Page 3: Historical Events In October - 18

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

1833  On October - 18 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 October - 18 emille-Louis-Victor Mathieu, composer   

1850  On this day in history francis Thome, composer   

1854  On October - 18 bill Murdoch, cricketer (great pioneer of Australian Test cricket)   

1855  Franz Liszt's "Prometheus," premieres on this day in history.   

1859  On October - 18 henri Bergson, France, philosopher (Creative Evolution-Nobel 1927)   

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  On this day in history morgan's raiders capture federal garrison at Lexington, KY   

1862  On October - 18 james Creighton, dies of rupture bladder from hitting HR on Oct 14th   

1863  On this day in history battle of Charlestown, WV   

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  On October - 18 uS takes formal possession of Alaska from Russia ($7.2 million)   

1869  On this day in history henrik Ibsen's "De Unges Forbund," premieres in Christiania (Oslo)   

1871  On October - 18 louis de Vries, Dutch actor (Ghetto)   

1872  Josephine CMA, princess of Belgium/nun on October - 18.   

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

1875  On October - 18 james E K Aggrey, Ghana, US theologian/educationalist   

1876  On this day in history 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 October - 18 james Truslow Adams, historian (Pul-1921, Founding of New England)   

1879  On October - 18 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  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 October - 18.   

1890  [Agathe] Henriette [M de Beaufort], Dutch author (Rembrandt) on October - 18.   

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

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

1239  On October - 18 birth of stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72)   

1405  On October - 18 birth of pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia)   

1517  Manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. 1570) was born on this day in history.   

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  On October - 18 birth of valentin Strobel, composer   

0707  John VII, Greek Pope (705-07), dies on October - 18.   

1035  On October - 18 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  On October - 18 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