418 Historic Events for February 18
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| 1914 |
Birth |
Edward George Edwards, chemist
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| 1915 |
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Germany begins a blockade of England
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| 1915 |
Birth |
David van de Woestijne, Flemish pianist/composer (Les A‚ronautes)
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| 1915 |
Birth |
Marcel Landowsky, composer
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| 1916 |
Birth |
Betty Phyllis Gathergood, curator
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| 1916 |
Birth |
Jean Drapeau, mayor of Montr‚al (1954- )
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| 1917 |
Death |
Charles E Barber, US chief engraver (1879-1917), dies
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| 1917 |
Birth |
Phyllis Calvert, London, actress (Man in Grey)
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| 1919 |
Event |
Cy Denneny of NHL Ottawa Senators scores record 52nd goals
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| 1920 |
Birth |
Jack Palance, [Walter Palanuik], Lattimer Pa, actor (City Slickers)
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| 1920 |
Birth |
Bill Cullen, Pitts, TV game show host (over 20 different games)
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| 1921 |
Birth |
Barbara Hale, actress (Della Street-Perry Mason)
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| 1921 |
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British troops occupy Dublin
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| 1922 |
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Kenesaw Mountain Landis resigns his judgeship to work for baseball
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| 1922 |
Birth |
Eric Gairy, premier (Grenada)
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| 1922 |
Birth |
Helen Gurley Brown, Portland Me, author/publisher (Cosmopolitan)
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| 1922 |
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WOC-AM in Davenport IA begins radio transmissions
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| 1923 |
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Belgium: Borinage-mine workers strike for higher wages
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| 1923 |
Birth |
Allan Melvin, KC Mo, actor (Brady Bunch, Barney-All in Family)
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| 1924 |
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US, min of marine Edwin Denby ends term due to Teapot Dome-scandal
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| 1924 |
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US male Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger
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| 1924 |
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US female Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard
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| 1924 |
Birth |
Gnter Haese, German sculptor/graphic artist (Guggenheim prize 1967)
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| 1925 |
Death |
James Lane Allen, US writer (Choir Invisible), dies at 75
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| 1925 |
Birth |
George Kennedy, NYC, actor (Cool Hand Luke, Airport, Blue Knight)
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