February 18
1546
Martin Luther, German leader of the Protestant Reformation, died.
1564
Michelangelo Buonarotti, Italian painter, sculptor, and architect, died.
1885
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain was published.
1930
Pluto, the ninth planet in the solar system, was discovered by American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh.
1953
The first 3-D movie, Bwana Devil, opened in New York.
2001
FBI agent Robert Philip Hanssen was arrested and charged with spying for Russia.
Birthdays
Toni Morrison
1931–, American Author.
Louis Comfort Tiffany
artist, decorative designer (1848)
Sholem Aleichem
author (1859)
Charles Michael Schwab
steel magnate (1862)
Helen Gurley Brown
editor, author (1922)
George Kennedy
actor (1925)
John Travolta
actor (1954)
Matt Dillon
actor (1964)
Molly Ringwald
actress (1968)