Page 8: Historical Events In February - 18

1962  France & Algerian Moslems negotiate truce to end 7 year war on this day in history.   

1963  On February - 18 monte Blue, silent film actor (Apache), dies of heart attack at 73   

1964  On February - 18 papandreou government takes power in Greece   

1965  On February - 18 27 copper miners die in avalanche, Granduc Mountain British Columbia   

1965  On February - 18 gambia gains independence   

1965  On this day in history gambia gains independence from Britain (National Day)   

1966  Anne Anema, Dutch lawyer/journalist/politician (ARP), dies at 94 on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history manuel Palau Boix, composer, dies at 74   

1968  10,000 demonstrators against US in Vietnam War in West-Berlin on this day in history.   

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

1968  On this day in history david Gilmour joins rock group Pink Floyd   

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

1969  PLO-attack El-Al plane in Zurich Switzerland on this day in history.   

1969  On February - 18 dragisa Cvetkovic, Serbian premier of (Yugoslavia 1939-4.), dies at 76   

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

1970  On February - 18 uS President Nixon launches "Nixon-doctrine"   

1970  On this day in history 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  On this day in history california Supreme Court abolishes death penalty   

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  Franc Costello, US gangster, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1974  On February - 18 nASA launches Italian satellite San Marcos C-2 (235/843 km)   

1975  On February - 18 2nd American Music Award   

1975  Italy broadens abortion law on February - 18.   

1975  On February - 18 chivu Stoica, [Stoica Chivu), premier of Romania (1955-61), dies at 66   

1976  On February - 18 anton Betzner, writer, dies at 81   

1977  George Harrison releases "True Love" on February - 18.   

1977  The first space shuttle, Enterprise, makes its maiden flight (carried atop a Boeing 747), over the Mojave Desert on February - 18.   

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 February - 18.   

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  On this day in history birth of saint Jadwiga of Poland, queen of Poland (d. 1399)   

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 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  Isaac Casaubon, naturalized English classical scholar, theologian was born on this day in history.   

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

0814  Death of Angilbert, Frankish monk and confidant of Charlemagne on February - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

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 February - 18.   

1294  On February - 18 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.