Page 5: 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  On February - 18 cave of Winds at Niagara Falls goes almost dry for first time in 50 years   

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 this day in history.   

1897  On this day in history charles Kuentz, WW1 veteran, changed nationality 4 times (d.2005)   

1898  On this day in history enzo Ferrari, racing car manufacturer, Modena   

1898  Frances Willard, founder (Woman's Christian Temperance), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1899  80º F, San Francisco CA on this day in history.   

1899  On February - 18 san Francisco named as a port of dispatch for Army transports   

1899  On this day in history 80°F in SF   

1899  On this day in history arthur Bryant, English historian (King Charles II)   

1899  M Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician, dies at 56 on February - 18.   

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

1900  British troops occupy Monte Christo Natal on February - 18.   

1900  Ajax soccer team forms in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

1901  H Cecil Booth patented a dust removing suction cleaner on this day in history.   

1901  On February - 18 reginald Sheffield, London England, actor (Second Chance)   

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

1902  Opera "Hunchback of Notre Dame," premieres in Monte Carlo on this day in history.   

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

1903  On February - 18 kuyper govt launches anti strike laws   

1903  Nikolaj V Podgorny, pres USSR (1965-77) on February - 18.   

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

1905  Jules de Geyter, Belgian poet (International), dies at 75 on February - 18.   

1906  Vincent d'Indy's "Jour D'été à La Montagne," premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

1906  Willem Doorenbos, literary/critic, dies at 85 on February - 18.   

1907  On February - 18 billy Dewolfe, Wollaston Mass, actor (Good Morning World)   

1908  On this day in history uS postage stamps in coils issued   

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

1909  On this day in history boston Red Sox trade Cy Young, at 41, to Cleveland Naps   

1909  Matti Jarvinen, Finland, javelin thrower (Olympic-gold-1932) on February - 18.   

1911  On this day in history 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.   

1911  Bill Murdoch, cricketer, dies while watching Aust v S Africa Test on February - 18.   

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1374  On February - 18 birth of saint Jadwiga of Poland, queen of Poland (d. 1399)   

1404  Leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Della Pittura) was born on this day in history.   

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 February - 18.   

1530  On this day in history birth of uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1578)   

1543  On February - 18 birth of charles III, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1608)   

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

1602  Per Brahe (the younger), Swedish soldier (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.   

0814  On February - 18 death of angilbert, Frankish monk and confidant of Charlemagne   

0901  On February - 18 death of thabit ibn Qurra, Arab astronomer and mathematician (b. 826)   

0999  Gregory V, [Bruno] 1st German Pope, dies on February - 18.   

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 February - 18.   

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

1379  Death of Albert II of Mecklenburg (b. 1318) on February - 18.   

1397  On this day in history enguerrand VII, French master of Coucy/count of Soissons, dies at 56