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February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. PortalCurrent events International holidays January 1 - New Year's Day January 1 - Independence PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove February 2007 is the second month of the year It began on a Thursday and 28 days later ended on a Wednesday. Stories without links will be removed. News stories must be in English February 2005: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August February 2004 was the second month of 2004 in the Gregorian calendar. February 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - February 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - February 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September February 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 316 days remaining until the end of the year (317 in leap years). A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the

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3102 BC - Epoch (origin) of the Kali Yuga. The 4th millennium BC saw major changes in human culture It marks the beginning of the Bronze Age and of Writing. In the fields of Chronology and Periodization, an epoch means an instant in time chosen as the origin of a particular Era. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes
1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor signs a ten-year truce with al-Kamil, regaining Jerusalem, Nazareth, and Bethlehem with neither military engagements nor support from the papacy. The Sixth Crusade started in 1228 as an attempt to reconquer Jerusalem. Frederick II ( December 26, 1194 &ndash December 13, 1250) of the Hohenstaufen dynasty was a Pretender to the title A ceasefire (or truce) is a temporary stoppage of a War or any Armed conflict, where each side of the conflict agrees Al-Kamil (الكامل ( epithet: al-Malik al-Kamel Naser al-Din Abu al-Ma'ali Muhammed) (1180-1238 was an Ayyubid Sultan of Kurdish Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the Nazareth (ˈnæzərəθ (נָצְרַת Hebrew Natz'rat or Natzeret, الناصرة an-Nāṣira or an-Naseriyye) is the capital and largest Bethlehem ( بيت لحم,, lit "House of Meat" Βηθλεέμ Bethleém בית לחם Beit Lehem, lit "House of Bread" is a History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and
1268 - The Livonian Brothers of the Sword are defeated by Dovmont of Pskov in the Battle of Rakovor. Bishop Albert of Riga founded the Military order of the Livonian Brothers of the Sword (Fratres militiæ Christi Livoniae Schwertbrüderorden in 1202 Pskov (Псков ancient Russian spelling Пльсковъ Pleskov) in Latvian Pleskava, in Estonian Pihkva, is an ancient city located in This article is about a 1268 battle See also Battle of Rakvere (1603.
1332 (or 1329) - Amda Seyon I, Emperor of Ethiopia begins his campaigns in the southern Muslim provinces. Amda Seyon (also Amde Tsiyon and other variants Ge'ez ዐምደ ፡ ጽዮን ʿamda ṣiyōn, Amharic āmde ṣiyōn, "Pillar The Emperor ( Ge'ez: ንጉሠ ነገሥት nəgusä nägäst " King of Kings " of Ethiopia was the hereditary A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion
1478 - George, Duke of Clarence, convicted of treason against his older brother Edward IV of England, is privately executed in the Tower of London. George Plantagenet Duke of Clarence ( 21 October 1449 &ndash 18 February 1478) was the third son of Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke of York Duke of Clarence is a title which has been traditionally awarded to junior members of the English and British Royal families. In Law, treason is the Crime that covers some of the more serious acts of disloyalty to one's sovereign or Nation. Edward IV ( 28 April 1442 – 9 April 1483) was King of England from 4 March 1461 until 2 October Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London (and historically as The Tower) is a historic monument in central London
1685 - Fort St. Louis is established by a Frenchman at Matagorda Bay thus forming the basis for France's claim to Texas. Legal residents and citizens To be French according to the first article of the Constitution is to be a citizen of France regardless of one's origin race or religion ( TresPalaciosBayFromPorchjpg|thumb|200px|right|Matagorda Bay (Tres Palacios Bay as viewed from a porch in Palacios. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State.
1797 - Trinidad is surrendered to a British fleet under the command of Sir Ralph Abercromby. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Trinidad ( Spanish: " Trinity " is the largest and most populous of the two major islands and The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Lieutenant-General Sir Ralph Abercromby, KB (sometimes spelled Abercrombie ( 7 October 1734 &ndash 28 March 1801) was
1814 - The Battle of Montereau occurs. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Battle of Montereau was fought near Montereau-Fault-Yonne on February 18, 1814 and resulted in the victory of the French under Napoleon
1841 - The first ongoing filibuster in the United States Senate begins and lasts until March 11. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link A filibuster, or "talking out a bill", is a form of obstruction in a Legislature or other decision-making body The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty
1856 - The American Party (Know-Nothings) convene in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to nominate their first Presidential candidate, former President Millard Fillmore. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Know Nothing movement was a Nativist American political movement of the 1850s Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Millard Fillmore ( January 7 1800 &ndash March 8 1874 was the thirteenth President of the United States, serving from 1850 until 1853 and the last member of the Whig
1861 - In Montgomery, Alabama, Jefferson Davis is inaugurated as the provisional President of the Confederate States of America. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Montgomery (məntˈgəmɜriː is the Capital, second most populous city and the 4th most populous metropolitan area in the Southern U Jefferson Finis Davis ( June 3, 1808 &ndash December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as President of the The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861
1861 - With the Italian unification almost complete, King Victor Emmanuel II of Piedmont, Savoy and Sardinia assumes the title of King of Italy. Italian Unification ( Italian: il Risorgimento, or "The Resurgence" was the political and social movement that unified different states of the Italian Victor Emmanuel II King of Italy ( Vittorio Emanuele II; March 14, 1820 – January 9, 1878) was the King of Piedmont ( Piemonte; Piedmontese and Occitan: Piemont; French: Piémont) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. For the two French départements of the region of Savoy see Savoie and Haute-Savoie Savoy ( French Sardinia (sɑrˈdɪnɪə Sardegna Sardigna or Sardinnya is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily)
1865 - Union forces under Major General William T. Sherman set the South Carolina State House on fire during the burning of Columbia. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Union Army was the army that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. Major General or Major-General is a Military rank used in many countries The South Carolina State House is the state capitol building of the U
1878 - The Lincoln County War begins in Lincoln County, New Mexico. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Lincoln County War was a 19th century conflict between two entrenched factions in America's western frontier. Lincoln County is a County located in the US state of New Mexico.
1885 - Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is published for the first time. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30 1835 – April 21 1910 better known by the Pen name Mark Twain, was an American Humorist, satirist Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (often shortened to Huck Finn) is a novel written by American Humorist Mark Twain.
