Page 3: Historical Events In October - 18
Wednesday, 09 July 2025
1832 On this day in history othon Joseph Vandenbroek, composer, dies at 73
1833 On this day in history johannes Habert, composer
1837 Friedrich W Mengelberg, German sculptor/painter on this day in history.
1839 French Jozef Kinsoen, Flemish portrait painter, dies at 68 on this day in history.
1844 Emille-Louis-Victor Mathieu, composer on October - 18.
1850 On October - 18 francis Thome, composer
1854 Bill Murdoch, cricketer (great pioneer of Australian Test cricket) on this day in history.
1855 On this day in history franz Liszt's "Prometheus," premieres
1859 On this day in history henri Bergson, France, philosopher (Creative Evolution-Nobel 1927)
1860 On October - 18 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 James Creighton, dies of rupture bladder from hitting HR on Oct 14th on October - 18.
1863 Battle of Charlestown, WV on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
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 Louis de Vries, Dutch actor (Ghetto) on October - 18.
1872 Josephine CMA, princess of Belgium/nun on October - 18.
1873 On October - 18 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 October - 18 florence Dahl Walrath, humanitarian, founded Cradle society
1878 Edison makes electricity available for household usage on this day in history.
1878 On this day in history 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 October - 18.
1889 1st all NYC World Series NY Giants (NL) play Bkln (AA) on October - 18.
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 this day in history.
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 October - 18.
1891 1st international 6-day bicycle race in US (MSG, NYC) begins on October - 18.
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