Page 3: Historical Events In October - 18

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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1127  On October - 18 birth of emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1192)   

1239  Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72) was born on October - 18.   

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 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  On this day in history 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 October - 18.   

1035  On October - 18 death of sancho III of Navarre   

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

1141  Death of Margrave Leopold IV of Austria on this day in history.   

1216  John, king of England (1199-1216, Magna Charta), dies on this day in history.   

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