Page 3: Historical Events In October - 18

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

1833  Johannes Habert, composer on October - 18.   

1837  Friedrich W Mengelberg, German sculptor/painter on this day in history.   

1839  On this day in history french Jozef Kinsoen, Flemish portrait painter, dies at 68   

1844  Emille-Louis-Victor Mathieu, composer on October - 18.   

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

1859  Henri Bergson, France, philosopher (Creative Evolution-Nobel 1927) on October - 18.   

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

1862  On October - 18 morgan's raiders capture federal garrison at Lexington, KY   

1862  James Creighton, dies of rupture bladder from hitting HR on Oct 14th on this day in history.   

1863  Battle of Charlestown, WV on October - 18.   

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

1865  Lord Henry JT Palmerston, English min of Foreign affairs, dies at 80 on October - 18.   

1867  US takes formal possession of Alaska from Russia ($7.2 million) on this day in history.   

1869  Henrik Ibsen's "De Unges Forbund," premieres in Christiania (Oslo) on this day in history.   

1871  Louis de Vries, Dutch actor (Ghetto) on this day in history.   

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

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

1877  Florence Dahl Walrath, humanitarian, founded Cradle society on October - 18.   

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

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  Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "A Case of Identity" (BG) on October - 18.   

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

1889  Fannie Hurst, novelist (Anatomy of Me) on this day in history.   

1890  John Owen is first man to run 100 yd dash in under 10 seconds on this day in history.   

1890  John Owen is 1st man to run 100 yd dash in under 10 seconds on October - 18.   

1890  On October - 18 [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  On October - 18 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  Justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist/historian was born on October - 18.   

1569  Giambattista Marini, Italian poet (d. 1625) was born on this day in history.   

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  John VII, Greek Pope (705-07), dies on October - 18.   

1035  On October - 18 death of sancho III of Navarre   

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

1141  On this day in history death of margrave Leopold IV of Austria   

1216  John, king of England (1199-1216, Magna Charta), dies on October - 18.   

1340  Henry Henricus of Friemar, Augustine philosopher, dies on this day in history.   

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

1417  On October - 18 gregorius XII, [Angelo Correr], Pope (1406-15), dies