February 18: First day of Ramadan (2026); Ash Wednesday (Western Christianity, 2026); Tibetan New Year begins (2026)
16th century depiction of the Battle of Wesenberg
- 1268 – Northern Crusades: The Battle of Wesenberg (depicted) took place between Novgorodian and Pskovian forces against the Livonian Order and its allies, ending with Russian forces retreating from Danish Estonia.
- 1766 – Enslaved Malagasy captives on the Dutch East India Company slave ship Meermin began a mutiny that led to the ship's destruction on Cape Agulhas in present-day South Africa and the recapture of the instigators.
- 1943 – The core members of the White Rose, an anti-Nazi resistance group, were arrested by the Gestapo.
- 1946 – President Harry S. Truman signed the Rescission Act, annulling benefits payable to Filipino troops who fought for the U.S. during World War II.
- 2001 – American FBI agent Robert Hanssen was arrested for having spied for the KGB and GRU over a 22-year period.
- Francesco Redi (b. 1626)
- Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici (d. 1743)
- Toni Morrison (b. 1931)
- Bobby Robson (b. 1933)
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