1901 - Winston Churchill makes his maiden speech in the British House of Commons. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords
1911 - The first official flight with air mail takes place in Allahabad, British India, when Henri Pequet, a 23-year-old pilot, delivers 6,500 letters to Naini, about 10 km away. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Airmail (or air mail) is Mail that is transported by Aircraft. Allahabad ( Hindi: इलाहाबाद Urdu: الہ آباد Ilāhābād) is a city in the north Indian state of Uttar For usage see British rule in India British Raj ( rāj, lit "reign" in Hindustani) primarily refers to the British Henri Pequet (1888-1974 was a pilot in the first official Airmail flight on February 18 1911. Naini is a satellite locality/township of the city of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
1913 - Raymond Poincaré becomes President of France. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Raymond Poincaré (20 August 1860 – 15 October 1934 was a French conservative Statesman who served as Prime Minister of France on five Second French Republic (1848-1852 President of the Provisional Government of the Republic Jacques Charles Dupont de l'Eure (24 February 1848 This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
1929 - The first Academy Awards are announced. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film.
1930 - While studying photographs taken in January, Clyde Tombaugh discovers Pluto. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events in January Holidays New Year's Day - January 1 Coptic Christmas - January 7 Clyde William Tombaugh ( February 4, 1906 &ndash January 17, 1997) was an American Astronomer.
1930 - Elm Farm Ollie becomes the first cow to fly in a fixed-wing aircraft and also the first cow to be milked in an aircraft. Elm Farm Ollie (known as "Nellie Jay" and post-flight as "Sky Queen" was the first Cow to fly in an airplane, doing so on 18 February Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are domesticated Ungulates a member of the Subfamily Bovinae of the family Overview Fixed-wing aircraft range from small training and recreational aircraft to Wide-body aircraft and military cargo aircraft.
1932 - The Empire of Japan declares Manzhouguo (obsolete Chinese name for Manchuria) independent from the Republic of China. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. The Empire of Japan ( {{unicode|Kyūjitai}}: ja 大日本帝國 Shinjitai: ja 大日本帝国 pronounced Dai Nippon Teikoku Manchukuo (ja [[wikt満州国満州国]] Manshūkoku lit "State of Manchuria " was a Puppet state in Manchuria and eastern Manchuria ( Romanized Manchu: Manju,, Маньчжурия Mongolian: Манж is a historical name given to a vast geographic region in northeast REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES
1943 - The Nazis arrest the members of the White Rose movement. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Also see Die weiße Rose (opera and Sophie Scholl – Die letzten Tage The White Rose (die Weiße Rose was a non-violent
1943 - Joseph Goebbels delivers the Sportpalast speech. Paul Joseph Goebbels (German pronunciation ˈɡœbəls English generally ˈɡɝbəlz (29 October 1897 1 May 1945 was a German politician and Reich Minister of Public The Sportpalast or total war speech ( German: Sportpalastrede) was a speech delivered by Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels
1948 - Eamon de Valera resigns as Taoiseach of Ireland. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Éamon de Valera (ˈeɪmən dɛvəˈlɛrə (born Edward George de Valera) (14 October 1882 &ndash 29 August 1975 was one of the dominant political figures in 20th century The Taoiseach (ˈtiːʃəx in English t̪ˠiːʃʲəx (plural Taoisigh ( or) in Irish) also referred to as An Taoiseach ( t̪ˠiːʃʲəx is the the Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world
1954 - The first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles, California. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) The Church of Scientology is the largest organization devoted to the practice and the promotion of the Scientology belief system. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West
1955 - The Shot Teapot-Wasp is successfully detonated at the Nevada Test Site with a yield of 1. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) The Nevada Test Site is a United States Department of Energy reservation located in Nye County, Nevada, about 65 miles (105 km northwest of the City of 2 kilotons. Wasp would be the first of fourteen shots of the Teapot series.
1957 - Dedan Kimathi, a Kenyan rebel leader is executed by the British colonial government. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Dedan Kimathi Waciuri (truly Kimathi wa Waciuri Field Marshal, (31 October 1920 &ndash 18 February 1957 was a Kenyan rebel leader who fought against British colonization The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south
1965 - The Gambia becomes independent from the United Kingdom. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar.
1969 - The Hawthorne Nevada Airlines Flight 708 disaster occurs, killing all on board. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hawthorne Nevada Airlines Flight 708 was a domestic non-scheduled passenger flight between Hawthorne Industrial Airport, Nevada (HTH and Hollywood-Burbank
1970 - The Chicago Seven are found not guilty of conspiring to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Chicago Seven were seven (originally eight known as the Chicago Eight) defendants charged with conspiracy inciting to Riot, and other charges related Riots are a form of Civil disorders characterized by disorganized groups lashing out in a sudden and intense rash of Violence, Vandalism or other Chicago Convention redirects here for the Convention on International Civil Aviation for the event also referred to by this name
1972 - The California Supreme Court in the case of People v. Anderson, 6 Cal.3d 628 invalidates the state's death penalty and commutes the sentences of all death row inmates to life in prison. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Supreme Court of California is the State supreme court in California. The People of the State of California v Robert Page Anderson, 493 P Case citation is the system used in many countries to identify the decisions in past Court cases either in special series of books called reporters Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. Death row is a term that refers to the section of a Prison that houses individuals awaiting execution.
