Page 3: Historical Events In October - 18

1832  Othon Joseph Vandenbroek, composer, dies at 73 on October - 18.   

1833  On this day in history johannes Habert, composer   

1837  On this day in history friedrich W Mengelberg, German sculptor/painter   

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

1844  On this day in history emille-Louis-Victor Mathieu, composer   

1850  Francis Thome, composer on October - 18.   

1854  Bill Murdoch, cricketer (great pioneer of Australian Test cricket) on this day in history.   

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

1863  On this day in history battle of Charlestown, WV   

1864  David Bell Birney, US lawyer/Union general-major, dies at 39 on October - 18.   

1865  Lord Henry JT Palmerston, English min of Foreign affairs, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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

1869  On October - 18 henrik Ibsen's "De Unges Forbund," premieres in Christiania (Oslo)   

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

1872  Josephine CMA, princess of Belgium/nun on this day in history.   

1873  1st football game between Toronto Argonauts & Hamilton Tigers on October - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

1877  On this day in history florence Dahl Walrath, humanitarian, founded Cradle society   

1878  On this day in history edison makes electricity available for household usage   

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 October - 18 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 this day in history 1st all NYC World Series NY Giants (NL) play Bkln (AA)   

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

1890  John Owen is first man to run 100 yd dash in under 10 seconds on October - 18.   

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

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

1891  On October - 18 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 October - 18.   

1517  On this day in history birth of manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. 1570)   

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

1569  Giambattista Marini, Italian poet (d. 1625) was born on October - 18.   

1595  On October - 18 birth of edward Winslow, Plymouth Colony founder (d. 1655)   

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

0707  John VII, Greek Pope (705-07), dies on this day in history.   

1035  Death of Sancho III of Navarre on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.