Page 3: Historical Events In October - 18

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

1833  On this day in history 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 October - 18.   

1844  Emille-Louis-Victor Mathieu, composer on October - 18.   

1850  Francis Thome, composer on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history henri Bergson, France, philosopher (Creative Evolution-Nobel 1927)   

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  On October - 18 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  Battle of Charlestown, WV on October - 18.   

1864  David Bell Birney, US lawyer/Union general-major, dies at 39 on October - 18.   

1865  Lord Henry JT Palmerston, English min of Foreign affairs, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1867  US takes formal possession of Alaska from Russia ($7.2 million) on this day in history.   

1869  Henrik Ibsen's "De Unges Forbund," premieres in Christiania (Oslo) on this day in history.   

1871  Louis de Vries, Dutch actor (Ghetto) on this day in history.   

1872  On October - 18 josephine CMA, princess of Belgium/nun   

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

1875  On this day in history 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  Florence Dahl Walrath, humanitarian, founded Cradle society on this day in history.   

1878  On October - 18 edison makes electricity available for household usage   

1878  James Truslow Adams, historian (Pul-1921, Founding of New England) on October - 18.   

1879  On this day in history grzlegorz Fitelberg, composer   

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

1887  On October - 18 start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "A Case of Identity" (BG)   

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 October - 18 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  On this day in history 1st international 6-day bicycle race in US (MSG, NYC) begins   

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

1547  On October - 18 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 October - 18.   

0707  On this day in history john VII, Greek Pope (705-07), dies   

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

1101  On this day in history death of hugh of Vermandois, son of Henry I of France (b. 1053)   

1141  On October - 18 death of margrave Leopold IV of Austria   

1216  John, king of England (1199-1216, Magna Charta), dies on October - 18.   

1340  Henry Henricus of Friemar, Augustine philosopher, dies on October - 18.   

1382  On October - 18 death of james Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (b. 1331)   

1417  Gregorius XII, [Angelo Correr], Pope (1406-15), dies on this day in history.