Page 3: Historical Events In October - 18

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

1833  Johannes Habert, composer on October - 18.   

1837  On October - 18 friedrich W Mengelberg, German sculptor/painter   

1839  On this day in history 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  On October - 18 bill Murdoch, cricketer (great pioneer of Australian Test cricket)   

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

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

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

1862  Morgan's raiders capture federal garrison at Lexington, KY on October - 18.   

1862  James Creighton, dies of rupture bladder from hitting HR on Oct 14th on this day in history.   

1863  Battle of Charlestown, WV on October - 18.   

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

1865  Lord Henry JT Palmerston, English min of Foreign affairs, dies at 80 on October - 18.   

1867  US takes formal possession of Alaska from Russia ($7.2 million) on October - 18.   

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

1871  On this day in history louis de Vries, Dutch actor (Ghetto)   

1872  On this day in history josephine CMA, princess of Belgium/nun   

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

1875  On this day in history james E K Aggrey, Ghana, US theologian/educationalist   

1876  Francis Preston Blair, newspaper editor (Washington Globe), dies at 85 on October - 18.   

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

1878  Edison makes electricity available for household usage on this day in history.   

1878  James Truslow Adams, historian (Pul-1921, Founding of New England) on this day in history.   

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 October - 18.   

1889  On this day in history 1st all NYC World Series NY Giants (NL) play Bkln (AA)   

1889  On this day in history fannie Hurst, novelist (Anatomy of Me)   

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

1890  John Owen is 1st man to run 100 yd dash in under 10 seconds on this day in history.   

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

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

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1127  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1192)   

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

1405  Pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia) was born on this day in history.   

1517  Manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. 1570) was born on October - 18.   

1547  Justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist/historian was born on October - 18.   

1569  Giambattista Marini, Italian poet (d. 1625) was born on this day in history.   

1595  Edward Winslow, Plymouth Colony founder (d. 1655) was born on this day in history.   

1611  Valentin Strobel, composer was born on October - 18.   

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

1035  On this day in history death of sancho III of Navarre   

1101  On this day in history death of hugh of Vermandois, son of Henry I of France (b. 1053)   

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

1216  On this day in history john, king of England (1199-1216, Magna Charta), dies   

1340  Henry Henricus of Friemar, Augustine philosopher, dies on October - 18.   

1382  Death of James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (b. 1331) on October - 18.   

1417  On this day in history gregorius XII, [Angelo Correr], Pope (1406-15), dies