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February 18 Events in History - February 18 Birthdays - February 18 Deaths
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February 18, 2003 Arsonist set a fire in a trian station in Daegu, South Korea kills nearly 200 February 18, 1998 New York Rangers fire head coach Colin Campbell February 18, 1996 1st full ODI for Kenya, Cricket World Cup vs. India February 18, 1996 Daytona 500 race February 18, 1996 Tendulkar scores 127* in India's Cricket World Cup win over Kenya February 18, 1995 Angela Kennedy swims world record 100m butterfly February 18, 1995 Barb Thomas Whitehead wins Cup o' Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open February 18, 1995 Pamela Anderson (Baywatch) and Tommy Lee (Motley Crue) wed February 18, 1995 Warnecke swims world record 50m freestyle February 18, 1994 Actor Joe Pantoliano (41) weds model Nancy Sheppard (31) February 18, 1994 Dan Jansen skates world record 1000m (1:12.43) February 18, 1994 Shreveport Pirates join CFL as 4th U.S. team February 18, 1993 Howard Stern's radio show begins transmitting to Rochester NY February 18, 1991 Edmonton Oiler goalie Grant Fuhr returns to NHL after season-long suspension for substance abuse and shuts out New Jersey Devils 4-0 February 18, 1990 Jane Crafter wins LPGA Phar-Mor at Inverrary Golf Tournament February 18, 1989 Sherri Turner wins LPGA Orix Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open/Itoki Pro-Am February 18, 1989 Steve Garvey marries Candace Thomas while at same time being accused of fathering children by 2 other women February 18, 1988 Anthony M. Kennedy, sworn in as Supreme Court Justice February 18, 1986 San Antonio's Alvin Robertson scores NBA 2nd quadruple double-20 pts, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals against Phoenix February 18, 1984 Revised concordat between Italy and Vatican signed February 18, 1983 NBA Indiana Pacers begin a 28 game road losing streak February 18, 1980 Billy Wyman said he will leave Rolling Stones in 1983 February 18, 1980 Pierre Elliott Trudeau's Liberal Party wins Canada's elections February 18, 1979 -52 degrees F (-47 degrees C), Old Forge, New York (state record) February 18, 1979 Amy Alcott wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic February 18, 1979 Miniseries "Roots: Next Generations" premieres on ABC TV February 18, 1979 NASA launches space vehicle S-202 February 18, 1979 President Zia ur-Rahmans National Party wins elections in Bangladesh February 18, 1979 Snow falls in Sahara Desert February 18, 1978 1st Iron Man Triathlon held, Kona, Hawaii February 18, 1977 George Harrison releases "True Love" February 18, 1977 Space Shuttle above a Boeing 747 goes on it's maiden flight February 18, 1977 Test Cricket debuts of Colin Croft and Joel Garner vs. Pakistan Bridgetown February 18, 1975 2nd American Music Awards February 18, 1975 Italy broadens abortion law February 18, 1974 NASA launches Italian satellite San Marcos C-2 (235/843 km) February 18, 1974 U.S. ambassador to India Daniel Moynihan present $2,046,700,000 check February 18, 1973 54-kg octopus measuring 7m across captured in Hood Canal, Wash February 18, 1973 Belgian Emiel Puttemans runs 3000m indoor record 7:39.2 February 18, 1973 Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Pompano Beach Golf Classic February 18, 1972 California Supreme Court abolishes death penalty February 18, 1972 Giulio Andreotti sworn in as premier of Italy February 18, 1972 John and Yoko end a week of co-hosting Mike Douglas Show February 18, 1970 Chicago 7 defendants found innocent of inciting to riot February 18, 1970 U.S. president Nixon launches "Nixon-doctrine" February 18, 1969 Doug Walters scores 2nd innings century after 242 in 1st February 18, 1969 PLO-attack El-Al plane in Zurich Switzerland February 18, 1968 10,000 demonstrators against U.S. in Vietnam War in West-Berlin February 18, 1968 10th Winter Olympic games close at Grenoble, France February 18, 1968 British adopts year-round daylight savings time February 18, 1968 David Gilmour joins rock group Pink Floyd February 18, 1967 Bob Seagren sets pole vault record at 17'3" February 18, 1967 Softball pitcher Eddie Feigner strikes out 6 straight major leaguers February 18, 1965 "Fade Out-Fade In" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 72 performances February 18, 1965 27 copper miners die in avalanche, Granduc Mountain, British Columbia February 18, 1965 Frank Gifford announces his retirement from football for broadcasting February 18, 1965 Gambia gains independence from Britain (National Day) February 18, 1964 Muriel Resnik's "Any Wednesday," premieres in New York City February 18, 1964 Papandreou Government takes power in Greece February 18, 1962 France and Algerian Moslems negotiate truce to end 7 year war February 18, 1962 Louise Suggs wins LPGA St. Petersburg Golf Open February 18, 1961 Henk van der Grift becomes world champion skater February 18, 1960 8th Winter Olympic games open in Squaw Valley, Colo February 18, 1960 Walter O'Malley, Los Angeles Dodger owner, purchases Chavez Ravine for $494,000 February 18, 1955 Baghdad Pact signed, making Turkey and Iraq a defense alliance February 18, 1953 "Bwana Devil," the 1st 3-D movie, opened in New York February 18, 1953 "Maggie" opens at National Theater New York City for 5 performances February 18, 1953 KOLN TV channel 10 in Lincoln, NB (CBS) begins broadcasting February 18, 1953 Premiere of 1st 3-D feature film-"Bwana Devil" (New York City) February 18, 1952 4th Emmy Awards: Red Skelton, Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca wins February 18, 1951 3 City College of New York basketball players admit to accepting bribes February 18, 1951 Nep