1977 - The Space Shuttle Enterprise test vehicle goes on its maiden "flight" while sitting on top of a Boeing 747. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The Space Shuttle Enterprise ( NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-101 was the first Space Shuttle built for NASA. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
1979 - Snow fell in the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria for the first and only recorded time in history. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) "Snowfall" redirects here For other uses see Snow (disambiguation or Snowfall (disambiguation. The Sahara (الصحراء الكبرى aṣ-ṣaḥrā´ al-kubra, "The Great Desert" is the world's largest hot Desert and the world's second largest Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's
1983 - Thirteen people die and one is seriously injured in the Wah Mee Massacre in Seattle, Washington. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The Wah Mee massacre was a mulitiple homicide on February 18, 1983, in which Kwan Fai "Willie" Mak Wai-Chiu "Tony" Ng and Benjamin It is said to be the largest robbery-motivated mass-murder in U.S. history. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
1991 - The IRA explodes bombs in the early morning at both Paddington station and Victoria station in London. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Óglaigh na hÉireann ( IRA; also referred to as the PIRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the London Paddington station, also known as London Paddington, or just simply Paddington, is a major National Rail and London Underground station London Victoria is a major London Underground, National Rail and Coach station in the City of Westminster. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
1998 - Two white separatists are arrested in Nevada and accused of plotting a biological attack on New York City subways. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) White separatism is a separatist political movement that seeks separate economic and cultural development for White people. Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America. Biological warfare (BW — known as a germ warfare, biological weapons and bioweaponry — is the use of any Pathogen ( Bacterium The City of New York A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway or metro(politan system is an electric passenger railway
2000 - Stjepan Mesić becomes the second president of Croatia. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Stjepan "Stipe" Mesić (born December 24, 1934) is a Croatian politician Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between
2001 - FBI agent Robert Hanssen is arrested for spying for the Soviet Union. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Robert Philip Hanssen (born April 18, 1944) is a former American FBI agent who spied for the Russian KGB against the United The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 He was ultimately convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Life imprisonment or life incarceration is a sentence of imprisonment for a serious crime often for most
2003 - Nearly 200 people die in the Daegu subway fire in South Korea. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Daegu subway fire of February 18, 2003 killed at least 198 people and injured at least 147 South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː
2003 - Comet C/2002 V1 (NEAT) makes perihelion, seen by SOHO. A comet is a small Solar System body that orbits the Sun and when close enough to the Sun exhibits a visible coma (atmosphere or a tail — Comet C/2002 V1 (NEAT is a non-periodic Comet that appeared in November 2002
2004 - Up to 295 people, including nearly 200 rescue workers, die near Neyshabur in Iran when a run-away freight train carrying sulfur, petrol and fertiliser catches fire and explodes. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Nishapur, or Neyshābūr ( is a city in the Razavi Khorasan province in northeastern Iran, situated in a fertile plain at the foot For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. A train is a connected series of vehicles that move along a track ( Permanent way) to transport freight or passengers from one place to another Sulfur or sulphur (ˈsʌlfɚ see spelling below) is the Chemical element that has the Atomic number 16 Fertilizers ( also spelt fertiliser are chemical compounds given to Plants to promote growth they are usually applied either through the soil for uptake by plant

Births

1374 - Saint Jadwiga of Poland, queen of Poland (d. Jadwiga of Anjou (1373/4 – July 17 1399 was King of Poland from 1384 to her death 1399)
1486 - Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Bengali saint, bhakti yoga developer
1516 - Queen Mary I of England (d. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (also transliterated Caitanya, IAST caitanya mahāprabhu) ( Bengali চৈতন্য মহাপ্রভূ (1486 - Etymology and ethnology The exact origin of the word Bangla or Bengal is unknown though it is believed to be derived from the Dravidian-speaking tribe Bang Bhakti Yoga ( Devanāgarī: भक्ति योग is a term within Hinduism which denotes the spiritual practice of fostering loving devotion to God Mary I (18 February 1516 &ndash 17 November 1558 was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 19 July 1553 until her death 1558)
1530 - Uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. was a Daimyo who ruled Echigo province in the Sengoku Period of Japan. 1578)
1543 - Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (d. Charles III ( February 18 1543 – May 14 1608) known as the Great, was Duke of Lorraine from 1545 until his death 1608)
1559 - Isaac Casaubon, French classical scholar (d. Isaac Casaubon ( February 18 1559 &ndash July 1 1614) was a classical scholar and Philologist, first in France 1614)
1602 - Per Brahe (the younger), Swedish soldier (d. Count Per Brahe ( February 18, 1602 - September 2, 1680) was a Swedish soldier and statesman 1680)
1609 - Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, English historian (d. Edward Hyde 1st Earl of Clarendon ( 18 February 1609 &ndash 9 December 1674) was an English Historian and statesman and 1674)
1635 - Johan Göransson Gyllenstierna, Swedish statesman (d. Johan Göransson Gyllenstierna ( February 18, 1635 - June 10, 1680) was a Swedish Statesman. 1680)
1642 - Marie Champmeslé, French actress (d. Marie Champmeslé ( 18 February 1642 &ndash 15 May 1698) was a French Actress. 1698)
1658 - Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre, French writer (d. Charles-Irénée Castel abbé de Saint-Pierre ( February 18, 1658 &ndash April 29, 1743) was an influential French Writer 1743)
1745 - Alessandro Volta, Italian physicist (d. Year 1743 ( MDCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1745 ( MDCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Count Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta was a Lombard physicist known especially for the development of the first electric cell in 1827)
1814 - Samuel Fenton Cary, U. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Samuel Fenton Cary Sr ( February 18, 1814 &ndash September 29, 1900) was a Congressman and significant Temperance movement S. Congressman (d. 1900)
1836 - Sri Ramakrishna, Bengali saint, guru of Swami Vivekananda (d. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa ( Bangla: রামকৃষ্ণ পরমহংস Ramkṛiṣṇo Pôromôhongśo) ( February 18, 1836 - Etymology and ethnology The exact origin of the word Bangla or Bengal is unknown though it is believed to be derived from the Dravidian-speaking tribe Bang A guru (गुरु গুরু is a person who is regarded as having great knowledge wisdom and authority in a certain area and uses it to guide others Swami Vivekananda (স্বামী বিবেকানন্দ Shami Bibekānondo; स्वामी विवेकानन्द Svāmi Vivekānanda) ( 1886)
1838 - Ernst Mach, Austrian physicist (d. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Ernst Mach (max ( February 18, 1838 &ndash February 19, 1916) was an Austrian Physicist and Philosopher and 1916)
1846 - Wilson Barrett, English playwright (d. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Wilson Barrett ( 18 February 1846 - 22 July 1904) was an English Actor, manager, and Playwright. 1904)
