Historical Events In February - 18

1936  On February - 18 nHL record 32 points scored, NY Americans (28) & Mont Maroons (24)   

1938  Alida JM Tartaud-Little, actress (Rotterdam Stage), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1939  On February - 18 the Golden Gate International Exposition opens in San Francisco.   

1939  Golden Gate International Exposition opens on Treasure Island on this day in history.   

1939  Ludwig Bonvin, composer, dies at 89 on February - 18.   

1942  Japanese troop land on Bali on February - 18.   

1942  On February - 18 the birth of Milos Forman, Czech director.   

1943  Augusto Pinochet Ugarte (Chilean General/dictator) marries Lucia Hiriart on this day in history.   

1943  First edition of Dutch resistance newspaper "Trouw" on February - 18.   

1943  Munich resistance group "White Rose" captured by Nazis on February - 18.   

1943  1st edition of Dutch resistance newspaper "Trouw" on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history henri Polak, Dutch union leader/politician (soc-dem), dies at 74   

1944  Maastricht resistance fighter JAJ Janssen arrested on February - 18.   

1947  24 die in a train crash in Gallitzin PA on this day in history.   

1949  Niceto A Zamora y Torres, premier of Spain (1931-36), dies at 71 on February - 18.   

1950  On February - 18 "Dance Me a Song" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 35 performances   

1950  On February - 18 voranc Prezikov, [Lovro Kuhar], Slavic author (Jamnica), dies at 56   

1951  On February - 18 nepál becomes a constitutional monarchy   

1951  On this day in history 3 City College of NY basketball players admit to accepting bribes   

1951  On February - 18 piet A W Hopmans, bishop of Breda (Crusade), dies at 85   

1952  4th Emmy Awards Red Skelton, Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca win on February - 18.   

1952  4th Emmy Awards: Red Skelton, Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca wins on February - 18.   

1953  Premiere of first 3-D feature film-"Bwana Devil" (New York NY) on this day in history.   

1953  "Bwana Devil," the 1st 3-D movie, opened in New York on February - 18.   

1954  The birth of John Travolta, American actor on February - 18.   

1954  The first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles, California on this day in history.   

1955  On February - 18 baghdad Pact signed, making Turkey & Iraq a defense alliance   

1956  On February - 18 gustave Charpentier, French opera composer (Louise), dies at 95   

1957  Dedan Kimathi, a Kenyan rebel leader is executed by the British colonial government on February - 18.   

1957  On February - 18 henry N Russell, co-author (temperature-luminosity graph), dies   

1959  On February - 18 the birth of Greta Scacchi, American actress   

1959  Alfred Alessandrescu, composer, dies at 65 on February - 18.   

1960  On February - 18 u.S. Vice President Nixon opens the Eighth Winter Olympic Games in Squaw Valley, CA.   

1961  On this day in history henk van der Grift becomes world champion skater   

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1374  On this day in history birth of saint Jadwiga of Poland, queen of Poland (d. 1399)   

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

1486  On February - 18 birth of chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Bengali saint, bhakti yoga developer   

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  On this day in history birth of charles III, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1608)   

1559  Isaac Casaubon, naturalized English classical scholar, theologian was born on this day in history.   

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  Death of Thabit ibn Qurra, Arab astronomer and mathematician (b. 826) on this day in history.   

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  Alexander Neckum de Sancto Albano, Engl encyclopedist, dies at 59 on February - 18.   

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

1379  Death of Albert II of Mecklenburg (b. 1318) on this day in history.   

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