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February 18 Birthdays in History - February 18 Deaths - February 18 Events
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February 18, 1980 Alison Rachel Fitch, Hamilton NZ, swimmer 1996 Olympics February 18, 1979 Julia Greville, born in Perth, Australia, swimmer 1996 Olympics February 18, 1976 Chanda Rubin, Lafayette, Louisiana, tennis star, 1996 Australian Open doubles February 18, 1976 Jason Podollan, Vernon, NHL center for the Florida Panthers February 18, 1976 Volker Schenk, WLAF RB for the Frankfurt Galaxy February 18, 1975 Scott Tucker, Birmingham, Alabama, 400m/800m freestyle relay 1996 Olympics February 18, 1975 Gary Neville, English Athlete February 18, 1974 Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Russia, tennis star February 18, 1972 Lubomir Rybovic, Kosice CZE, hockey forward, Team Slovakia February 18, 1972 Marc Lillibridge, WLAF linebacker for the Amsterdam Admirals February 18, 1972 Shani Lynn Nielsen, New Albany, Indiana, Miss America, Indiana-Top 10-1997 February 18, 1971 George Teague, NFL safety, Miami Dolphins, Green Bay Packers February 18, 1971 Reggie Holt, WLAF safety for the London Monarchs February 18, 1970 Tyler Green, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies February 18, 1969 Alexander Mogilny, Khavarovsk, 1st soviet to defect to NHL, Sabres February 18, 1969 Igor Larionov, Voskresensk Russia, NHL forward, Team Russia, Detroit February 18, 1968 Molly Ringwald, born in Roseville, California, actress, 16 Candles, Pretty in Pink February 18, 1967 Colin Jackson, Cardiff England, 100m hurdler 1988 Olympics silver February 18, 1967 John Valentin, Mineola, New York, infielder for the Boston Red Sox February 18, 1967 Matt Turner, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Florida Marlins February 18, 1967 Roberto Baggio February 18, 1966 Kris King, Bracebridge, NHL left wing, Winnipeg Jets February 18, 1966 Phillip De Freitas, cricket pace bowler, in Dominica England 1986-95 February 18, 1965 Dr. Dre, [Andre Young], rap singer February 18, 1965 Peter Martini, journalist February 18, 1964 Kevin Tapani, Des Moines, Iowa, pitcher, Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twins February 18, 1964 Lisa Elaine Comshaw, born in Akron, Ohio, actress, Scanner Cop, Lukas' Child February 18, 1964 Matt Dillon, born in New Rochelle, New York, actor, Flamingo Kid, Tex, Kansas February 18, 1963 John Gesek, NFL center for the Washington Redskins February 18, 1963 Rob Andrew, English rugby player February 18, 1962 Gary Reasons, NFL linebacker for the New York Giants February 18, 1962 Julie Strain, Concord California, actress, Witchcraft IV February 18, 1962 Simon Fletcher, NFL linebacker for the Denver Broncos February 18, 1961 Alycia Moulton, Sacramento California, tennis star February 18, 1960 Andy Moog, NHL goalie, Oilers, Bruins, Olympics-Canada-1988 February 18, 1960 Greta Scacchi, Milan Italy, actress, Coca-Cola Kid, White Mischief February 18, 1960 Roger Wijesuriya, cricketer, bowling avg 294 in 4 Tests for Sri Lanka February 18, 1958 Peter Koech, Kiliburani Kenya, 3K steeplechaser 1988 Olympics silver February 18, 1957 Marita Koch, German DR, 400m sprinter, Oly-gold-1980 February 18, 1957 Vanna White, [Rosich], N Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, TV host, Wheel of Fortune February 18, 1954 John Travolta, born in Englewood, New Jersey, actor, Welcome Back Kotter, Pulp Fiction February 18, 1953 Derek Pellicci, rock drummer, Little River Band-Help Is On It's Way February 18, 1953 Nico Arzbach, rock guitarist/singer, Stampei, Dike February 18, 1953 Robin Bachman, Winnipeg, guitarist, BTO-You Aint Seen Nothing Yet February 18, 1952 Juice Newton, [Judy Cohen], Virginia, vocalist, Angel of the Morning February 18, 1952 Veronica "Randy" Crawford, U.S. vocalist, One Day I'll Fly Away February 18, 1951 Chen Shui-bian, Statesman February 18, 1950 John Hughes, director, Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller February 18, 1950 Cybill Shepherd, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actress, Moonlighting, Last Picture Show February 18, 1948 Bruce Francis, cricketer, Australian opener in 3 Tests 1972 February 18, 1948 Carolyn B Maloney, Rep-D-NY February 18, 1948 Sinead Cusack, Ireland, actress, Waterland, Revenge February 18, 1947 Carlos A. Lopes, Portugal, marathon runner 1984 Olympics gold February 18, 1947 Dennis De Young, born in Chicago, Illinois, vocalist, Styx-Its