1848 - Louis Comfort Tiffany, American glass artist (d. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Louis Comfort Tiffany ( February 18, 1848 &ndash January 17, 1933) was an American artist and designer who worked in the decorative arts 1933)
1849 - Alexander Kielland, Norwegian author (d. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alexander Lange Kielland (ɑlɛksɑndər ˈlɑŋːə ˈçɛlːɑn ( 18 February 1849 &ndash 6 April 1906) was one of the most famous 1906)
1859 - Sholom Aleichem, Russian Yiddish humorist (d. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sholem Aleichem (שלום־עליכם Шолом-Алейхем &ndash May 13, 1916) was the Pen name of Sholem Naumovich Rabinovich the popular 1916)
1870 - William Laurel Harris, American mural painter, writer (d. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Laurel Harris (born Brooklyn New York 18 February 1870; son of Henry and Julia (Gillingham Harris died Lake George New York 1924)
1871 - Harry Brearley, English inventor (d. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Harry Brearley ( February 18, 1871 &ndash August 12, 1948) was the inventor of "rustless steel" (later to be called " Stainless 1948)
1883 - Nikos Kazantzakis, Greek author (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Nikos Kazantzakis ( Νίκος Καζαντζάκης) ( February 18, 1883, Heraklion, Crete, Ottoman Empire - 1957)
1884 - Andrew Watson Myles, Canadian politician (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Andrew Watson Myles ( February 18, 1884 — May 9, 1970) was a Politician in Manitoba, Canada. 1970)
1888 - George Papandreou, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a George Papandreou (in Greek Georgios Papandreou or Γεώργιος Παπανδρέου ( 18 February 1888 - 1 November 1968) was 1968)
1890 - Edward Arnold, American actor (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Edward Arnold ( February 18, 1890 – April 26, 1956) was an American Actor. 1956)
1890 - Adolphe Menjou, American actor (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Adolphe Jean Menjou ( February 18, 1890 &ndash October 29, 1963) was an American actor 1963)
1892 - Wendell Willkie, American politician (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Wendell Lewis Willkie ( February 18 1892 &ndash October 8 1944) was a corporate lawyer in the United States and the Republican 1944)
1896 - Andre Breton, French writer (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year André Breton (in French ɑ̃dʀe bʀəˈtɔ̃ ( February 19, 1896 &ndash September 28, 1966) was a French Writer, 1966)
1897 - Charles Kuentz, WW1 veteran, changed nationality 4 times (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Charles Kuentz ( February 18, 1897 &ndash April 7, 2005) was a German Veteran of the First World War. 2005)
1898 - Luis Muñoz Marín, Puerto Rican poet (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. José Luis Alberto Muñoz Marín ( February 18, 1898 April 30, 1980) was a Puerto Rican Poet, Journalist, and 1980)
1901 - Reginald Sheffield, British actor (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Reginald Sheffield ( February 18, 1901 - December 8, 1957) was an English -born Actor. 1957)
1902 - Walter Herbert, German-born conductor and impresario (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Walter Herbert (né Seligman on February 18, 1898; died September 14, 1975) was an important American conductor and Impresario 1975)
1903 - Nikolai Podgorny, President of the Soviet Union (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Nikolai Viktorovich Podgorny (Никола́й Ви́кторович Подго́рный Микола Вікторович Підгорний (&ndash The President of the Soviet Union was the Head of State of the USSR from March 15, 1990 to December 25, 1991. 1983)
1906 - Hans Asperger, Austrian pediatrician (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Hans Asperger ( February 18 1906 – October 21 1980) was the Austrian Pediatrician after whom Asperger syndrome 1980)
1907 - Oscar Brodney, American screenwriter (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Oscar Brodney ( February 18, 1907 &ndash February 12, 2008) was an American Lawyer -turned- Screenwriter. 2008)
1909 - Wallace Stegner, American writer (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Wallace Earle Stegner ( February 18, 1909 — April 13, 1993) was an American Historian, Novelist, Short story 1993)
1914 - Pee Wee King, American country musician and songwriter (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Pee Wee King, born Julius Frank Anthony Kuczynski ( February 18, 1914 &ndash March 07, 2000) was an American Country 2000)
1915 - Phyllis Calvert, British actress (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Phyllis Calvert ( February 18, 1915 - October 8, 2002) was an English film stage and television actress. 2002)
1916 - Jean Drapeau, Quebec politician, mayor of Montreal (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Jean Drapeau CC, GOQ ( 18 February 1916 &ndash 12 August 1999) was a Canadian Lawyer and 1999)
1918 - Jane Loevinger, American psychologist (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jane Loevinger Weissman ( February 18, 1918 - January 4, 2008) was a developmental psychologist who developed a theory of personality 2008). 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
1919 - Jack Palance, American actor (d. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jack Palance (born Volodymyr Palahniuk; February 18, 1919 – November 10, 2006) was an Oscar -winning American 2006)
1920 - Bill Cullen, American game show host (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar William Lawrence Francis "Bill" Cullen ( February 18, 1920 – July 7, 1990) was an American Radio and Television 1990)
1920 - Eric Gairy, Grenadan politician (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Sir Eric Matthew Gairy ( February 18, 1920 - August 23, 1997) was a Grenadian politician who led Grenada either as Premier or as Prime 1997)
1922 - Helen Gurley Brown, American editor
1922 - Allan Melvin, American actor (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Helen Gurley Brown (b February 18, 1922 in Green Forest Arkansas) is an Author, Publisher, and businesswoman Allan Melvin ( February 18, 1923 - January 17, 2008) was an American Character actor who appeared in several television 2008)
1922 - Juhan Smuul, Estonian author (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Juhan Smuul ( 18 February 1922 in Muhu island &mdash 13 April 1971 in Tallinn) was an Estonian writer 1971)
1924 - Humberto Fernández Morán, Venezuelan scientist (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Humberto Fernández-Morán (February 18 1924 - March 17 1999 was a research scientist born in Maracaibo Venezuela 1999)
1924 - Louis Laberge, Quebec labour union leader (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Joseph Léo Louis Laberge, OQ ( February 18 1924 &ndash July 19 2002) was a French Canadian labour union leader 2002)
1925 - George Kennedy, American actor
1925 - Marcel Barbeau, Quebec artist
1927 - John Warner, American politician
1927 - Luis Arroyo, Puerto Rican baseball player
1928 - Tom Johnson, Canadian ice hockey player
1929 - Len Deighton, British author
1929 - André Mathieu, Quebec composer (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Harris Kennedy Jr He was raised by his mother Helen A ( née Kieselbach a ballet dancer Marcel Barbeau (born February 18, 1925) is a Canadian artist Born in Montreal Quebec, he studied with Paul-Émile Borduas. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John William Warner (born February 18 1927 is an American Politician, who served as Secretary of the Navy from 1972 to 1974 and has served as the Luis Enrique "Tite" Arroyo, born on February 18, 1927 in Peñuelas Puerto Rico, is a former Major League Baseball pitcher Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Christian Johnson ( February 18, 1928 – November 21, 2007) was a Canadian Professional Ice hockey Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leonard Cyril Deighton (born February 18, 1929, Marylebone, London) is a British Historian, Cookery expert André Mathieu ( 18 February 1929 - 2 June 1968) was a Canadian pianist and composer 1968)
