Historical Events In February - 18

1913  On February - 18 french painting "Nude Descending a Staircase" displayed in New York NY   

1913  French painting "Nude Descending a Staircase" displayed in NYC on this day in history.   

1913  Artur Axmann, nazi youth leader on February - 18.   

1914  On February - 18 edward George Edwards, chemist   

1915  On February - 18 during World War 1, Germany blockades Britain with submarines   

1915  On February - 18 germany begins a blockade of England   

1915  Marcel Landowsky, composer on February - 18.   

1916  Betty Phyllis Gathergood, curator on February - 18.   

1917  Phyllis Calvert, London, actress (Man in Grey) on this day in history.   

1917  Charles E Barber, US chief engraver (1879-1917), dies on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history cy Denneny of NHL Ottawa Senators scores record 52nd goals   

1920  Bill Cullen, Pitts, TV game show host (over 20 different games) on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history british troops occupy Dublin   

1921  British troops occupy Dublin, Ireland on this day in history.   

1921  On February - 18 barbara Hale, actress (Della Street-Perry Mason)   

1922  Kenesaw Mountain Landis resigns his judgeship to work for baseball on February - 18.   

1922  On February - 18 eric Gairy, premier (Grenada)   

1923  Belgium Borinage-mine workers strike for higher wages on February - 18.   

1923  Belgium: Borinage-mine workers strike for higher wages on February - 18.   

1924  US female Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard on this day in history.   

1924  On this day in history uS male Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger   

1924  US, Minister of Marine Edwin Denby ends term due to Teapot Dome-scandal on February - 18.   

1925  James Lane Allen, US writer (Choir Invisible), dies at 75 on February - 18.   

1927  US & Canada begin diplomatic relations on February - 18.   

1927  On this day in history 1st US radio broadcast of "Cities Service Concerts"   

1929  The first Academy Awards are announced on February - 18.   

1930  Pluto discovered by Clyde Tombaugh on February - 18.   

1930  Pluto, the ninth planet of our solar system, is discovered on this day in history.   

1930  Cow flown & milked, milk sealed in paper containers & parachuted on this day in history.   

1931  On February - 18 the birth of Toni Morrison, American writer.   

1932  Japan declares Manchuria Independent on this day in history.   

1932  Sonja Henie wins her 6th straight World Women's figure skating title on February - 18.   

1932  On February - 18 frederik Augustus III, King of Saxon (1904-18), dies at 66   

1933  On February - 18 james Corbett, (Gentleman Jim), heavyweight box champ (1892-97), dies   

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

1404  On this day in history birth of leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Della Pittura)   

1486  Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Bengali saint, bhakti yoga developer was born on February - 18.   

1516  Mary I Tudor, [Bloody Mary], Greenwich, queen of England (1553-58) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of isaac Casaubon, naturalized English classical scholar, theologian   

1602  On this day in history 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  Death of Prince Yaropolk II of Kiev (b. 1082) on this day in history.   

1217  Alexander Neckum de Sancto Albano, Engl encyclopedist, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1294  On February - 18 death of kublai Khan, Mongol Emperor (b. 1215)   

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

1397  Enguerrand VII, French master of Coucy/count of Soissons, dies at 56 on this day in history.