Page 8: Historical Events In February - 18

1962  France & Algerian Moslems negotiate truce to end 7 year war on this day in history.   

1963  Monte Blue, silent film actor (Apache), dies of heart attack at 73 on February - 18.   

1964  Papandreou government takes power in Greece on February - 18.   

1965  27 copper miners die in avalanche, Granduc Mountain British Columbia on this day in history.   

1965  Gambia gains independence on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history gambia gains independence from Britain (National Day)   

1966  On this day in history anne Anema, Dutch lawyer/journalist/politician (ARP), dies at 94   

1967  On February - 18 manuel Palau Boix, composer, dies at 74   

1968  10,000 demonstrators against US in Vietnam War in West-Berlin on this day in history.   

1968  10th Winter Olympics games close at Grenoble, France on February - 18.   

1968  On this day in history david Gilmour joins rock group Pink Floyd   

1968  On February - 18 sigurd Erixon, etnologist (Atlas "ver Svensk Folkkultur), dies at 79   

1969  On this day in history pLO-attack El-Al plane in Zurich Switzerland   

1969  Dragisa Cvetkovic, Serbian premier of (Yugoslavia 1939-4.), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1970  The Chicago Seven are found innocent of conspiring to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic national convention on February - 18.   

1970  US President Nixon launches "Nixon-doctrine" on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history desiderius A Stracke, Flemish jesuit/literature historian, dies at 94   

1972  On February - 18 a report suggested that alcohol abuse was the nation's biggest problem   

1972  California Supreme Court abolishes death penalty on February - 18.   

1972  Giulio Andreotti sworn in as premier of Italy on February - 18.   

1972  On this day in history john & Yoko end a week of co-hosting Mike Douglas Show   

1973  On this day in history 54-kg octopus measuring 7 meter across captured in Hood Canal, Washington   

1973  Franc Costello, US gangster, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1974  On February - 18 nASA launches Italian satellite San Marcos C-2 (235/843 km)   

1975  On this day in history 2nd American Music Award   

1975  On February - 18 italy broadens abortion law   

1975  Chivu Stoica, [Stoica Chivu), premier of Romania (1955-61), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history anton Betzner, writer, dies at 81   

1977  On February - 18 george Harrison releases "True Love"   

1977  The first space shuttle, Enterprise, makes its maiden flight (carried atop a Boeing 747), over the Mojave Desert on this day in history.   

1978  The first Iron Man Triathlon (swim, bike ride, marathon) held, Kona HI on this day in history.   

1979  -52º F (-47º C), Old Forge NY (state record) on this day in history.   

1979  Miniseries "Roots The Next Generations" premieres on ABC TV on this day in history.   

1979  NASA launches space vehicle S-202 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  Leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Della Pittura) was born on this day in history.   

1486  Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Bengali saint, bhakti yoga developer was born on this day in history.   

1516  On February - 18 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  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 February - 18.   

1602  Per Brahe (the younger), Swedish soldier (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 February - 18.   

1217  On February - 18 alexander Neckum de Sancto Albano, Engl encyclopedist, dies at 59   

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