February 18th (2001) was a Sunday. 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, 2001
» Federal Bureau of Investigation known as FBI agent Robert Hanssen is arrested for spying for the Soviet Union. He is ultimately convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.
» Seven-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Dale Earnhardt Death of Dale Earnhardt known as dies in an accident during the Daytona 500.
» Sampit conflict Inter-ethnic violence between Dayak people Dayaks and Madura Island Madurese breaks out in Sampit, Indonesia, that will ultimately result in more than 500 deaths and 100,000 Madurese displaced from their homes.
February 18th Famous Deaths for 2001
» Balthus, French painter (b. 1908)
» Dale Earnhardt, American race car driver (b. 1951)
» Eddie Mathews, American baseball player (b. 1931)
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)