Historical Events In October - 18

1832  On October - 18 othon Joseph Vandenbroek, composer, dies at 73   

1833  On October - 18 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  On this day in history bill Murdoch, cricketer (great pioneer of Australian Test cricket)   

1855  On this day in history franz Liszt's "Prometheus," premieres   

1859  Henri Bergson, France, philosopher (Creative Evolution-Nobel 1927) on October - 18.   

1860  The Second Opium War finally ends at the Convention of Peking with the ratification of the Treaty of Tientsin, an unequal treaty on October - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

1863  On October - 18 battle of Charlestown, WV   

1864  David Bell Birney, US lawyer/Union general-major, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1865  On this day in history lord Henry JT Palmerston, English min of Foreign affairs, dies at 80   

1867  On October - 18 uS takes formal possession of Alaska from Russia ($7.2 million)   

1869  Henrik Ibsen's "De Unges Forbund," premieres in Christiania (Oslo) on October - 18.   

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

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

1873  On this day in history 1st football game between Toronto Argonauts & Hamilton Tigers   

1875  James E K Aggrey, Ghana, US theologian/educationalist on this day in history.   

1876  Francis Preston Blair, newspaper editor (Washington Globe), dies at 85 on October - 18.   

1877  Florence Dahl Walrath, humanitarian, founded Cradle society on this day in history.   

1878  On this day in history edison makes electricity available for household usage   

1878  On this day in history james Truslow Adams, historian (Pul-1921, Founding of New England)   

1879  On October - 18 grzlegorz Fitelberg, composer   

1887  Start of the Sherlock Holmes adventure "A Case of Identity" (BG) on this day in history.   

1887  On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "A Case of Identity" (BG)   

1889  1st all NYC World Series NY Giants (NL) play Bkln (AA) on this day in history.   

1889  Fannie Hurst, novelist (Anatomy of Me) on this day in history.   

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 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 this day in history.   

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1127  Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1192) was born on this day in history.   

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 October - 18.   

1517  On this day in history birth of manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. 1570)   

1547  On this day in history birth of justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist/historian   

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 October - 18.   

1611  Valentin Strobel, composer was born on this day in history.   

0707  John VII, Greek Pope (705-07), dies on this day in history.   

1035  Death of Sancho III of Navarre on this day in history.   

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 October - 18.   

1216  On this day in history john, king of England (1199-1216, Magna Charta), dies   

1340  On this day in history henry Henricus of Friemar, Augustine philosopher, dies   

1382  On this day in history death of james Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (b. 1331)   

1417  On this day in history gregorius XII, [Angelo Correr], Pope (1406-15), dies