February 18th (1861) was a Monday. It's the 46th day of the year (47th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 319 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 18th February, 1861
» In Montgomery, Alabama, Jefferson Davis is inaugurated as the provisional President of the Confederate States of America.
» With Italian unification almost complete, Victor Emmanuel II of Italy known as Victor Emmanuel II of Piedmont, Savoy and Sardinia assumes the title of King of Italy.
February 18th Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Bernadette Soubirous (France)
» Colmán of Lindisfarne
» Archbishop Flavian of Constantinople called Flavian of Constantinople
» Simeon of Jerusalem (Western Christianity)
» February 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Ryukyuan languages Status named Dialect Day (Amami Islands, Japan)
» Independence Day, celebrates the independence of the Gambia from the United Kingdom in 1965.
» Public holidays in Nepal e.g National Democracy Day, celebrates the 1951 overthrow of the Rana dynasty (Nepal)