February 18

Events

 * - (origin) of the -  is believed by s and s to have left the planet on this day.
 * - The : signs a ten-year  with, regaining , , and  with neither military engagements nor support from the.
 * - The are defeated by  of  in the.
 * (or ) -, begins his campaigns in the southern Muslim provinces.
 * -, , convicted of against his older brother , is privately  in the.
 * -, queen of Scots, is executed at , , , after being convicted of.
 * - Fort St. Louis is established by a at  thus forming the basis for 's claim to.
 * - is surrendered to a  fleet under the command of.
 * - occurs.
 * - The first ongoing in the  begins and lasts until.
 * - The (Know-Nothings) convene in  to nominate their first  candidate, former.
 * - In, is inaugurated as the provisional  of the.
 * 1861  - With the  almost complete,   of,  and  assumes the title of.
 * - forces under   set the  on fire during the.
 * - The begins in.
 * - 's  is published for the first time.
 * - makes his maiden speech in the.
 * - The first official flight with takes place in, , when , a 23-year-old pilot, delivers 6,500 letters to Naini, about 10 km away.
 * - becomes  of.
 * - First are announced.
 * - While studying photographs taken in, discovers.
 * 1930  -  becomes the first  to fly in a  and also the first cow to be milked in an aircraft.
 * - The declares  (obsolete  name for ) independent from the.
 * - The arrest the members of the  movement.
 * 1943  -  delivers the.
 * - resigns as  of.
 * - The first, , opens.
 * - The first is established in,.
 * -, a n rebel leader is executed by the British colonial government.
 * - becomes independent from the.
 * - disaster kills all on board.
 * - The are found not guilty of conspiring to incite s at the   national convention.
 * - The in the case of ,  invalidates the state's  and commutes the sentences of all  inmates to life in prison.
 * - The test vehicle goes on its maiden "flight" while sitting on top of a.
 * - Snow fell in the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria for the first and only recorded time in history.
 * - Thirteen people die and one is seriously injured in the in, said to be the largest robbery-motivated mass-murder in  history.
 * - The explodes bombs in the early morning at both  and  in.
 * - Two s are arrested in and accused of plotting a  on  s.
 * - becomes the second president of.
 * - agent  is arrested for  for the . He was ultimately convicted and sentenced to.
 * 2001  -  is killed in a crash during the final lap of the, which was won by , driving in a car that Earnhardt owned. His son,  finished second.
 * - Nearly 200 people die in the in
 * 2003  -   makes perihelion, seen by SOHO.
 * - Up to 295 people, including nearly 200 rescue workers, die near in  when a run-away freight  carrying,  and  catches fire and explodes.
 * - The law banning,  and other sports which kill wild s is enforced from this date.

