Page 6: Historical Events In February - 18

1913  French painting "Nude Descending a Staircase" displayed in New York NY on this day in history.   

1913  On February - 18 french painting "Nude Descending a Staircase" displayed in NYC   

1913  On February - 18 artur Axmann, nazi youth leader   

1914  Edward George Edwards, chemist on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history during World War 1, Germany blockades Britain with submarines   

1915  On this day in history germany begins a blockade of England   

1915  Marcel Landowsky, composer on February - 18.   

1916  On February - 18 betty Phyllis Gathergood, curator   

1917  Phyllis Calvert, London, actress (Man in Grey) on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history charles E Barber, US chief engraver (1879-1917), dies   

1919  Cy Denneny of NHL Ottawa Senators scores record 52nd goals on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history bill Cullen, Pitts, TV game show host (over 20 different games)   

1921  British troops occupy Dublin on February - 18.   

1921  British troops occupy Dublin, Ireland on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history barbara Hale, actress (Della Street-Perry Mason)   

1922  On this day in history kenesaw Mountain Landis resigns his judgeship to work for baseball   

1922  On February - 18 eric Gairy, premier (Grenada)   

1923  On this day in history belgium Borinage-mine workers strike for higher wages   

1923  Belgium: Borinage-mine workers strike for higher wages on February - 18.   

1924  US female Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard on February - 18.   

1924  US male Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger on February - 18.   

1924  On this day in history uS, Minister of Marine Edwin Denby ends term due to Teapot Dome-scandal   

1925  James Lane Allen, US writer (Choir Invisible), dies at 75 on February - 18.   

1927  On this day in history uS & Canada begin diplomatic relations   

1927  On February - 18 1st US radio broadcast of "Cities Service Concerts"   

1929  On February - 18 the first Academy Awards are announced.   

1930  Pluto discovered by Clyde Tombaugh on February - 18.   

1930  On this day in history pluto, the ninth planet of our solar system, is discovered.   

1930  On February - 18 cow flown & milked, milk sealed in paper containers & parachuted   

1931  The birth of Toni Morrison, American writer on February - 18.   

1932  Japan declares Manchuria Independent on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history sonja Henie wins her 6th straight World Women's figure skating title   

1932  Frederik Augustus III, King of Saxon (1904-18), dies at 66 on February - 18.   

1933  On this day in history james Corbett, (Gentleman Jim), heavyweight box champ (1892-97), dies   

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

1404  Leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Della Pittura) was born on February - 18.   

1486  On this day in history 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  Uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1578) was born on February - 18.   

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

1559  On February - 18 birth of isaac Casaubon, naturalized English classical scholar, theologian   

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

0999  Gregory V, [Bruno] 1st German Pope, dies on this day in history.   

1139  Death of Prince Yaropolk II of Kiev (b. 1082) on this day in history.   

1217  On this day in history alexander Neckum de Sancto Albano, Engl encyclopedist, dies at 59   

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

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