Page 7: Historical Events In February - 18

1936  NHL record 32 points scored, NY Americans (28) & Mont Maroons (24) on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history alida JM Tartaud-Little, actress (Rotterdam Stage), dies at 64   

1939  On February - 18 the Golden Gate International Exposition opens in San Francisco.   

1939  Golden Gate International Exposition opens on Treasure Island on this day in history.   

1939  Ludwig Bonvin, composer, dies at 89 on February - 18.   

1942  On this day in history japanese troop land on Bali   

1942  On February - 18 the birth of Milos Forman, Czech director.   

1943  Augusto Pinochet Ugarte (Chilean General/dictator) marries Lucia Hiriart on this day in history.   

1943  First edition of Dutch resistance newspaper "Trouw" on February - 18.   

1943  Munich resistance group "White Rose" captured by Nazis on this day in history.   

1943  On February - 18 1st edition of Dutch resistance newspaper "Trouw"   

1943  Henri Polak, Dutch union leader/politician (soc-dem), dies at 74 on February - 18.   

1944  On this day in history maastricht resistance fighter JAJ Janssen arrested   

1947  24 die in a train crash in Gallitzin PA on February - 18.   

1949  Niceto A Zamora y Torres, premier of Spain (1931-36), dies at 71 on February - 18.   

1950  On this day in history "Dance Me a Song" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 35 performances   

1950  Voranc Prezikov, [Lovro Kuhar], Slavic author (Jamnica), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1951  Nepál becomes a constitutional monarchy on this day in history.   

1951  3 City College of NY basketball players admit to accepting bribes on this day in history.   

1951  On February - 18 piet A W Hopmans, bishop of Breda (Crusade), dies at 85   

1952  4th Emmy Awards Red Skelton, Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca win on this day in history.   

1952  On February - 18 4th Emmy Awards: Red Skelton, Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca wins   

1953  Premiere of first 3-D feature film-"Bwana Devil" (New York NY) on February - 18.   

1953  On February - 18 "Bwana Devil," the 1st 3-D movie, opened in New York   

1954  The birth of John Travolta, American actor on February - 18.   

1954  The first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles, California on this day in history.   

1955  Baghdad Pact signed, making Turkey & Iraq a defense alliance on February - 18.   

1956  On February - 18 gustave Charpentier, French opera composer (Louise), dies at 95   

1957  Dedan Kimathi, a Kenyan rebel leader is executed by the British colonial government on February - 18.   

1957  On February - 18 henry N Russell, co-author (temperature-luminosity graph), dies   

1959  On February - 18 the birth of Greta Scacchi, American actress   

1959  On this day in history alfred Alessandrescu, composer, dies at 65   

1960  U.S. Vice President Nixon opens the Eighth Winter Olympic Games in Squaw Valley, CA on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history henk van der Grift becomes world champion skater   

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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 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  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 February - 18.   

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

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 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 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 February - 18.   

1379  On February - 18 death of albert II of Mecklenburg (b. 1318)   

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