Births

 * - Saint, queen of Poland (d. )
 * -, saint,  developer
 * - Queen (d. )
 * -, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, French classical scholar (d. )
 * -, Swedish soldier (d. )
 * -, English historian (d. )
 * -, Swedish statesman (d. )
 * -, French actress (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, Italian physicist (d. )
 * -, U. S. Congressman (d. )
 * -, saint,  of  (d. )
 * -, Austrian physicist (d. )
 * -, English playwright (d. )
 * -, American glass artist (d. )
 * -, Norwegian author (d. )
 * -, Russian Yiddish humorist (d. )
 * -, American mural painter, writer (d. )
 * -, English inventor (d. )
 * -, Greek author (d. )
 * -, Canadian politician (d. )
 * -, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1890  -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, WW1 veteran, changed nationality 5 times (d.)
 * -, Italian race car driver (d. )
 * 1898  -, Puerto Rican poet (d. )
 * -, British actor (d. )
 * 1901  -, saxophonist, bandleader (d. )
 * -, German-born conductor and impresario (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Austrian pediatrician (d. )
 * -, American screenwriter
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, American country musician and songwriter (d. )
 * -, British actress (d. )
 * -, Quebec politician, mayor of Montreal (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American game show host (d. )
 * 1920  -, Grenadan politician (d. )
 * -, American editor
 * 1922  -, American actor
 * 1922  -, Estonian author (d. )
 * -, Venezuelan scientist (d. )
 * 1924  -, Quebec labour union leader (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * 1925  -, Quebec artist
 * -, American politician
 * 1927  -, Puerto Rican baseball player
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, British author
 * -, American cartoonist
 * -, American cartoonist (d. )
 * 1931  -, American writer,
 * 1931  -, American football player
 * -, Czech film director
 * -, Japanese-born singer
 * 1933  - Sir, English football manager
 * 1933  -, Scottish actress (d. )
 * -, Lebanese prime minister
 * -, American writer
 * 1936  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Hungarian film director
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1939  -, Polish-born conductor
 * -, American singer
 * -, Scottish writer
 * -, owner of the
 * -, American golfer
 * -, British newsreader
 * 1946  -, French actor
 * -, American musician
 * 1947  -
 * 1947  -, Portuguese athlete
 * 1947  -, American politician
 * -, Irish actress
 * 1948  -, American drummer and songwriter  (d. )
 * -, American serial killer
 * -, American director
 * 1950  -, American actress
 * 1950  -, Quebec politician
 * -, Spanish socialite
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1952  -, American singer
 * -, Canadian drummer
 * -, American actor
 * -, English playwright
 * 1955  -, Canadian professional wrestler
 * -, Swedish singer (d. )
 * -, German athlete
 * 1957  -, American game show presenter
 * -, Italian racing driver
 * 1958  -, American drummer (d. )
 * -, British TV and radio presenter
 * 1960  -, Australian actress
 * 1960  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actor
 * 1964  -, British musician
 * -, American rapper
 * 1965  -, American murderer (d. )
 * -, American television director
 * -, Italian footballer
 * -, American actress
 * 1968  -, British musician
 * -, Russian ice hockey player
 * 1969  -, American drummer
 * -, Canadian musician
 * 1970  -, American actress
 * -, Romanian-Israeli basketball player
 * -, French footballer
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1974  -, Russian tennis player
 * -, Irish footballer
 * 1975  -, English footballer
 * 1976  -, American race car driver
 * -, Brazilian footballer
 * 1977  -, American guitarist and songwriter
 * -, Croatian footballer
 * -, Russian-born singer and songwriter
 * 1980  -, Kazakh ice hockey player
 * -, Russian basketball player
 * 1981  -, Irish footballer
 * 1981  -, South Korean actor
 * 1981  -, American baseball player
 * -, American rapper
 * 1983  -, English footballer
 * 1983  -, American basketball player
 * 1984  -, American singer
 * -, American serial killer
 * 1985  -, English footballer
 * -, Spanish footballer
 * -, American actress

Deaths

 * -, Patriarch of Constantinople (b. )
 * -, Frankish monk and confidant of
 * -, Arab astronomer and mathematician (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * - Prince (b. )
 * -, Mongol Emperor (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Mongol Emperor (b. )
 * -, Italian artist (b. )
 * -, brother of Kings and  (executed) (b. )
 * -, astrologer and alchemist (b. )
 * -, German religious reformer (b. )
 * -, Italian artist (b. )
 * -, Italian writer (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * -, Dutch painter (b. )
 * -, heir to the throne of France (b. )
 * -, French-born English dramatist (b. )
 * -, last of the Medicis (b. )
 * -, Austrian field marshal (b. )
 * -, Danish statesman (b. )
 * -, French statesman (b. )
 * -, Lithuanian poet (b. )
 * -, English clockmaker and scientist (b. )
 * -, German poet (b. )
 * -, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. )
 * -, German mathematician (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, German professional wrestler (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, American founder of (b. )
 * -, American manufacturer (b. )
 * -, Australian cricketer (b. )
 * -, Croatian politician (b. )
 * -, American boxer (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, Russian general (b. )
 * -, French composer (b. )
 * -, Kenyan rebel leader (b. )
 * 1957  -, American astronomer (b. )
 * -, Quebec inventor and industrialist (b. )
 * -, American screenwriter, producer, and director (b. )
 * -, American physicist (b. )
 * -, Italian-born gangster (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, American aircraft manufacturer (b. )
 * -, New Zealand author (b. )
 * -, American professional wrestler (b. )
 * 1993  -, British actress (b. )
 * -, American guitarist (b.)
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, American baseball broadcaster (b. )
 * -, American actor and director (b. )
 * -, Belgian comics creator (b.
 * -, Polish-born painter (b. )
 * 2001  -, American race car driver (b. )
 * 2001  -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, Israeli Mossad leader (b. )
 * 2003  -, American country singer/songwriter (b. )
 * -, French filmmaker and ethnologist (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )