birth of uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1578)  

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

1559  On February - 18 birth of isaac Casaubon, naturalized English classical scholar, theologian  

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

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  On February - 18 alexander Neckum de Sancto Albano, Engl encyclopedist, dies at 59  

1294  On February - 18 death of kublai Khan, Mongol Emperor (b. 1215)  

1379  Death of Albert II of Mecklenburg (b. 1318) on this day in history.  

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