February 18 in History
18 February in History – 213 years ago
Australasia 1811: Interregnum in the Dutch East Indies
France’s occupation of the Netherlands during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars... SEE MORE…
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on 18 February 1814
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starts
2014
Ukrainian revolution ousts President Victor Yanukovych
1965
The Gambia gains independence from UK
1952
Greece and Turkey join NATO
starts
1946
Indian sailors revolt across India
ends
1943
Soviet offensive in Caucasus & Donets Basin
1932
Japanese back independence of Manchuria as Manchukuo
1932
Manchukuo proclaimed independent of China
starts
1918
Renewed German offensive on Russian front
ends
1916
Allies conquer German protectorate of Kamerun
ends
1916
British and French besiege Mora, Kamerun
1915
Germans begin unrestricted submarine warfare
ends
1913
Huerta overthrows Madero
1849
Revolutionaries proclaim republic in Tuscany
1815
US ratifies Treaty of Ghent, ending War of 1812
1814
Napoleon defeats Austrians at Montereau
1811
Dutch East Indies becomes French colony
ends
1794
D’Entrecasteaux explores Australasia searching for La Pérouse
starts
374
Huns ravage Bosporan Kingdom*
starts
338
Constantine II defeats German tribes*
130
Hadrian rebuilds Jerusalem as Aelia Capitolina*
*Actual date uncertain; set to 18 February for purposes of Omniatlas
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