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 February - 18.   

1965  Gambia gains independence on this day in history.   

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

1966  Anne Anema, Dutch lawyer/journalist/politician (ARP), dies at 94 on February - 18.   

1967  On February - 18 manuel Palau Boix, composer, dies at 74   

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

1968  On this day in history 10th Winter Olympics games close at Grenoble, France   

1968  David Gilmour joins rock group Pink Floyd on this day in history.   

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  Dragisa Cvetkovic, Serbian premier of (Yugoslavia 1939-4.), dies at 76 on February - 18.   

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

1970  US President Nixon launches "Nixon-doctrine" on this day in history.   

1970  Desiderius A Stracke, Flemish jesuit/literature historian, dies at 94 on this day in history.   

1972  On February - 18 a report suggested that alcohol abuse was the nation's biggest problem   

1972  On February - 18 california Supreme Court abolishes death penalty   

1972  On this day in history giulio Andreotti sworn in as premier of Italy   

1972  On February - 18 john & Yoko end a week of co-hosting Mike Douglas Show   

1973  On February - 18 54-kg octopus measuring 7 meter across captured in Hood Canal, Washington   

1973  Franc Costello, US gangster, dies at 82 on February - 18.   

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

1975  On February - 18 2nd American Music Award   

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  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  On February - 18 miniseries "Roots The Next Generations" premieres on ABC TV   

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 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 this day in history.   

1543  On February - 18 birth of charles III, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1608)   

1559  On this day in history 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  Death of Angilbert, Frankish monk and confidant of Charlemagne on this day in history.   

0901  Death of Thabit ibn Qurra, Arab astronomer and mathematician (b. 826) on this day in history.   

0999  On this day in history gregory V, [Bruno] 1st German Pope, dies   

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

1379  On this day in history 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