Historical Events In February - 18

1895  On February - 18 george "The Gipper" Gipp, football star (Notre Dame)   

1895  On February - 18 albrecht FR, arch duke of Austrian (Battle at Custozza), dies at 77   

1896  Cave of Winds at Niagara Falls goes almost dry for first time in 50 years on this day in history.   

1896  On February - 18 the birth of Andre Breton, French poet.   

1896  Cave of Winds at Niagara Falls goes almost dry for 1st time in 50 yrs on February - 18.   

1897  On February - 18 charles Kuentz, WW1 veteran, changed nationality 4 times (d.2005)   

1898  On February - 18 enzo Ferrari, racing car manufacturer, Modena   

1898  On this day in history frances Willard, founder (Woman's Christian Temperance), dies at 58   

1899  80º F, San Francisco CA on February - 18.   

1899  On this day in history san Francisco named as a port of dispatch for Army transports   

1899  80°F in SF on February - 18.   

1899  Arthur Bryant, English historian (King Charles II) on February - 18.   

1899  On this day in history m Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician, dies at 56   

1900  Battle at Paardeberg, 1,270 British killed/injured on February - 18.   

1900  On February - 18 british troops occupy Monte Christo Natal   

1900  On this day in history ajax soccer team forms in Amsterdam   

1901  On this day in history h Cecil Booth patented a dust removing suction cleaner   

1901  Reginald Sheffield, London England, actor (Second Chance) on February - 18.   

1902  Charles F. Tiffany, founder of the jewelry company that bears his name, dies on this day in history.   

1902  On February - 18 opera "Hunchback of Notre Dame," premieres in Monte Carlo   

1903  Kuyper government launches anti strike laws on February - 18.   

1903  Kuyper govt launches anti strike laws on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history nikolaj V Podgorny, pres USSR (1965-77)   

1905  On this day in history frank Wedekind's "Hidada, oder Sein und Haben," premieres in Munich   

1905  On this day in history jules de Geyter, Belgian poet (International), dies at 75   

1906  On February - 18 vincent d'Indy's "Jour D'été à La Montagne," premieres in Paris   

1906  Willem Doorenbos, literary/critic, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1907  Billy Dewolfe, Wollaston Mass, actor (Good Morning World) on February - 18.   

1908  US postage stamps in coils issued on this day in history.   

1908  1st US postage stamps in rolls issued on this day in history.   

1909  Boston Red Sox trade Cy Young, at 41, to Cleveland Naps on February - 18.   

1909  On this day in history matti Jarvinen, Finland, javelin thrower (Olympic-gold-1932)   

1911  The first official flight with air mail takes place in Allahabad, British India, when Henri Pequet, a 23-year-old pilot, delivers 6,500 letters to Naini, about 10 km away on this day in history.   

1911  On this day in history bill Murdoch, cricketer, dies while watching Aust v S Africa Test   

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1374  Saint Jadwiga of Poland, queen of Poland (d. 1399) was born on this day in history.   

1404  On February - 18 birth of leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Della Pittura)   

1486  Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Bengali saint, bhakti yoga developer was born on this day in history.   

1516  On February - 18 birth of mary I Tudor, [Bloody Mary], Greenwich, queen of England (1553-58)   

1530  Uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1578) was born on February - 18.   

1543  Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1608) was born on this day in history.   

1559  Isaac Casaubon, naturalized English classical scholar, theologian was born on February - 18.   

1602  On February - 18 birth of per Brahe (the younger), Swedish soldier (d. 1680)   

0814  Death of Angilbert, Frankish monk and confidant of Charlemagne on this day in history.   

0901  On this day in history death of thabit ibn Qurra, Arab astronomer and mathematician (b. 826)   

0999  On this day in history gregory V, [Bruno] 1st German Pope, dies   

1139  On February - 18 death of prince Yaropolk II of Kiev (b. 1082)   

1217  On February - 18 alexander Neckum de Sancto Albano, Engl encyclopedist, dies at 59   

1294  Death of Kublai Khan, Mongol Emperor (b. 1215) on this day in history.   

1379  On this day in history death of albert II of Mecklenburg (b. 1318)   

1397  On February - 18 enguerrand VII, French master of Coucy/count of Soissons, dies at 56