418 Historic Events for February 18
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| 1933 |
Birth |
Mary Ure, England, model/actress (Reflection of Fear, Windom's Way)
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| 1933 |
Birth |
Yoko Ono Lennon, [Mrs John Lennon], Tokyo Japan, vocalist(?)
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| 1933 |
Death |
James Corbett, (Gentleman Jim), heavyweight box champ (1892-97), dies
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Aldo Ceccato, Milan Italy, conductor (Detroit Symph Orch 1973-77)
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| 1936 |
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NHL record 32 points scored, NY Americans (28) and Mont Maroons (24)
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| 1936 |
Birth |
Marin Sorescu, poet/dramatist
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| 1936 |
Birth |
Ronald William Eastman, cinematogrpaher
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| 1937 |
Birth |
Jeff Farrell, US swimmer (Olympics-2 gold-1960)
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| 1938 |
Birth |
Manny Mota, baseball outfielder (LA Dodgers)
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| 1938 |
Birth |
Elke Erb, writer
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| 1938 |
Birth |
Barry Knight, cricketer (England all-rounder mid-60s)
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| 1938 |
Death |
Alida JM Tartaud-Little, actress (Rotterdam Stage), dies at 64
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| 1938 |
Death |
Louis JM de la Vall‚e-Poussin, (The Way to Nirvana), dies at 69
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| 1938 |
Death |
Edward Anseele, Belgian minister of Rail, dies at 81
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| 1939 |
Birth |
Claude Ake, political scientist
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| 1939 |
Birth |
Marlos Nobre, composer
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| 1939 |
Event |
Golden Gate International Exposition opens on Treasure Island
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| 1939 |
Death |
Ludwig Bonvin, composer, dies at 89
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| 1939 |
Birth |
Petronella CM "Carletta" Banning, actress (Potasch and Perlemoer)
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| 1941 |
Birth |
Herb Santiago, vocalist (Frankie Lymon and Teenagers-Why Do Fools Fall)
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| 1941 |
Birth |
Irma Thomas, [Lee], US vocalist (It's Raining)
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| 1941 |
Birth |
David Blue, [Cohen], Providence RI, rocker (Cupid's Arrow)
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| 1942 |
Event |
Japanese troop land on Bali
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| 1943 |
Death |
Henri Polak, Dutch union leader/politician (soc-dem), dies at 74
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| 1943 |
Event |
William D Cox buys Phila Phillies
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