Page 5: Historical Events In February - 18

1895  On this day in history george "The Gipper" Gipp, football star (Notre Dame)   

1895  On this day in history albrecht FR, arch duke of Austrian (Battle at Custozza), dies at 77   

1896  Cave of Winds at Niagara Falls goes almost dry for first time in 50 years on this day in history.   

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 February - 18.   

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

1898  Enzo Ferrari, racing car manufacturer, Modena on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history frances Willard, founder (Woman's Christian Temperance), dies at 58   

1899  80º F, San Francisco CA on February - 18.   

1899  San Francisco named as a port of dispatch for Army transports on this day in history.   

1899  80°F in SF on February - 18.   

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

1899  On February - 18 m Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician, dies at 56   

1900  On this day in history battle at Paardeberg, 1,270 British killed/injured   

1900  British troops occupy Monte Christo Natal on this day in history.   

1900  On February - 18 ajax soccer team forms in Amsterdam   

1901  On this day in history h Cecil Booth patented a dust removing suction cleaner   

1901  Reginald Sheffield, London England, actor (Second Chance) on February - 18.   

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

1902  Opera "Hunchback of Notre Dame," premieres in Monte Carlo on February - 18.   

1903  On February - 18 kuyper government launches anti strike laws   

1903  On this day in history kuyper govt launches anti strike laws   

1903  On February - 18 nikolaj V Podgorny, pres USSR (1965-77)   

1905  On February - 18 frank Wedekind's "Hidada, oder Sein und Haben," premieres in Munich   

1905  On February - 18 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 February - 18.   

1907  Billy Dewolfe, Wollaston Mass, actor (Good Morning World) on February - 18.   

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

1908  On this day in history 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  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  On February - 18 bill Murdoch, cricketer, dies while watching Aust v S Africa Test   

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1374  On February - 18 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 this day in history.   

1530  Uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1578) was born on this day in history.   

1543  Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1608) was born on February - 18.   

1559  On this day in history birth of isaac Casaubon, naturalized English classical scholar, theologian   

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

0814  On this day in history death of angilbert, Frankish monk and confidant of Charlemagne   

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 February - 18.   

1217  Alexander Neckum de Sancto Albano, Engl encyclopedist, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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