February 18th (1957) 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, 1957
» Kenyan rebel leader Dedan Kimathi is executed by the British colonial government.
» Walter James Bolton becomes the last person Capital punishment in New Zealand called legally executed in New Zealand.
Famous Birthdays on February 18 in 1957
» Marita Koch, German sprinter
» George Pelecanos, American author
» Vanna White, American actress and game show host
February 18th Famous Deaths for 1957
» Dedan Kimathi, Kenyan rebel leader (b. 1920)
» Henry Norris Russell, American astronomer (b. 1877)
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)