l becomes a constitutional monarchy February 18, 1951 Netherlands Radio School forms February 18, 1950 "Dance Me a Song" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 35 performances February 18, 1947 24 die in a train crash in Gallitzin Pa February 18, 1947 Gian Carlo Menotti's opera "Telephone," premieres in New York City February 18, 1944 Maastricht resistance fighter JAJ Janssen arrested February 18, 1944 Youngest baseball player, Cin Reds sign 15 year old Joe Nuxhall February 18, 1943 1st edition of Dutch resistance newspaper "Trouw" February 18, 1943 Augusto Pinochet Ugarte (Chilean gen/dictator) marries Lucia Hiriart February 18, 1943 Munich resistance group "White Rose" captured by Nazis February 18, 1943 William D. Cox buys Philadelphia Phillies February 18, 1942 Japanese troop land on Bali February 18, 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition opens on Treasure Island February 18, 1936 NHL record 32 points scored, New York Americans (28) and Mont Maroons (24) February 18, 1932 Japan declares Manchuria Independent February 18, 1932 Sonja Henie wins her 6th straight World Women's figure skating title February 18, 1930 Cow flown and milked, milk sealed in paper containers and parachuted February 18, 1930 Luigi Pirandello's "Come Tu Mi Vuoi," premieres in Milan February 18, 1930 Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart's "Simple Simon," premieres in New York City February 18, 1930 U.S. astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovers Pluto February 18, 1927 1st U.S. radio broadcast of "Cities Service Concerts" February 18, 1927 U.S. and Canada begin diplomatic relations February 18, 1924 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard February 18, 1924 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger February 18, 1924 U.S., min of marine Edwin Denby ends term due to Teapot Dome-scandal February 18, 1923 Belgium: Borinage-mine workers strike for higher wages February 18, 1922 Kenesaw Mountain Landis resigns his judgeship to work for baseball February 18, 1922 WOC-AM in Davenport, Iowa begins radio transmissions February 18, 1921 British troops occupy Dublin February 18, 1919 Cy Denneny of NHL Ottawa Senators scores record 52nd goals February 18, 1915 Germany begins a blockade of England February 18, 1913 French painting "Nude Descending a Staircase" displayed in New York City February 18, 1909 Boston Red Sox trade Cy Young, at 41, to Cleveland Naps February 18, 1908 1st U.S. postage stamps in rolls issued February 18, 1905 Frank Wedekind's "Hidada, oder Sein und Haben," premieres in Munich February 18, 1903 Kuyper government launches anti strike laws February 18, 1902 Opera "Hunchback of Notre Dame," premieres in Monte Carlo February 18, 1901 H Cecil Booth patented a dust removing suction cleaner February 18, 1900 Ajax soccer team forms in Amsterdam February 18, 1900 Battle at Paardeberg, 1,270 British killed/injured February 18, 1900 British troops occupy Monte Christo Natal February 18, 1899 80 degrees F in San Francisco February 18, 1899 San Francisco named as a port of dispatch for Army transports February 18, 1899 Stanley Cup: Mont Shamrocks sweep Queens U (Kingston Ont) in 2 games February 18, 1896 Cave of Winds at Niagara Falls goes almost dry for 1st time in 50 yrs February 18, 1891 Capt. Archinard's army fights with Nyamina of Niger in West-Sudan February 18, 1885 Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," published February 18, 1884 General Charles Gordon arrives in Khartoum February 18, 1884 Police seize all copies of Tolstoy's "What I Believe In" February 18, 1879 Arabs capture Egyptian premier Nabar Pasha February 18, 1876 Direct telegraph link established between Britain and NZ February 18, 1865 Battle of Ft. Moultrie, South Carolina occupied by Federals February 18, 1865 Evacuation of Charleston, South Carolina; Sherman's troops burn city February 18, 1865 Union troops force Confederates to abandon Ft. Anderson, North Carolina February 18, 1861 Confederate President Jefferson Davis inaugurated at Montgomery Alabama February 18, 1861 King Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia becomes 1st king of Italy February 18, 1857 Insurrection of Chinese in Sarawak, Borneo February 18, 1856 American (Know-Nothing) Party abolishes secrecy February 18, 1850 California Legislature creates 9 Bay Area counties February 18, 1849 1st regular steamboat service to California starts February 18, 1841 1st continuous filibuster in U.S. Senate began, lasting until March 11 February 18, 1839 Detroit Boat Club forms (& still exists) February 18, 1834 1st U.S. labor newspaper, "The Man," published, New York City February 18, 1828 More than 100 vessels destroyed in a storm, Gibraltar February 18, 1804 1st U.S. land-grant college, Ohio University, Athens Ohio, chartered February 18, 1787 Austrian emperor Jozef II bans children under 8 from labor February 18, 1745 Bonnie Prince Charlies troops occupy Inverness Scotland February 18, 1735 1st opera performed in America, "Flora," in Charleston, South Carolina February 18, 1713 French invade under Jacques Cassard on Curacao February 18, 1688 Quakers conduct 1st formal protest of slavery in Germantown, Pennsylvania February 18, 1678 John Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" is published February 18, 1634 Ferdinand II orders commander Albrecht von Wallenstein, execution February 18, 1574 Zeeland falls to Dutch rebels February 18, 1563 Huguenot Jean Poltrot de Mere shoots gen Francois De Guise February 18, 1536 France and Turkey sign milt/trade agreement against King Karel February 18, 1503 Henry Tudor created Prince of Wales (later Henry VIII) February 18, 1129 Jerusalem taken by Emperor Frederik II |