Raining Again February 18, 1947 Eliot L Engel, Rep-D-NY February 18, 1947 Princess Maria Christina, [Marijke], of Netherlands February 18, 1947 Eliot Engel, American Politician February 18, 1945 Judy Rankin, born in St. Louis, Missouri, LPGA golfer, Vare Trophy 1976-77 February 18, 1945 Michael Nader, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actor, Peter-Gidget, Dex Dexter-Dynasty February 18, 1941 David Blue, [Cohen], born in Providence, Rhode Island, rocker, Cupid's Arrow February 18, 1941 Herb Santiago, vocalist, Frankie Lymon and Teenagers-Why Do Fools Fall February 18, 1941 Irma Thomas, [Lee], U.S. vocalist, It's Raining February 18, 1939 Claude Ake, political scientist February 18, 1939 Marlos Nobre, composer February 18, 1939 Petronella CM "Carletta" Banning, actress, Potasch and Perlemoer February 18, 1938 Barry Knight, cricketer, England all-rounder mid-60s February 18, 1938 Elke Erb, writer February 18, 1938 Manny Mota, baseball outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers February 18, 1936 Marin Sorescu, poet/dramatist February 18, 1936 Ronald William Eastman, cinematogrpaher February 18, 1936 Jean M. Auel, American Writer February 18, 1934 Aldo Ceccato, Milan Italy, conductor, Detroit Symph Orch 1973-77 February 18, 1934 Audre Lorde, American Poet February 18, 1933 Bobby Robson, British soccer coach, PSV February 18, 1933 Elisabeth S "Elly" Belder-Ameling, Dutch soprano February 18, 1933 Mary Ure, England, model/actress, Reflection of Fear, Windom's Way February 18, 1933 Yoko Ono, [Mrs John Lennon], Tokyo, Japan, vocalist February 18, 1932 Milos Forman, Czech/US director, Cuckoos Nest, Amadeus February 18, 1932 Duane Michals, American Photographer February 18, 1931 Dieter Schonbach, composer February 18, 1931 Johnny Hart, cartoonist February 18, 1931 Maxwell Thurman, U.S. General February 18, 1931 Swraj Paul, Indian/British industrial/multi-millionaire, Caparo February 18, 1931 Toni Morrison, born in Ohio, novelist, Tar Baby, Beloved, Song of Solomon February 18, 1930 Theodore C. Freeman, Haverford Penn, capt USAF/astronaut February 18, 1929 Leonard Cyril Deighton, English author, Ipcress File, Fighter February 18, 1929 Len Deighton, British Historian February 18, 1928 Jim McElreath, auto racer, 1970 Ontario 500 February 18, 1927 Fazal Mahmood, cricketer, Pakistani medium-pace workhorse 1952-62 February 18, 1927 Tabe Bas, actor/opera vocalist, Leiser Wolf in Anatevka February 18, 1927 John Warner, American Politician February 18, 1927 Richard Snelling, American Politician February 18, 1926 Harry "Little" Caesar, blues singer and actor, City Heat, Homer and Eddie February 18, 1926 Len Ford, NFL end, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers February 18, 1925 George Kennedy, born in New York City, actor, Cool Hand Luke, Airport, Blue Knight February 18, 1924 Gunter Haese, German sculptor/graphic artist, Guggenheim prize 1967 February 18, 1923 Allan Melvin, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actor, Brady Bunch, Barney-All in Family February 18, 1922 Eric Gairy, premier, Grenada February 18, 1922 Helen Gurley Brown, Portland Me, author/publisher, Cosmopolitan February 18, 1921 Barbara Hale, actress, Della Street-Perry Mason February 18, 1920 Bill Cullen, Pitts, TV game show host, over 20 different games February 18, 1920 Jack Palance, Lattimer, Pennsylvania, actor, City Slickers February 18, 1917 Phyllis Calvert, London, actress, Man in Grey February 18, 1916 Betty Phyllis Gathergood, curator February 18, 1916 Jean Drapeau, mayor of Montreal, 1954- February 18, 1915 David van de Woestijne, Flemish pianist/composer, Les Aeronautes February 18, 1915 Marcel Landowsky, composer February 18, 1914 Edward George Edwards, chemist February 18, 1914 Pee Wee King, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, country vocalist, Pee Wee King Song February 18, 1913 Artur Axmann, nazi youth leader February 18, 1913 Dane Clark, Brooklyn, actor, Wire Service, Bold Venture, Perry Mason February 18, 1912 Heinz Kuhn, German premier, North-Rhine Westphalia February 18, 1909 Matti Jarvinen, Finland, javelin thrower 1932 Olympics gold February 18, 1909 Wallace Stegner, novelist/critic, Pulitzer-1971-Angle of Repose February 18, 1907 Billy Dewolfe, Wollaston Massachusetts, actor, Good Morning World February 18, 1907 Harm van Riel, Dutch politician, Dutch Liberal Party February 18, 1903 Nikolaj V Podgorny, President U.S.S.R., 1965-77 February 