eso ha pasado un 18 Febrero

1930 : Discovery of Pluto


On February 18, 1930, by studying photographs in the observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered a new planet which he called Pluto, named after the Greek god of the underworld. This name was suggested by a young British schoolgirl, Venetia Burney. Pluto has since been downgraded from planet to dwarf planet.

1977 : Space Shuttle


February 18, 1977, the first space shuttle, Enterprise, made its test flight on the top of a Boeing 747 in the Mojave Desert.

2002 : Metro


On 18 February 2002 the free daily Metro is distributed for the first time, in Marseille and Paris.

2009 : Boring / Google


On February 18, 2009, a couple from Pittsburgh, Aaron and Christine Boring, who had sued Google Street View for violating their privacy, was dismissed by a U.S. federal court.

2010 : Coup in Niger


On 18 February 2010, a coup overthrew President Mamadou Tandja.

Cita del día : 18 Febrero

Clyde Tombaugh, Astronome américain, découvreur de Pluton
That's the way I got along in life. I don't ever remember being particularly jealous of anybody, because I figured if I can't do it myself, I don't deserve to get it.

Cumpleaños : 18 Febrero

Marie Champmeslé, Actriz francesa (1642)
Alessandro Volta, Físico italiano (1745)
Ernst Mach, Físico austríaco (1838)
Edward Arnold, Actor americano (1890)
Adolphe Menjou, Actor americano (1890)
Andre Breton, Escritor francés (1896)
Enzo Ferrari, Empresario italiano (1898)
Merle Oberon, Actriz Inglesa (1911)
Jack Palance, Actor americano (1919)
George Kennedy, Actor americano (1925)
Toni Morrison, Escritora estadounidense, Premio Nobel de Literatura (1931)
Miloš Forman, Director de cine checo (1932)
Yoko Ono, Cantante japonesa (1933)
Michel Aoun, Primer ministro libanés (1935)
Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Actor francés (1946)
Cybill Shepherd, Actriz americana (1950)
John Travolta, Actor americano (1954)
Greta Scacchi, Actriz australiana (1960)
Marianne James, Cantante, actriz (1962)
Matt Dillon, Actor americano (1964)
Marco Aurélio, Futbolista brasileño (1967)
Roberto Baggio, Futbolista italiano (1967)
Claude Makélélé, Futbolista francés (1973)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Jugador de tenis ruso (1974)
Gary Neville, Futbolista Inglés (1975)
Sean Watkins, Guitarrista estadounidense (1977)
Jermaine Jenas, Futbolista Inglés (1983)
Sebastian Neumann, Jugador de fútbol alemán (1991)

Nos han dejado un 18 Febrero

Martin Luther, Reformador religioso alemán (1546)
Carl Gustav Jakob Jacobi, Matemático alemán (1851)
John Batterson Stetson, Inventor del sombrero de vaquero (1906)
James J. Corbett, Boxeador estadounidense (1933)
J. Robert Oppenheimer, Físico estadounidense (1967)
Andy Devine, Actor americano (1977)
Ngaio Marsh, Escritora de Nueva Zelanda (1982)
Willy Maltaite (Will), Dibujante belgo (2000)
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