Page 8: Historical Events In February - 18

1962  France & Algerian Moslems negotiate truce to end 7 year war on February - 18.   

1963  Monte Blue, silent film actor (Apache), dies of heart attack at 73 on February - 18.   

1964  Papandreou government takes power in Greece on February - 18.   

1965  27 copper miners die in avalanche, Granduc Mountain British Columbia on this day in history.   

1965  On February - 18 gambia gains independence   

1965  Gambia gains independence from Britain (National Day) on this day in history.   

1966  On February - 18 anne Anema, Dutch lawyer/journalist/politician (ARP), dies at 94   

1967  Manuel Palau Boix, composer, dies at 74 on February - 18.   

1968  10,000 demonstrators against US in Vietnam War in West-Berlin on February - 18.   

1968  On February - 18 10th Winter Olympics games close at Grenoble, France   

1968  On February - 18 david Gilmour joins rock group Pink Floyd   

1968  On this day in history sigurd Erixon, etnologist (Atlas "ver Svensk Folkkultur), dies at 79   

1969  On this day in history pLO-attack El-Al plane in Zurich Switzerland   

1969  On this day in history dragisa Cvetkovic, Serbian premier of (Yugoslavia 1939-4.), dies at 76   

1970  The Chicago Seven are found innocent of conspiring to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic national convention on February - 18.   

1970  On this day in history uS President Nixon launches "Nixon-doctrine"   

1970  On February - 18 desiderius A Stracke, Flemish jesuit/literature historian, dies at 94   

1972  On this day in history a report suggested that alcohol abuse was the nation's biggest problem   

1972  California Supreme Court abolishes death penalty on this day in history.   

1972  Giulio Andreotti sworn in as premier of Italy on February - 18.   

1972  John & Yoko end a week of co-hosting Mike Douglas Show on this day in history.   

1973  54-kg octopus measuring 7 meter across captured in Hood Canal, Washington on this day in history.   

1973  On February - 18 franc Costello, US gangster, dies at 82   

1974  NASA launches Italian satellite San Marcos C-2 (235/843 km) on February - 18.   

1975  2nd American Music Award on February - 18.   

1975  Italy broadens abortion law on February - 18.   

1975  On this day in history chivu Stoica, [Stoica Chivu), premier of Romania (1955-61), dies at 66   

1976  Anton Betzner, writer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history george Harrison releases "True Love"   

1977  The first space shuttle, Enterprise, makes its maiden flight (carried atop a Boeing 747), over the Mojave Desert on this day in history.   

1978  On February - 18 the first Iron Man Triathlon (swim, bike ride, marathon) held, Kona HI   

1979  -52º F (-47º C), Old Forge NY (state record) on this day in history.   

1979  Miniseries "Roots The Next Generations" premieres on ABC TV on this day in history.   

1979  NASA launches space vehicle S-202 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  On February - 18 birth of leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Della Pittura)   

1486  On February - 18 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 this day in history 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  On this day in history gregory V, [Bruno] 1st German Pope, dies   

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

1217  On this day in history 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 February - 18 death of albert II of Mecklenburg (b. 1318)   

1397  On this day in history enguerrand VII, French master of Coucy/count of Soissons, dies at 56