Page 3: Historical Events In October - 18

1832  On this day in history othon Joseph Vandenbroek, composer, dies at 73   

1833  Johannes Habert, composer on October - 18.   

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

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

1844  Emille-Louis-Victor Mathieu, composer on this day in history.   

1850  On this day in history francis Thome, composer   

1854  Bill Murdoch, cricketer (great pioneer of Australian Test cricket) on October - 18.   

1855  Franz Liszt's "Prometheus," premieres on this day in history.   

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

1860  The Second Opium War finally ends at the Convention of Peking with the ratification of the Treaty of Tientsin, an unequal treaty on this day in history.   

1862  Morgan's raiders capture federal garrison at Lexington, KY on this day in history.   

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

1863  On October - 18 battle of Charlestown, WV   

1864  On October - 18 david Bell Birney, US lawyer/Union general-major, dies at 39   

1865  On October - 18 lord Henry JT Palmerston, English min of Foreign affairs, dies at 80   

1867  On October - 18 uS takes formal possession of Alaska from Russia ($7.2 million)   

1869  Henrik Ibsen's "De Unges Forbund," premieres in Christiania (Oslo) on October - 18.   

1871  On October - 18 louis de Vries, Dutch actor (Ghetto)   

1872  On October - 18 josephine CMA, princess of Belgium/nun   

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

1875  James E K Aggrey, Ghana, US theologian/educationalist on October - 18.   

1876  Francis Preston Blair, newspaper editor (Washington Globe), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1877  On October - 18 florence Dahl Walrath, humanitarian, founded Cradle society   

1878  Edison makes electricity available for household usage on October - 18.   

1878  On October - 18 james Truslow Adams, historian (Pul-1921, Founding of New England)   

1879  On October - 18 grzlegorz Fitelberg, composer   

1887  On this day in history start of the Sherlock Holmes adventure "A Case of Identity" (BG)   

1887  Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "A Case of Identity" (BG) on this day in history.   

1889  On October - 18 1st all NYC World Series NY Giants (NL) play Bkln (AA)   

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 October - 18 1st international 6-day bicycle race in US (MSG, NYC) begins   

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1127  Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1192) was born on this day in history.   

1239  On this day in history birth of stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72)   

1405  On October - 18 birth of pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia)   

1517  Manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. 1570) was born on October - 18.   

1547  On October - 18 birth of justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist/historian   

1569  On October - 18 birth of giambattista Marini, Italian poet (d. 1625)   

1595  Edward Winslow, Plymouth Colony founder (d. 1655) was born on October - 18.   

1611  Valentin Strobel, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1035  On this day in history death of sancho III of Navarre   

1101  On October - 18 death of hugh of Vermandois, son of Henry I of France (b. 1053)   

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

1216  On this day in history john, king of England (1199-1216, Magna Charta), dies   

1340  On this day in history henry Henricus of Friemar, Augustine philosopher, dies   

1382  Death of James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (b. 1331) on October - 18.   

1417  On this day in history gregorius XII, [Angelo Correr], Pope (1406-15), dies