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February 18
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened throughout history on February 18. From 1900 until now.
February 18 is under the sign of Aquarius.
Famous birthdays on this day include John Travolta (1954), Yoko Ono (1933) and Dr Dre (1965).
Several movies were released around February 18 over the years, such as Wheels of Destiny in 1934 directed by Alan James and It Happened One Night in 1934 directed by Frank Capra.
But much more happened on February 18 over the years: find out below
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Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released around February 18 over the years?
Wheels of Destiny
Release year: 1934
Directed by: Alan James
Starring: Ken Maynard, Dorothy Dix, Philo McCullough, Frank Rice
It Happened One Night
Release year: 1934
Directed by: Frank Capra
Starring: Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Walter Connolly, Roscoe Karns
Country: United States of America
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Release year: 2009
Directed by: Niels Arden Oplev
Starring: Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Ewa Fröling, Lena Endre
Country: United States of America
The Milky Way
Release year: 1969
Directed by: Luis Buñuel
Starring: Paul Frankeur, Laurent Terzieff, Alain Cuny, Edith Scob
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Release year: 1969
Directed by: Ronald Neame
Starring: Maggie Smith, Gordon Jackson, Robert Stephens, Pamela Franklin
Country: United States of America
Historical Events
Which were the important events of February 18?
- 2019 Kashmir conflict: Two reported Jaish-e-Mohammed militants, one civilian and four Indian soldiers are killed in a skirmish in the Pulwama district of Indian-administered Kashmir as police search for suspects in Thursday's suicide attack that killed 40 Indian paramilitary police. (arynews)
- 2018 2018 Kizlyar church shooting: A gunman kills five people and wounds several others at a church in Kizlyar, Dagestan, Russia. Police later shoot and kill him. (BBC)
- 2017 2017 Leuven derailment: One person is killed and 20 are injured when a passenger train derails near Leuven, Belgium. (Sky News)
- 2016 Kurdish–Turkish conflict: February 2016 Diyarbakır bombing: A roadside bomb hits a military convoy, killing six Turkish Army soldiers in the southeast Diyarbakır Province. (ABC News) (Reuters)Turkish Air Force jets bomb Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) bases in Iraqi Kurdistan just hours after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan blamed Kurdish militants for the 2016 Ankara bombing. (Haaretz)
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Events
- John Travolta: American actor on stage, film and TV who...
- Yoko Ono: Japanese conceptual artist, musician,...
- Dr Dre: American record producer and rapper.
- Matt Dillon: American actor who made a film debut as...
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Famous Birthday
- Balthus : Polish-French artist, the son of Polish...
- Brian Daley: American sci-fi writer whose first...
- Jean Rouch: French filmmaker and anthropologist,...
- Eddie Mathews: American baseball star with the...
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Famous Deaths
Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of February 18 over the years?
- 2018 God's Plan - Drake
- 2017 Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You
- 2016 Zayn - Pillowtalk
- 2015 Uptown Funk! - Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars
- 2014 Dark Horse - Katy Perry Featuring Juicy J
- 2013 Macklemore - Thrift Shop
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2012
Kelly Clarkson - Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)
- 2011 Wiz Khalifa - Black And Yellow
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2010
Ke$ha - TiK ToK
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2009
Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You
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Top #1 songs in the USA
- 2017 Heathens - twenty one pilots
- 2016 twenty one pilots - Stressed Out
- 2015 Hozier - Take Me To Church
- 2014 Passenger - Let Her Go
- 2013 Ho Hey - The Lumineers
- 2012 The Black Keys - Lonely Boy
- 2011 The Black Keys - Tighten Up
- 2010 Break - Three Days Grace
Top #1 Rock songs
Books
Which were the most popular books released around February 18 over the years?
Viper Game
Year: 2015
By: Christine Feehan
Sink your teeth into this #1 New York Times bestselling GhostWalker novel—a “fantastic, sinister tale of danger and treachery”(RT Book Reviews).GhostWalker Wyatt Fontenot knows the price he paid for the secret military experiments that gave him his special catlike abilities.
The Top Of The Hill
Year: 1980
By: Irwin Shaw
"The world famous author of Rich Man, Poor Man and Beggarman, Thief has created one of his most memorable characters for one of his most unusual novels; a brilliantly written story
Love Is Eternal
Year: 1955
By: Irving Stone
A politically-minded young lady and an awkward lawyer marry and eventually become President and First Lady
Dazzle
Year: 1991
By: Judith Krantz
"Captivating. Krantz's latest tome... is her most erotic yet. Dazzle sizzles." -- Daily News, Los Angeles. Now, Judith Krantz, best-selling author of Scruples, Mistral's Daughter, and
The Right Man
Year: 2003
By: David Frum
The Right Man is the first inside account of a historic year in the Bush White House, by the presidential speechwriter credited with the phrase axis of evil.