February 18 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1968  10000 demonstrators against US in Vietnam War in West-Berlin   

1968  10th Winter Olympics games close at Grenoble, France   

1968  David Gilmour joins rock group Pink Floyd   

1968  Sigurd Erixon, etnologist (Atlas "ver Svensk Folkkultur), dies at 79   

1969  PLO-attack El-Al plane in Zurich Switzerland   

1969  Dragisa Cvetkovic, Serbian premier of (Yugoslavia 1939-4.), dies at 76.   

1970  The Chicago Seven are are discovered innocent of conspiring to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic national convention.   

1970  US President Nixon launches "Nixon-doctrine"   

1970  Desiderius A Stracke, Flemish jesuit/literature historian, dies at 94   

1972  A report suggested that alcohol abuse was the nation's biggest problem.   

1972  California Supreme Court abolishes death penalty   

1972  Giulio Andreotti sworn in as premier of Italy   

1972  John and Yoko end a week of co-hosting Mike Douglas Show.   

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

1973  Franc Costello, US gangster, dies at 82.   

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

1975  2nd American Music Award   

1975  Italy broadens abortion law.   

1975  Chivu Stoica, [Stoica Chivu), premier of Romania (1955-61), dies at 66.   

1976  Anton Betzner, writer, dies at 81   

1977  In this year, George Harrison releases "True Love".   

1977  The inaugural space shuttle, Enterprise, makes its maiden flight (carried atop a Boeing 747), over the Mojave Desert   

1978  The inaugural Iron Man Triathlon (swim, bike ride, marathon) held, Kona HI   

1979  -52º F (-47º C), Old Forge NY (state record)   

1979  Miniseries "Roots The Next Generations" premieres on ABC TV.   

1979  NASA launches space vehicle S-202   

1979  In this year, President Zia ur-Rahmans National Party claims elections in Bangladesh.   

1979  Snow falls in the Sahara Desert   

1980  Billy Wyman said he will leave the Rolling Stones in 1983 (Sure!).   

1980  In this year, Pierre Elliott Trudeau's Liberal Party claims Canada's elections.   

1984  Revised concordat between Italy and the Vatican signed.   

1988  Anthony M. Kennedy is sworn in as the 104th justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.   

1994  Actor Joe Pantoliano (41) weds model Nancy Sheppard (31)   

1996  Tendulkar scores 127 in India's Cricket World Cup win over Kenya.   

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1374  Saint jadwiga of poland: Queen of poland   

1404  Leon b alberti: Italian humanist/architect (della pittura)   

1486  Chaitanya mahaprabhu: Bengali saint, bhakti yoga developer   

1516  Mary i tudor: [bloody mary], greenwich, queen of england (1553-58)   

1530  Uesugi kenshin: Japanese samurai and warlord   

1543  Charles iii: Duke of lorraine   

1559  Isaac casaubon: Naturalized english classical scholar, theologian   

1602  Per brahe (the younger): Swedish soldier   

0814  Death of Angilbert: Frankish monk and confidant of charlemagne   

0901  Death of Thabit ibn qurra: Arab astronomer and mathematician (b. 826)   

0999  Gregory v: [bruno] 1st german pope,   

1139  Prince yaropolk ii of kiev: Prince yaropolk ii of kiev (b. 1082)   

1217  Alexander neckum de sancto albano: Engl encyclopedist,   

1294  Kublai khan: Mongol emperor (b. 1215)   

1379  Death of Albert ii of mecklenburg: Albert ii of mecklenburg (b. 1318)   

1397  Death of Enguerrand vii: French master of coucy/count of soissons,