Historical Events In October - 18

1832  Othon Joseph Vandenbroek, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1833  Johannes Habert, composer on this day in history.  

1837  Friedrich W Mengelberg, German sculptor/painter on October - 18.  

1839  French Jozef Kinsoen, Flemish portrait painter, dies at 68 on October - 18.  

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

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  On this day in history henri Bergson, France, philosopher (Creative Evolution-Nobel 1927)  

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.  

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

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

1863  Battle of Charlestown, WV on this day in history.  

1864  On this day in history david Bell Birney, US lawyer/Union general-major, dies at 39  

1865  On this day in history lord Henry JT Palmerston, English min of Foreign affairs, dies at 80  

1867  US takes formal possession of Alaska from Russia ($7.2 million) on this day in history.  

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

1876  On October - 18 francis Preston Blair, newspaper editor (Washington Globe), dies at 85  

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

1878  On October - 18 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  Start of the Sherlock Holmes adventure "A Case of Identity" (BG) on October - 18.  

1887  On October - 18 start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "A Case of Identity" (BG)  

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 this day in history.  

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

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1127  Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1192) was born on this day in history.  

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

1547  On this day in history birth of justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist/historian  

1569  On this day in history birth of giambattista Marini, Italian poet (d. 1625)  

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

1611  On this day in history birth of valentin Strobel, composer  

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

1035  Death of Sancho III of Navarre on October - 18.  

1101  On October - 18 death of hugh of Vermandois, son of Henry I of France (b. 1053)  

1141  On this day in history death of margrave Leopold IV of Austria  

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  On October - 18 death of james Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (b. 1331)  

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