1930 - Gahan Wilson, American cartoonist
1931 - Johnny Hart, American cartoonist (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gahan Wilson (born February 18 1930 in Evanston Illinois) is an author Cartoonist, and illustrator in the United States. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Johnny Hart ( February 18 1931 &ndash April 7 2007) was an American Cartoonist noted as the creator of the Comic strip 2007)
1931 - Toni Morrison, American writer, Nobel laureate
1931 - Bob St. Clair, American football player
1932 - Miloš Forman, Czech film director
1933 - Yoko Ono, Japanese-born singer
1933 - Sir Bobby Robson, English football manager
1933 - Mary Ure, Scottish actress (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Toni Morrison (born Chloe Anthony Wofford on February 18 1931 is a Nobel Prize -winning American author editor and professor The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred Robert Bruce St Clair, Nicknamed " The Geek " (born February 18, 1931) is a former San Francisco American football Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Jan Tomáš Forman (ˈjan ˈtomaːʃ ˈforman born February 18, 1932) better known as Miloš Forman (ˈmɪloʃ ˈforman is a Czech-American Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. born in Tokyo on February 18 1933 is a Japanese Artist and Musician. Sir Robert William Robson Kt CBE (born 18 February 1933 commonly known as Sir Bobby Robson (ˈbɒbi ˈrɒbsən is a former international football Eileen Mary Ure ( 18 February 1933 - 3 April 1975) was a Scottish actress of stage and film 1975)
1935 - Michel Aoun, Lebanese prime minister
1936 - Jean Auel, American writer
1936 - Dick Duff, Canadian ice hockey player
1938 - István Szabó, Hungarian film director
1938 - Manny Mota, Dominican baseball player
1939 - Dal Maxvill, American baseball player
1939 - Marek Janowski, Polish-born conductor
1939 - Claude Ake, Nigerian political scientist
1941 - Irma Thomas, American singer
1943 - Graeme Garden, Scottish writer
1944 - Pat Bowlen, owner of the Denver Broncos
1945 - Judy Rankin, American golfer
1946 - Michael Buerk, British newsreader
1946 - Jean-Claude Dreyfus, French actor
1947 - Dennis DeYoung, American musician (STYX)
1947 - Princess Christina of the Netherlands
1947 - Carlos Lopes, Portuguese athlete
1947 - Eliot Lance Engel, American politician
1948 - Sinéad Cusack, Irish actress
1948 - Keith Knudsen, American drummer and songwriter (The Doobie Brothers) (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michel Naim Aoun ( Arabic: ميشال عون (born 19 february 1935 in Haret Hreik, Lebanon) is a former Lebanese Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jean Marie Auel (dʒiːn mɘˈɹiː aʊl née Untinen (born February 18, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American and Richard "Dick" Duff (born February 18 1936 in Kirkland Lake, Ontario) was a Canadian Professional Ice hockey forward who Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the Hungarian film director For the Hungarian canoer see István Szabó (canoer István Szabó (born February Manuel Rafael Mota Geronimo, or more commonly known as Manny Mota (born on February 18, 1938 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Dallan Maxvill (born February 18, 1939 in Granite City Illinois) is a former Shortstop, coach and General manager WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Marek Janowski (born 18 February 1939 in Warsaw Professor Claude Ake ( 18 February 1939 in Lagos; 7 November 1996) was a Nigerian political scientist. Niger ( or /ˈnaɪdʒɚ/) officially the Republic of Niger, is a Landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. This is a list of notable political scientists See the List of political theorists for those who study politics without using the Scientific method. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Irma Thomas (b February 18, 1941, Ponchatoula Louisiana) is a Grammy Award winning soul and Rhythm and blues singer Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Graeme Garden (born 18 February 1943) is a British Actor, Writer, Presenter Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Patrick Dennis Bowlen (born February 18, 1944 in Prairie du Chien Wisconsin) is the Owner President and Chief Executive Officer of the Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Biography At 14-years-old Rankin won the Missouri Amateur At 15 she was a low amateur in the U Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Duncan Buerk (born February 18, 1946) is a BBC Journalist and newsreader, most famous for his reporting of the Ethiopian Jean-Claude Dreyfus ( February 18, 1946) is a French Actor. He began his career in film acting in 1973 in the film Comment réussir Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dennis DeYoung (born February 18, 1947) is an American singer Songwriter, Musician and producer best known for being a founding Styx ( pronounced: /stɪks/ is an American Rock band. Their hit songs have included " Come Sail Away " " Babe " " Birth She was born Maria Christina (Marijke at Soestdijk Palace The Netherlands Carlos Alberto de Sousa Lopes, GCIH, pron 'kaɾluʃ 'lɔpɨʃ (born February 18 Eliot Lance Engel (born February 18, 1947) is an American Democratic politician from the U Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sinéad ʃə'neɪd Moira Cusack (born 18 February 1948) is an Irish actress. Keith Knudsen ( 18 February 1948 &mdash 8 February 2005) was a U The Doobie Brothers are an American rock group. They have sold over 22 million albums in the United States from the 1970s to the present 2005)
1949 - Gary Ridgway, American serial killer
1950 - John Hughes, American director
1950 - Cybill Shepherd, American actress
1950 - Michel Gauthier, Quebec politician
1951 - Isabel Preysler, Philippines-born Spanish socialite
1952 - Maurice Lucas, American basketball player
1952 - Juice Newton, American singer
1953 - Robbie Bachman, Canadian drummer (Bachman-Turner Overdrive)
1954 - John Travolta, American actor
1955 - Miles Tredinnick, English playwright
1955 - Raymond Rougeau, Canadian professional wrestler
1956 - Ted Gärdestad, Swedish singer (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gary Leon Ridgway (born February 18, 1949) known as the Green River Killer, is one of the most prolific Serial killers in American Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cybill Lynne Shepherd (born 18 February, 1950) is a American Actress, Singer and former fashion model. Michel Gauthier (born February 18, 1950 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada) is a Québécois politician and former leader Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Isabel Preysler (born Maria Isabel Arrastia Preysler on February 18, 1951 in Manila, Philippines) is a Spanish journalist Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Maurice Lucas (born February 18, 1952, in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is a retired American professional Basketball player Juice Newton (born Judy Kay Cohen 18 February 1952 in Lakehurst New Jersey) is an American Pop music and country singer Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robbie Bachman (born Robin Bachman 18 February 1953, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) is a Drummer and the youngest Bachman-Turner Overdrive (frequently known as BTO) is a Canadian rock group from Winnipeg, Manitoba, that enjoyed a string of hit albums Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Miles Tredinnick (born February 18 1955) is a writer and lead singer with the British rock band London. Raymond Rougeau (born February 18 1955) is a former Canadian professional wrestler and French language Television presenter Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ted Arnbjörn Gärdestad ( February 18 1956 – June 22 1997 in Sollentuna, Sweden) was a Swedish singer songwriter and 1997)
1957 - Marita Koch, German athlete
1957 - Vanna White, American game show presenter
1958 - Giovanni Lavaggi, Italian racing driver
