Page 3: Historical Events In October - 18

1832  On October - 18 othon Joseph Vandenbroek, composer, dies at 73   

1833  On October - 18 johannes Habert, composer   

1837  On October - 18 friedrich W Mengelberg, German sculptor/painter   

1839  French Jozef Kinsoen, Flemish portrait painter, dies at 68 on October - 18.   

1844  On this day in history emille-Louis-Victor Mathieu, composer   

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 October - 18 franz Liszt's "Prometheus," premieres   

1859  Henri Bergson, France, philosopher (Creative Evolution-Nobel 1927) on this day in history.   

1860  On October - 18 the Second Opium War finally ends at the Convention of Peking with the ratification of the Treaty of Tientsin, an unequal treaty.   

1862  On this day in history morgan's raiders capture federal garrison at Lexington, KY   

1862  James Creighton, dies of rupture bladder from hitting HR on Oct 14th on October - 18.   

1863  Battle of Charlestown, WV on this day in history.   

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  On October - 18 uS takes formal possession of Alaska from Russia ($7.2 million)   

1869  On October - 18 henrik Ibsen's "De Unges Forbund," premieres in Christiania (Oslo)   

1871  Louis de Vries, Dutch actor (Ghetto) on October - 18.   

1872  Josephine CMA, princess of Belgium/nun on this day in history.   

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

1875  James E K Aggrey, Ghana, US theologian/educationalist on this day in history.   

1876  On October - 18 francis Preston Blair, newspaper editor (Washington Globe), dies at 85   

1877  On this day in history florence Dahl Walrath, humanitarian, founded Cradle society   

1878  On this day in history edison makes electricity available for household usage   

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

1879  Grzlegorz Fitelberg, composer on October - 18.   

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  1st all NYC World Series NY Giants (NL) play Bkln (AA) on October - 18.   

1889  Fannie Hurst, novelist (Anatomy of Me) on October - 18.   

1890  John Owen is first man to run 100 yd dash in under 10 seconds on October - 18.   

1890  On October - 18 john Owen is 1st man to run 100 yd dash in under 10 seconds   

1890  On this day in history [Agathe] Henriette [M de Beaufort], Dutch author (Rembrandt)   

1891  On this day in history 1st international 6-day bicycle race in US (MSG, NYC) begins   

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1127  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1192)   

1239  On October - 18 birth of stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72)   

1405  Pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia) was born on this day in history.   

1517  On this day in history birth of manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. 1570)   

1547  On this day in history birth of justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist/historian   

1569  On this day in history birth of giambattista Marini, Italian poet (d. 1625)   

1595  On this day in history birth of edward Winslow, Plymouth Colony founder (d. 1655)   

1611  Valentin Strobel, composer was born on October - 18.   

0707  On October - 18 john VII, Greek Pope (705-07), dies   

1035  Death of Sancho III of Navarre on October - 18.   

1101  Death of Hugh of Vermandois, son of Henry I of France (b. 1053) on October - 18.   

1141  Death of Margrave Leopold IV of Austria on this day in history.   

1216  On October - 18 john, king of England (1199-1216, Magna Charta), dies   

1340  On October - 18 henry Henricus of Friemar, Augustine philosopher, dies   

1382  Death of James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (b. 1331) on this day in history.   

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