Page 6: Historical Events In February - 18

1913  French painting "Nude Descending a Staircase" displayed in New York NY on February - 18.   

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

1913  Artur Axmann, nazi youth leader on this day in history.   

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

1915  During World War 1, Germany blockades Britain with submarines on February - 18.   

1915  On February - 18 germany begins a blockade of England   

1915  On February - 18 marcel Landowsky, composer   

1916  Betty Phyllis Gathergood, curator on February - 18.   

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  Bill Cullen, Pitts, TV game show host (over 20 different games) on February - 18.   

1921  British troops occupy Dublin on this day in history.   

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

1921  On February - 18 barbara Hale, actress (Della Street-Perry Mason)   

1922  On February - 18 kenesaw Mountain Landis resigns his judgeship to work for baseball   

1922  On this day in history eric Gairy, premier (Grenada)   

1923  On February - 18 belgium Borinage-mine workers strike for higher wages   

1923  On February - 18 belgium: Borinage-mine workers strike for higher wages   

1924  On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard   

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  On February - 18 james Lane Allen, US writer (Choir Invisible), dies at 75   

1927  On February - 18 uS & Canada begin diplomatic relations   

1927  1st US radio broadcast of "Cities Service Concerts" on this day in history.   

1929  The first Academy Awards are announced on February - 18.   

1930  On February - 18 pluto discovered by Clyde Tombaugh   

1930  Pluto, the ninth planet of our solar system, is discovered on February - 18.   

1930  Cow flown & milked, milk sealed in paper containers & parachuted on this day in history.   

1931  The birth of Toni Morrison, American writer on this day in history.   

1932  Japan declares Manchuria Independent on February - 18.   

1932  Sonja Henie wins her 6th straight World Women's figure skating title on February - 18.   

1932  On this day in history frederik Augustus III, King of Saxon (1904-18), dies at 66   

1933  James Corbett, (Gentleman Jim), heavyweight box champ (1892-97), dies on this day in history.   

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

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  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 this day in history birth of charles III, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1608)   

1559  Isaac Casaubon, naturalized English classical scholar, theologian was born on this day in history.   

1602  Per Brahe (the younger), Swedish soldier (d. 1680) was born on February - 18.   

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  On this day in history gregory V, [Bruno] 1st German Pope, dies   

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 February - 18.   

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

1397  Enguerrand VII, French master of Coucy/count of Soissons, dies at 56 on this day in history.