Historical Events on February 18.

1.  1614, 18th February: Mughal emperor Jahangir captured Mewar.

2.  1905, 18th February: Shyamji Krishnavarma founded the India Home Rule Society in London.

3.  1930, 18th February: Pluto, the ninth planet in our solar system for a long time, was discovered by Clyde Tombamg. Later on, Pluto withdrew the status of the planet.

4.  1946, 18th February: The Royal Indian Navy revolt in Mumbai.

5.  1965, 18th February: the Gambia gained independence from England.

6.  1971, 18th February: India established the first satellite contact with Britain through the Arvi satellite station.

7.  1979, 18th February: Snow falls in southern Algeria in the Sahara Desert. This is the only record of snowfall in the Sahara Desert.

8.  1998, 18th February: Senior Gandhian leader, former Union Minister and former Governor of Maharashtra C. Subramanian was awarded the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian honor of India.

9.  2007, 18th February: 68 people killed in a bomb blast in Samjhauta Express going from Delhi to Lahore.

10.  2019, 18th February: Gun battle in Pulwama, Indian-controlled Kashmir, killed nine with Pakistan-based group Jaish-e-Mohammad held responsible.

Famous Birthdays & Birth Anniversaries on February 18.

1.  1745: Alessandro Volta, an Italian physicist, the inventor of the electric battery, and the discoverer of methane.

2.  1823: Gopal Hari Deshmukh, an Indian activist, thinker, social reformer, and writer.

3.  1871: Vitthalbhai Patel, a political leader and the first Indian President of the Central Legislative Assembly of India.

4.  1883: Madan Lal Dhingra, an Indian revolutionary, and pro-independence activist. 

5.  1886: Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, an Indian Hindu mystic, saint, and religious leader.

6.  1894: Rafi Ahmed Kidwai, an Indian independence activist and a socialist.

7.  1898: Enzo Ferrari, an Italian motor racing driver, and entrepreneur, the founder of the Ferrari automobile marque.

8.  1914: Jan Nisar Akhtar, an Indian poet of Urdu ghazals and nazms.

9.  1927: Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Hashmi, an Indian music director, and background score composer.

10.  1933: Nimmi, an Indian screen actress.

11.  1957: Rajat Sharma, an Indian journalist and the Chairman and Editor-in-Chief, India TV.

12.  1966: Sajid Nadiadwala, an Indian film producer, and director.

Death Anniversaries of famous people on February 18.

1.  1294: Kublai Khan, the fifth khagan of the Mongol Empire.

2.  1405: Taimur, the first ruler of the Timurid dynasty.

3.  1564: Michelangelo, an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet.

4.  1967: J. Robert Oppenheimer, an American theoretical physicist.

5.  2016: Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan, an Indian vocalist of Hindustani music.