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02/18/1885
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Charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby, composer, dies at 61
Type: Death
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02/18/1887
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Nikos Kasandsakis, writer
Type: Birth
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02/18/1888
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Gladys Cooper, England, actress (Margaret-Rogues)
Type: Birth
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02/18/1889
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Sybold van Ravesteyn, architect (Blijdorp, CS Rotterdam, Utrecht)
Type: Birth
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02/18/1890
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Adolphe Menjou, Pittsburgh, actor (Front Page, Star is Born)
Type: Birth
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02/18/1890
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Boris L Pasternak, Russian poet/writer (Dr Zhivago) [NS]
Type: Birth
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02/18/1890
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Edward Arnold, NYC, actor (Mr Smith Goes to Washington)
Type: Birth
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02/18/1890
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Lauri SA Haarla, Finnish (stage)writer (Juudas, Sukeltaja)
Type: Birth
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02/18/1890
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Guyla Andr ssy Sr, earl/premier of Hungary (1867-71), dies at 66
Type: Death
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02/18/1891
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Capt Archinard's army fights with Nyamina of Niger in West-Sudan
Type: Event
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02/18/1891
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Chester Clute, NJ, actor (Niagra Falls)
Type: Birth
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02/18/1892
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Wendell Wilkie, presidential candidate (R-1940)/author (One World)
Type: Birth
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02/18/1894
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Andres Segovia, guitarist, Linares, Spain
Type: Birth
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02/18/1895
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George "The Gipper" Gipp, football star (Notre Dame)
Type: Birth
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02/18/1895
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Semjon Timoshenko, Russ marshal/inspector-general (WW II)
Type: Birth
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02/18/1895
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Albrecht FR, arch duke of Austrian (Battle at Custozza), dies at 77
Type: Death
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02/18/1896
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Cave of Winds at Niagara Falls goes almost dry for 1st time in 50 yrs
Type: Event
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02/18/1896
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Andr Breton, France, surrealist poet/writer (founder of surralism)
Type: Birth
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02/18/1898
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Enzo Ferrari, racing car manufacturer, Modena
Type: Birth
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02/18/1898
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K'Tut Tantri, broadcaster/hotelier
Type: Birth
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02/18/1898
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Frances Willard, founder (Woman's Christian Temperance), dies at 58
Type: Death
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02/18/1899
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80F in SF
Type: Event
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02/18/1899
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SF named as a port of dispatch for Army transports
Type: Event
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02/18/1899
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Stanley Cup: Mont Shamrocks sweep Queens U (Kingston Ont) in 2 games
Type: Event
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02/18/1899
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Arthur Bryant, English historian (King Charles II)
Type: Birth
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02/18/1899
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M Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician, dies at 56
Type: Death
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02/18/1900
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Ajax soccer team forms in Amsterdam
Type: Event
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02/18/1900
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Battle at Paardeberg, 1,270 British killed/injured
Type: Event
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02/18/1900
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British troops occupy Monte Christo Natal
Type: Event
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02/18/1901
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H Cecil Booth patented a dust removing suction cleaner
Type: Event
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02/18/1901
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Reginald Sheffield, London England, actor (Second Chance)
Type: Birth
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02/18/1902
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Opera "Hunchback of Notre Dame," premieres in Monte Carlo
Type: Event
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02/18/1903
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Kuyper govt launches anti strike laws
Type: Event
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02/18/1903
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Nikolaj V Podgorny, pres USSR (1965-77)
Type: Birth
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02/18/1905
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Frank Wedekind's "Hidada, oder Sein und Haben," premieres in Munich
Type: Event
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02/18/1905
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Jules de Geyter, Belgian poet (International), dies at 75
Type: Death
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02/18/1906
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Vincent d'Indy's "Jour D't La Montagne," premieres in Paris
Type: Event
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02/18/1906
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Willem Doorenbos, literary/critic, dies at 85
Type: Death
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02/18/1907
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Billy Dewolfe, Wollaston Mass, actor (Good Morning World)
Type: Birth
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02/18/1907
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Harm van Riel, Dutch politician (Dutch Liberal Party)
Type: Birth
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02/18/1908
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1st US postage stamps in rolls issued
Type: Event
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02/18/1909
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Boston Red Sox trade Cy Young, at 41, to Cleveland Naps
Type: Event
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02/18/1909
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Matti Jarvinen, Finland, javelin thrower (Olympic-gold-1932)
Type: Birth
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02/18/1909
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Wallace Stegner, novelist/critic (Pulitzer-1971-Angle of Repose)
Type: Birth
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02/18/1911
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Bill Murdoch, cricketer, dies while watching Aust v S Africa Test
Type: Death
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02/18/1912
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Heinz Khn, German premier (North-Rhine Westphalia)
Type: Birth
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02/18/1913
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French painting "Nude Descending a Staircase" displayed in NYC
Type: Event
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02/18/1913
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Artur Axmann, nazi youth leader
Type: Birth
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02/18/1913
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Dane Clark, Bkln, actor (Wire Service, Bold Venture, Perry Mason)
Type: Birth
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02/18/1914
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Edward George Edwards, chemist
Type: Birth
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