Page 3: Historical Events In October - 18

1832  On October - 18 othon Joseph Vandenbroek, composer, dies at 73   

1833  On October - 18 johannes Habert, composer   

1837  Friedrich W Mengelberg, German sculptor/painter on this day in history.   

1839  On October - 18 french Jozef Kinsoen, Flemish portrait painter, dies at 68   

1844  Emille-Louis-Victor Mathieu, composer on this day in history.   

1850  On October - 18 francis Thome, composer   

1854  Bill Murdoch, cricketer (great pioneer of Australian Test cricket) on October - 18.   

1855  Franz Liszt's "Prometheus," premieres on October - 18.   

1859  Henri Bergson, France, philosopher (Creative Evolution-Nobel 1927) on this day in history.   

1860  On this day in history the Second Opium War finally ends at the Convention of Peking with the ratification of the Treaty of Tientsin, an unequal treaty.   

1862  Morgan's raiders capture federal garrison at Lexington, KY on this day in history.   

1862  On October - 18 james Creighton, dies of rupture bladder from hitting HR on Oct 14th   

1863  On this day in history battle of Charlestown, WV   

1864  On October - 18 david Bell Birney, US lawyer/Union general-major, dies at 39   

1865  On October - 18 lord Henry JT Palmerston, English min of Foreign affairs, dies at 80   

1867  On this day in history uS takes formal possession of Alaska from Russia ($7.2 million)   

1869  Henrik Ibsen's "De Unges Forbund," premieres in Christiania (Oslo) on this day in history.   

1871  Louis de Vries, Dutch actor (Ghetto) on this day in history.   

1872  Josephine CMA, princess of Belgium/nun on October - 18.   

1873  1st football game between Toronto Argonauts & Hamilton Tigers on this day in history.   

1875  James E K Aggrey, Ghana, US theologian/educationalist on October - 18.   

1876  On this day in history francis Preston Blair, newspaper editor (Washington Globe), dies at 85   

1877  Florence Dahl Walrath, humanitarian, founded Cradle society on this day in history.   

1878  On October - 18 edison makes electricity available for household usage   

1878  On October - 18 james Truslow Adams, historian (Pul-1921, Founding of New England)   

1879  On this day in history grzlegorz Fitelberg, composer   

1887  On this day in history start of the Sherlock Holmes adventure "A Case of Identity" (BG)   

1887  Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "A Case of Identity" (BG) on this day in history.   

1889  On October - 18 1st all NYC World Series NY Giants (NL) play Bkln (AA)   

1889  Fannie Hurst, novelist (Anatomy of Me) on October - 18.   

1890  On this day in history john Owen is first man to run 100 yd dash in under 10 seconds   

1890  On October - 18 john Owen is 1st man to run 100 yd dash in under 10 seconds   

1890  On this day in history [Agathe] Henriette [M de Beaufort], Dutch author (Rembrandt)   

1891  On October - 18 1st international 6-day bicycle race in US (MSG, NYC) begins   

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1127  Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1192) was born on October - 18.   

1239  Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72) was born on this day in history.   

1405  On this day in history birth of pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia)   

1517  Manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. 1570) was born on this day in history.   

1547  Justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist/historian was born on this day in history.   

1569  On October - 18 birth of giambattista Marini, Italian poet (d. 1625)   

1595  On this day in history birth of edward Winslow, Plymouth Colony founder (d. 1655)   

1611  Valentin Strobel, composer was born on this day in history.   

0707  On October - 18 john VII, Greek Pope (705-07), dies   

1035  On October - 18 death of sancho III of Navarre   

1101  Death of Hugh of Vermandois, son of Henry I of France (b. 1053) on October - 18.   

1141  Death of Margrave Leopold IV of Austria on October - 18.   

1216  On October - 18 john, king of England (1199-1216, Magna Charta), dies   

1340  On this day in history henry Henricus of Friemar, Augustine philosopher, dies   

1382  Death of James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (b. 1331) on this day in history.   

1417  Gregorius XII, [Angelo Correr], Pope (1406-15), dies on October - 18.