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| February 18th |
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| About February 18th is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 316 days remaining until the end of the calendar year (317 in leap years). Births 1924 - Sam Rolfe, screenwriter (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.) 1926 - Len Ford, Hall of Fame defensive end 1933 - Yoko Ono, singer, artist (widow of John Lennon) 1950 - Bebe Moore Campbell, author (Brothers and Sisters) 1950 - Cybill Shepherd, actress, model (Cybill) 1950 - John Hughes, director (National Lampoon's Vacation) 1954 - John Travolta, actor, singer (Saturday Night Fever, Grease) 1962 - Scott Kalitta, professional drag racer 1964 - Matt Dillon, actor (Crash, To Die For) 1974 - Jillian Michaels, personal trainer (The Biggest Loser) 1977 - Ike Barinholtz, actor, comedian (MADtv) 1982 - Juelz Santana, rapper 1988 - Shane Lyons, actor, chef (All That) 1988 - Maiara Walsh, actress (Cory in the House) 1991 - Malese Jow, actress, singer (Unfabulous) Deaths 1546 - Martin Luther, leader of Protestant Reformation 1999 - Noam Pitlik, actor, director (Night Court, Mr. Belvedere) 2001 - Dale Earnhardt Sr., NASCAR driver 2006 - Richard Bright, actor (The Godfather) Events 1685 - Fort St. Louis is established by Robert de La Salle near Matagorda Bay thus forming the basis of France's claim to possession of the region. 1735 - The the first opera was performed in America, Flora, in Charleston, South Carolina. 1801 - The electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr is broken by the House of Representatives as they chose Jefferson to be the third United States president. 1841 - The first continuous filibuster in the United States Senate begins and lasts until March 11th. 1861 - Jefferson Davis is inaugurated as the President of the Confederate States of America. 1885 - Mark Twain's novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is published in the United States. 1929 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announce the winners of the first Academy Awards. 1930 - Pluto is discovered by Clyde W. Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. 1974 - The rock band Kiss release their debut self-titled album. 2001 - FBI agent Robert Hanssen is arrested for suspected spying for the Soviet Union. Eventually Hanssen is convicted and receives a life sentence. |
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