1958 - Gar Samuelson, American drummer (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Marita Koch (born 18 February 1957 in Wismar, East Germany) is a former sprint athlete. Vanna White (born February 18 1957 is an American Television personality best known as puzzle-board presenter and co-host on the long-running Game show Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Giovanni Lavaggi (born February 18, 1958 in Augusta, Sicily) is a Racing driver from Italy. Gary C "Gar" Samuelson ( February 18 1958 in Dunkirk New York - July 22 1999 in Orange City Florida) 1999)
1960 - Carol McGiffin, British TV and radio presenter
1960 - Greta Scacchi, Australian actress
1960 - Andy Moog, Canadian ice hockey player
1962 - Julie Strain, American actress
1963 - Henry Winter, English football journalist
1964 - Matt Dillon, American actor
1964 - Paul Hanley, British musician (The Fall, Tom Hingley and the Lovers)
1965 - Dr. Dre, American rapper
1965 - Gregory Scott Johnson, American murderer (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carol McGiffin (born Carol Deirdre McGiffin on 18 February 1960) is an English Presenter, currently employed by ITV and Greta Scacchi (born February 18, 1960) is an Italian -born Australian Actress. Andrew Donald "Andy" Moog ˈmoʊɡ to rhyme with "vogue" was born February 18, 1960 in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Julie Strain (born February 18, 1962) is an American actress and model. Henry Winter (born February 18 1963 in London) is football Correspondent of The Daily Telegraph, Telegraph Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Matthew Raymond "Matt" Dillon (born February 18, 1964) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe Award - and BAFTA Award -nominated Paul Hanley (born 18 February 1964) is an English musician based in Manchester. The Fall are an English Post-punk band formed in Prestwich, Greater Manchester in 1976 The Lovers are a British Punk rock band formed by Tom Hingley with Steve Hanley and Paul Hanley, both former members of The Fall Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Andre Romelle Young (born February 18 1965 primarily known by his stage name Dr Gregory Scott Johnson ( February 18, 1965 &ndash May 25, 2005 at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City Indiana) was 2005)
1966 - Guy Ferland, American television director
1967 - Roberto Baggio, Italian footballer
1967 - Tracey Edmonds, American film and television producer
1968 - Molly Ringwald, American actress
1969 - Alexander Mogilny, Russian ice hockey player
1969 - Jason Sutter, American drummer (Smash Mouth, American Hi-Fi)
1970 - Raine Maida, Canadian musician (Our Lady Peace)
1970 - Susan Egan, American actress
1971 - Constantin Popa, Romanian-Israeli basketball player
1973 - Claude Makélélé, French footballer
1974 - Jamey Carroll, American baseball player
1974 - Ruby Dhalla, Canadian politician
1974 - Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Russian tennis player
1975 - Sarah Brown, American actress
1975 - Keith Gillespie, Irish footballer
1975 - Gary Neville, English footballer
1976 - Chanda Rubin, tennis star
1976 - Leilani Munter, American race car driver
1977 - Kátia, Brazilian footballer
1977 - Sean Watkins, American guitarist and songwriter
1977 - Chrissie Wellington, British triathlete
1978 - Josip Šimunić, Croatian footballer
1980 - Regina Spektor, Russian-born singer and songwriter
1980 - Nikolai Antropov, Kazakh ice hockey player
1981 - Andrei Kirilenko, Russian basketball player
1981 - Ivan Sproule, Irish footballer
1981 - Kim Jae Won, South Korean actor
1981 - Alex Rios, American baseball player
1983 - Juelz Santana, American rapper
1983 - Jermaine Jenas, English footballer
1983 - Jason Maxiell, American basketball player
1984 - Buddy Nielsen, American singer (Senses Fail)
1985 - Anton Ferdinand, English footballer
1985 - Lee Boyd Malvo, American serial killer
1986 - Marc Torrejón, Spanish footballer
1988 - Maiara Walsh, American actress

Deaths

806 - Tarasius, Patriarch of Constantinople (b. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Guy Ferland (born 18 February, 1966 in Beverly, Massachusetts) is an American film and Television director Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Roberto Baggio (born 18 February 1967 in Caldogno, Veneto) is a retired Italian footballer among the most technically gifted Tracey McQuarn Edmonds (born February 18, 1967 in Los Angeles, California) is President and CEO of Edmonds Entertainment Group Inc Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Molly Kathleen Ringwald (born February 18, 1968) is an American Actress, Singer and Dancer. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alexander Gennadevitch Mogilny (Александр Геннадиевич Могильный Aleksandr Gennadijevič Mogil'nyj) born on February 18, 1969 This article is about the San Jose California band For their eponymous album see Smash Mouth (album. This article is about the San Jose California band For their eponymous album see Smash Mouth (album. American Hi-Fi is an American Punk rock / Alternative rock band from best known for their 2001 hit " Flavor of the Weak " Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Raine Maida, full name Michael Anthony Maida (born February 18[[ 970]] is a Canadian singer and songwriter best known as the front man of the Susan Egan (b February 18, 1970) is an American actress and singer best known for her work on the Broadway stage Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Constantin Popa (born February 18, 1971 in Romania) is a 7' 3" (2 Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Claude Makélélé Sinda (born 18 February 1973 is a French international football player who currently plays defensive midfield for Paris St Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Jamey Blake Carroll (born February 18, 1974) is a Major League Baseball Infielder for the Cleveland Indians. Ruby Dhalla (born February 18, 1974) is a Canadian politician Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov (born 18 February 1974 Евгений Александрович Кафельников) is a former World No Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sarah Joy Brown (born February 18, 1975) is an American actress, best known for playing the role of Carly Corinthos on the American Keith Robert Gillespie (born 18 February 1975 in Larne, County Antrim) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays Gary Alexander Neville (born February 18, 1975 in Bury, Greater Manchester) is an English football player Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chanda Rubin (born February 18, 1976 in Lafayette Louisiana) is a professional Tennis player from the United States. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leilani Münter (born on February 18, 1976) is an American race car driver and environmentalist Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Kátia Cilene Teixeira da Silva, generally known simply as Kátia in football circles (born February 18 1977 in Rio de Janeiro Sean Charles Watkins (born February 18 1977) a Guitarist Vocalist and Songwriter, is one third of the contemporary folk Christine Ann Wellington (born 18 February 1977) also known as Chrissie Wellington, is an English Triathlete who is the current Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Josip “Joe” Šimunić ˈʃimunitɕ}} (born February 18, 1978) is an Croatian football central defender. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Regina Spektor (Регина Спектор born February 18, 1980) is a Soviet -born Jewish- American Singer-songwriter and Nikolai Aleksandrovich Antropov (Николай Александрович Антропов (born February 18 1980) is a professional Ice hockey centre Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Andrei Gennadevich Kirilenko ( Андрей Геннадьевич Кириленко; born February 18 1981 is a Russian professional Basketball Ivan Sproule (born February 18, 1981 in Castlederg, County Tyrone) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who Kim Jaewon Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) LaRon Louis James (born on February 18 1983 better known by his Stage name Juelz Santana, is an American rapper, producer and occasional actor Jermaine Anthony Jenas (pronounced Jee-nas) was born 18 February 1983 in Nottingham. Jason Dior Maxiell is a professional Basketball player He currently plays for the Detroit Pistons as a power forward. James Anthony "Buddy" Nielsen (born February 18, 1984) is the Lead singer for the Rock band Senses Fail[http //mindviz Senses Fail is an American band based in Ridgewood New Jersey, formed in 2002. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Anton Julian Ferdinand (born February 18, 1985 in Peckham, London) is an English footballer. Lee Boyd Malvo (alias John Lee Malvo or Malik Malvo) (born February 18, 1985) is a Jamaican convicted of mass murder Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Maiara Walsh (pronounced "my-AH-ra" (born February 18, 1988 in Simi Valley California) is an American actress of Brazilian Events By Place Asia Emperor Heizei succeeds Emperor Kammu as Emperor of Japan. Saint Tarasios or Saint Tarasius (Ταράσιος (c 730&ndash February 25 806) Patriarch of Constantinople from December 25, 730)
814 - Angilbert, Frankish monk and confidant of Charlemagne
901 - Thabit ibn Qurra, Arab astronomer and mathematician (b. Events By Place Europe Charles Martel defeats the last independent dukedom of the Alamanni, and launches raids on the Saxons Events By Place Europe Charlemagne dies in Aachen, aged 67 or 72 (depending on source Louis the Pious Saint Angilbert (died 18 February 814) was a Frank who served Charlemagne as a diplomat abbot poet and semi-son-in-law Charlemagne (ˈʃɑrlɨmeɪn Carolus Magnus or Karolus Magnus meaning Charles the Great) (747 – 28 January 814 was King of the Franks from 768 to his Events By Place Americas The Mesoamerican ballgame court is dedicated at Uxmal. (836 in Harran, Mesopotamia &ndash February 18, 901 in Baghdad) was an Arab astronomer, mathematician 826)
999 - Pope Gregory V (b. Events By Place Asia Tang Wen Zong succeeds Tang Jing Zong as Emperor of China. For the emergency number see 999 (emergency telephone number. Gregory V, né Bruno von Kärnthen (c 972 &ndash February 18, 999) Pope from May 3, 996 to February 18 999 son 972)
1139 - Prince Yaropolk II of Kiev (b. 972 was a year in the 10th century. Events By Place Europe Otto II marries Theophanu, Byzantine Yaropolk II Vladimirovich (Ярополк II Владимирович ( 1082 - 18 February, 1139) Prince of Pereyaslav (1114-1132 Velikiy 1082)
1294 - Kublai Khan, Mongol Emperor (b. Early years Kublai Khan studied Chinese culture and became enamoured of it 1215)
1379 - Albert II of Mecklenburg (b. Albrecht II Duke of Mecklenburg ( Schwerin c 1318 &ndash February 18, 1379) was a feudal lord in Northern Germany, on the shores of the 1318)
1405 - Tamerlane, Mongol Emperor (b. Timur also written Emir Timur or Amir Temur ( Chagatai: تیمور - Tēmōr " Iron " (1336 – 19 February 1405 among 1336)
1455 - Fra Angelico, Italian artist (b. Fra Angelico (c 1395 &ndash February 18 1455) born Guido di Pietro, was an Early Italian Renaissance painter referred to in Vasari 1395)
1478 - George, Duke of Clarence, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England (executed) (b. George Plantagenet Duke of Clarence ( 21 October 1449 &ndash 18 February 1478) was the third son of Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke of York Edward IV ( 28 April 1442 – 9 April 1483) was King of England from 4 March 1461 until 2 October Richard III ( 2 October 1452 &ndash 22 August 1485) was King of England from 1483 until his death 1449)
1535 - Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, astrologer and alchemist (b. Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim ( September 14, 1486 – February 18 1535) was a German magician, Occult 1486)
1546 - Martin Luther, German religious reformer (b. Martin Luther (November 10 1483 February 18 1546 was a German Monk, theologian, university professor Father of Protestantism, and church reformer 1483)
1564 - Michelangelo Buonarroti, Italian artist (b. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni Two biographies were published of him during his lifetime One of them by Giorgio Vasari, proposed that he was the pinnacle of all 1475)
1583 - Antonio Francesco Grazzini, Italian writer (b. Antonio Francesco Grazzini ( March 22, 1503 - February 18, 1584) was an Italian author 1503)
1654 - Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac, French writer (b. Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac ( 1597 - February 18, 1654) was a French Author. 1594)
1683 - Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, Dutch painter (b. Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem ( 1 October 1620 - 18 February 1683) was a highly esteemed and prolific Dutch painter 1620)
1712 - Louis, duc de Bourgogne, heir to the throne of France (b. Year 1712 ( MDCCXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap 1682)
1718 - Pierre Antoine Motteux, French-born English dramatist (b. Year 1718 ( MDCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Peter Anthony Motteux (born Pierre Antoine Motteux, February 25, 1663 &ndash February 18, 1718) was an English author playwright 1663)
1743 - Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, last of the Medicis (b. Year 1743 ( MDCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, ( August 11, 1667 &ndash February 18, 1743, Florence) was the last of the Medici to live 1667)
1748 - Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun, Austrian field marshal (b. Year 1748 ( MDCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Otto Ferdinand Graf von Abensperg und Traun (or sometimes Otto Ferdinand von Abensperg und Traun) ( August 27, 1677 &ndash February 18, 1677)
1772 - Johann Hartwig Ernst, Count von Bernstorff, Danish statesman (b. Year 1772 ( MDCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Johann Hartwig Ernst Count of Bernstorff ( 13 May 1712 &ndash 18 February 1772) Danish Statesman, who came of a very 1712)
1778 - Joseph Marie Terray, French statesman (b. Year 1712 ( MDCCXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Joseph Marie Terray ( December 9, 1715, Boën &mdash February 18, 1778) was a Controller-General of Finances during 1715)
1780 - Kristijonas Donelaitis, Lithuanian poet (b. Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Kristijonas Donelaitis, Latin: Christian Donalitius was a Lithuanian ref> or by others Lietuvnink or by 1714)
1785 - Johnny Appleseed, American environmentalist (b. Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Johnny Appleseed, born John Chapman (September 26 1774 – February 18 1845 was an American pioneer nurseryman who introduced apples to large parts of Ohio 1774)
1788 - John Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (b. Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap John Whitehurst FRS ( 10 April 1713 &ndash 18 February 1788) of Cheshire, England was a clockmaker and 1713)
1803 - Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim, German poet (b. Year 1713 ( MDCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim ( April 2, 1719 &ndash February 18, 1803) was a German Poet. 1719)
1842 - Thomas Hazlehurst, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Thomas Hazlehurst ( 27 February 1779 – 18 February 1842) was an English businessman who founded the soap and Alkali manufacturing 1779)
1851 - Carl Gustav Jakob Jacobi, German mathematician (b. Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi ( December 10, 1804 - February 18, 1851) was a Prussian Mathematician, widely considered to be 1804)
1893 - Serranus Clinton Hastings, American politician (b. Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Serranus Clinton Hastings (November 22 1814 &ndash February 18 1893 was a 19th century Politician and a prominent Lawyer in the United States 1814)
1895 - Karl Abs, German professional wrestler (b. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Karl Abs was a German Professional wrestler. Profile Birthday 1851 Date of Death February 18, 1895 1851)
1900 - Clinton L. Merriam, American politician (b. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Clinton Levi Merriam ( March 25[[ 824]] - February 18[[ 900]] was a United States Representative from New York. 1824)
1902 - Charles Lewis Tiffany, American founder of Tiffany & Co. (b. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Charles Lewis Tiffany ( February 15, 1812 – February 18, 1902) founded Tiffany & Co Tiffany & Co ( is a US jewelry and silverware company founded by Charles Lewis Tiffany and Teddy Young in New York City 1812)
