1516
Politics
Birth of Mary Tudor
Mary was born at the Palace of Placentia in Greenwich, the eldest surviving child of King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon.
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24 indexed achievements across recorded history.
1516
Politics
Birth of Mary, daughter of Catherine and Henry VIII
Birth of Mary (later Mary I of England), daughter of Catherine of Aragon and Henry VIII.
View details1861
Literature
Mary Chesnut begins her Civil War diary
Mary Chesnut starts her famous Civil War diary.
View details1901
Science
Followers and allied temperance groups reported active across Kansas
Newspapers reported Carrie Nation's followers and allied temperance organizations actively mobilizing across Kansas.
View details1910
Activism
Death of Lucy Stanton Day Sessions in Los Angeles
Lucy Stanton Day Sessions died in Los Angeles, California, closing out a lifetime dedicated to abolition, education, and civil rights advocacy.
View details1918
Activism
Birth in Liverpool
Lilian Bailey (later Bader) was born in Liverpool, England, to a Barbadian-born Royal Navy veteran father and an Irish mother.
View details1922
Arts
Birth of Helen Gurley Brown
Helen Gurley Brown was born on February 18, 1922, in Green Forest, Arkansas.
View details1934
Literature
Birth of Audre Lorde
Audre Lorde was born on February 18, 1934, in New York City.
View details1936
Arts
Golden Gate International Exposition federally authorized, later featuring Liebes's designs
The Golden Gate International Exposition was authorized by California and President Roosevelt on Feb 18, 1936; Liebes later designed textiles for the fair.
View details1943
Activism
Arrest of Sophie Scholl at the University of Munich
Sophie and Hans Scholl were arrested by the Gestapo after being caught distributing White Rose leaflets at the University of Munich.
View details1943
Arts
Release of The Gang’s All Here
Release of The Gang’s All Here, one of her most iconic film performances.
View details1943
Activism
Arrest for White Rose leaflet distribution
Sophie Scholl and Hans Scholl were arrested at the University of Munich after distributing the sixth White Rose leaflet.
View details1946
Science
Died in Oxford, England
Catherine Carswell died on 18 February 1946 in Oxford, England, at the age of 66.
View details1958
Arts
Recording sessions for "Lady in Satin"
Begins recording "Lady in Satin" with arranger Ray Ellis for Columbia Records.
View details1975
Sports
Birth of Ila Borders
Ila Borders was born on February 18, 1975, in Downey, California; she later became a pioneering pitcher who broke gender barriers in men's baseball.
View details1976
Science
Death of Sally Salminen
Sally Salminen died on 18 February 1976 in Höganäs, Sweden, having spent her later decades continuing to write and living in Scandinavia.
View details1982
Literature
Death of Ngaio Marsh
Ngaio Marsh passed away on February 18, 1982, in Christchurch, New Zealand.
View details1992
Politics
First Black woman to qualify for federal primary matching funds in a presidential campaign
During her 1992 independent presidential bid, Fulani became the first Black woman to qualify for federal matching funds in a U.S. presidential primary.
View details1997
Politics
Sworn in as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers
Janet Yellen was sworn in as Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers under President Bill Clinton.
View details2005
Science
Filed foundational bioorthogonal chemistry patent
Bertozzi filed a landmark patent application for compositions and methods to modify biomolecules, protecting core bioorthogonal chemistry techniques.
View details2014
Science
Died in Stowe, Vermont, USA
Maria Franziska von Trapp died on February 18, 2014, in Stowe, Vermont, at the age of 99, the last surviving of the original seven Trapp Family Singer siblings.
View details2018
Sports
Final Daytona 500 appearance
Patrick competed in her farewell Daytona 500 on February 18, 2018, as part of her 'Danica Double' retirement tour.
View details2021
Activism
Black History Month "Conservationists of Color" profile
Virginia’s United Land Trusts profiled MaVynee Betsch on Feb 18, 2021 in its "Conservationists of Color" Black History Month feature.
View details2025
Science
Co-founding Thinking Machines Lab
Mira Murati co-founded Thinking Machines Lab, marking new leadership in AI innovation.
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