Historical Events In February - 18

1895  George "The Gipper" Gipp, football star (Notre Dame) on this day in history.   

1895  Albrecht FR, arch duke of Austrian (Battle at Custozza), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1896  Cave of Winds at Niagara Falls goes almost dry for first time in 50 years on February - 18.   

1896  The birth of Andre Breton, French poet on this day in history.   

1896  Cave of Winds at Niagara Falls goes almost dry for 1st time in 50 yrs on February - 18.   

1897  On February - 18 charles Kuentz, WW1 veteran, changed nationality 4 times (d.2005)   

1898  Enzo Ferrari, racing car manufacturer, Modena on February - 18.   

1898  On February - 18 frances Willard, founder (Woman's Christian Temperance), dies at 58   

1899  On February - 18 80º F, San Francisco CA   

1899  On this day in history san Francisco named as a port of dispatch for Army transports   

1899  On this day in history 80°F in SF   

1899  On February - 18 arthur Bryant, English historian (King Charles II)   

1899  M Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1900  On February - 18 battle at Paardeberg, 1,270 British killed/injured   

1900  On this day in history british troops occupy Monte Christo Natal   

1900  On this day in history ajax soccer team forms in Amsterdam   

1901  H Cecil Booth patented a dust removing suction cleaner on February - 18.   

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 February - 18.   

1902  On this day in history opera "Hunchback of Notre Dame," premieres in Monte Carlo   

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

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

1903  On this day in history nikolaj V Podgorny, pres USSR (1965-77)   

1905  Frank Wedekind's "Hidada, oder Sein und Haben," premieres in Munich on February - 18.   

1905  On this day in history jules de Geyter, Belgian poet (International), dies at 75   

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 this day in history.   

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

1908  US postage stamps in coils issued on this day in history.   

1908  On February - 18 1st US postage stamps in rolls issued   

1909  Boston Red Sox trade Cy Young, at 41, to Cleveland Naps on February - 18.   

1909  On this day in history matti Jarvinen, Finland, javelin thrower (Olympic-gold-1932)   

1911  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 on this day in history.   

1911  Bill Murdoch, cricketer, dies while watching Aust v S Africa Test on this day in history.   

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1374  Saint Jadwiga of Poland, queen of Poland (d. 1399) was born on February - 18.   

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  On this day in history birth of mary I Tudor, [Bloody Mary], Greenwich, queen of England (1553-58)   

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

1543  Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1608) was born on this day in history.   

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  Death of Angilbert, Frankish monk and confidant of Charlemagne on February - 18.   

0901  Death of Thabit ibn Qurra, Arab astronomer and mathematician (b. 826) on February - 18.   

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

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