18, 1901 Reginald Sheffield, born in London, England, actor, Second Chance February 18, 1899 Arthur Bryant, English historian, King Charles II February 18, 1898 Enzo Ferrari, racing car manufacturer, Modena February 18, 1898 K'Tut Tantri, broadcaster/hotelier February 18, 1896 Andre Breton, France, surrealist poet and writer, founder of surrealism February 18, 1895 George "The Gipper" Gipp, football star, Notre Dame February 18, 1895 Semjon Timoshenko, Russ marshal/inspector-general, WW II February 18, 1894 Andres Segovia, guitarist, Linares, Spain February 18, 1892 Wendell Wilkie, presidential candidate, R-1940, /author, One World February 18, 1892 Wendell L. Wilkie, American Lawyer February 18, 1891 Chester Clute, New Jersey, actor, Niagra Falls February 18, 1890 Adolphe Menjou, Pittsburgh, actor, Front Page, Star is Born February 18, 1890 Boris L Pasternak, Russian poet and writer, Dr. Zhivago, February 18, 1890 Edward Arnold, New York City, actor, Mr Smith Goes to Washington February 18, 1890 Lauri SA Haarla, Finnish, stage, writer, Juudas, Sukeltaja February 18, 1889 Sybold van Ravesteyn, architect, Blijdorp, CS Rotterdam, Utrecht February 18, 1888 Gladys Cooper, England, actress, Margaret-Rogues February 18, 1887 Nikos Kasandsakis, writer February 18, 1884 Burt Mustin, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, All in the Family, Andy Griffith Show February 18, 1883 Tom Walls, Kingsthorpe England, actor/producer, Undercover February 18, 1883 Nikos Kazantzakis, Greek Writer February 18, 1880 Eric De Lamarter, composer February 18, 1877 Betsy Ranucci-Beckmann, [Theodora], Dutch author/actress, Dead Water February 18, 1875 Walter Andrae, German archaeologist, Babylon, Assur February 18, 1862 Charles M. Schwab, American Businessman February 18, 1861 William Throsby Bridges, Australian Soldier February 18, 1860 Anders Zorn, Swedish painter/etcher/sculptor, Gustavus Vasa February 18, 1859 Sholem Aleichem, [Solomon Rabinowitz], author, Fiddler on the Roof February 18, 1858 Louise M A, princess of Belgium February 18, 1857 Max Klinger, German graphic artist/painter/sculptor February 18, 1853 August Belmont, Jr., breeder, Man 'O War, /founder, New York Jockey Club February 18, 1850 George Henschel, composer February 18, 1849 Alexander L Kielland, Norwegian writer/politician, Garman og Worse February 18, 1848 Louis Comfort Tiffany, glassmaker, stained glass windows February 18, 1844 Willem Maris, Dutch painter, Hague School February 18, 1841 Samuel Prowse Warren, composer February 18, 1838 Ernst Mach, Chirlitz-Turas Austria, physicist/philosopher/psychologist February 18, 1836 Ramakrishna, Hooghly Bengal, Hindu saint, preached unity of religions February 18, 1836 Swami Ramakrishna [Gadadhar Chatterji], Indian mystic/hindu leader February 18, 1833 James Deshler, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1863 February 18, 1829 Jean Jacques Alfred Mouton, Brig Gen Confederate Army, died in 1864 February 18, 1819 Joseph Philbrick Webster, composer February 18, 1817 Lewis Addison Armistead, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1863 February 18, 1817 Walter Page Lane, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1892 February 18, 1815 Henri Leys, Flemish painter February 18, 1805 Louis Malesherbes Goldsborough, Rear Admiral Union Navy February 18, 1795 George Peabody, South Danvers Massachusetts, merchant/philanthropist February 18, 1790 Marshall Hall, Basford Nottinghamshire, physician February 18, 1781 Henry Martyn, Truro, missionary February 18, 1776 John Parry, composer February 18, 1775 Thomas Girtin, London, artist/watercolorist February 18, 1771 Friedrich Christian Ruppe, composer February 18, 1770 Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck, composer February 18, 1751 Karl Haack, composer February 18, 1745 Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta, inventor, battery February 18, 1743 Count Alessandro Volta, Como Italy, physicist February 18, 1716 Gaspard Fritz, composer February 18, 1677 Jacques Cassini, French astronomer, rings of Saturn February 18, 1632 Giovanni Battista Vitali, composer February 18, 1609 Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, English PM, 1660-67 February 18, 1559 Isaac Casaubon, naturalized English classical scholar, theologian February 18, 1516 Mary I Tudor, [Bloody Mary], Greenwich, queen of England, 1553-58 February 18, 1404 Leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect, Della Pittura |