1906 - John Batterson Stetson, American manufacturer (b. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting John Batterson Stetson ( May 5, 1830 - February 18, 1906) was a U 1830)
1911 - Billy Murdoch, Australian cricketer (b. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year William (Billy Lloyd Murdoch ( 18 October 1854 – 18 February 1911) was an Australian Cricketer, who captained the Australian 1854)
1931 - Milan Šufflay, Croatian politician (b. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Milan Šufflay ( November 9, 1879 - February 19, 1931) was a Croatian Historian and Politician. 1879)
1933 - James J. Corbett, American boxer (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James John "Gentleman Jim" Corbett ( September 1, 1866 in San Francisco California – February 18, 1933 in Bayside 1866)
1938 - David King Udall, American politician (b. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David King Udall Sr ( September 7, 1851 – February 18, 1938) was a representative to the Arizona Territorial Legislature and 1851)
1942 - Albert Payson Terhune, American author (b. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Albert Payson Terhune ( December 21 1872 – February 18 1942) was an American Author, Dog breeder, and 1872)
1945 - Ivan Chernyakhovsky, Russian general (b. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Ivan Danilovich Chernyakhovsky, also Cherniakhovsky, (Ива́н Дани́лович Черняхо́вский Uman, current Cherkasy 1906)
1955 - Sadako Sasaki, School student(b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Sadako Sasaki ( Japanese:佐々木禎子 Sasaki Sadako, January 7, 1943 &ndash October 25, 1955) was a Japanese girl 1944)
1956 - Gustave Charpentier, French composer (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gustave Charpentier ( June 25, 1860 – February 18, 1956) was a French Composer, best known for his Opera 1860)
1957 - Dedan Kimathi, Kenyan rebel leader (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Dedan Kimathi Waciuri (truly Kimathi wa Waciuri Field Marshal, (31 October 1920 &ndash 18 February 1957 was a Kenyan rebel leader who fought against British colonization 1920)
1957 - Henry Norris Russell, American astronomer (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Henry Norris Russell ( October 25, 1877 &ndash February 18, 1957) was an American Astronomer who along with Ejnar 1877)
1964 - Joseph-Armand Bombardier, Quebec inventor and industrialist (b. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Joseph-Armand Bombardier ( April 16, 1907 - February 18, 1964) was a Canadian inventor and businessman and was the founder of 1907)
1966 - Robert Rossen, American screenwriter, producer, and director (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Robert Rossen ( March 16, 1908 &ndash February 18, 1966) was an American Screenwriter, Film director, and 1908)
1967 - J. Robert Oppenheimer, American physicist (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. 1904)
1973 - Frank Costello, Italian-born gangster (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Frank Costello, born Francesco Castiglia (January 26 1891—February 18 1973 was a New York gangster who rose to the top of America's underworld controlled 1891)
1977 - Andy Devine, American actor (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Andrew Vabre "Andy" Devine ( October 7, 1905 - February 18, 1977) was a rotund raspy-voiced American Character actor 1905)
1978 - Maggie McNamara, American actress (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Maggie McNamara ( June 18, 1928 – February 18, 1978) was an Oscar -nominated American actress 1928)
1981 - John Knudsen Northrop, American aircraft manufacturer (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 John Knudsen "Jack" Northrop ( November 10, 1895 &ndash February 18, 1981) was an American aircraft industrialist 1895)
1982 - Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand author (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Dame Ngaio Marsh DBE ( April 23, 1895 &ndash February 18, 1982) born Edith Ngaio Marsh was a Crime writer and 1895)
1993 - Kerry Von Erich, American professional wrestler (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Kerry Gene Adkisson ( February 3 1960 &ndash February 18, 1993) He is best known for his time with his father's promotion World Class 1960)
1993 - Jacqueline Hill, British actress (b. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jacqueline Hill ( 17 December 1929 – 18 February 1993) was a British actress best known for her role as Barbara Wright 1929)
1995 - Bob Stinson, American guitarist (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 For the baseball player see Bob Stinson (baseball Bob Stinson (born Robert Neil Stinson, December 17, 1959 &ndash February 1959)
1997 - Emily Hahn, American writer (b. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Emily Hahn ( Chinese: zh 項美麗 January 14, 1905 - February 18, 1997) was an American journalist and author 1905)
1998 - Harry Caray, American baseball broadcaster (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Harry Caray (b Harry Christopher Carabina, March 1, 1914, St Louis, Mo 1914)
1998 - Robbie James, Welsh footballer (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Robert Mark James ( March 23, 1957 &ndash February 18, 1998) was a Welsh international footballer who played for many teams including 1957)
1999 - Noam Pitlik, American actor and director (b. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Noam Pitlik ( November 4, 1932 &ndash February 18, 1999) was an Emmy - SAG Award, and Golden Globe -winning 1932)
2000 - Willy Maltaite, Belgian comics creator (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Willy Maltaite ( October 30, 1927, Anthée Belgium - February 18, 2000) known by the Pseudonym Will 1927
2001 - Balthus, Polish-born painter (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Balthasar Kłossowski de Rola ( February 29, 1908 in Paris &ndash February 18, 2001 in Rossinière, Switzerland 1908)
2001 - Dale Earnhardt, American race car driver (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr ( April 29, 1951 &ndash February 18, 2001) was an American race car driver best known for his career driving 1951)
2001 - Eddie Mathews, American baseball player (b. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Edwin Lee "Eddie" Mathews ( October 13 1931 – February 18 2001) was a Hall of Fame Third baseman in Major 1931)
2003 - Isser Harel, Israeli Mossad leader (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Isser Harel (איסר הראל born Isser Halperin on 1912 died 18 February 2003) was Spymaster of the intelligence and the 1912)
2003 - Johnny Paycheck, American country singer/songwriter (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Johnny Paycheck ( May 31, 1938 &ndash February 19, 2003) was a Country music singer 1938)
2004 - Jean Rouch, French filmmaker and ethnologist (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Jean Rouch ( 31 May 1917 - 18 February 2004) was a French filmmaker and Anthropologist. 1917)
2006 - Richard Bright, American actor (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Richard J Bright ( June 28, 1937 – February 18, 2006) was an American actor known for his role as Al Neri in the 1937)
2008 - Sir Richard Knowles, British politician (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Sir Richard Marchant Knowles ( 20 May 1917 &ndash 18 February 2008) known as Dick Knowles, was a British politician known 1917)
2008 - Mihaela Mitrache, Romanian actress, (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Mihaela Mitrache / Mitraki (b July 8, 1955, Bucharest - Romania - d 1955)
2008 - Mickey Renaud, Canadian professional ice hockey player (b. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) The Windsor Spitfires are a Junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. 1988)

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Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Feb 17 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Feb 19 Fixed commemorations All fixed commemorations below are observed on March 3 (March 2

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