Notable Birthdays for February 18
Louis Malesherbes Goldsborough (1805-1877) - Admiral for the Union Navy.
Walter Page Lane (1817-1892) - Brigadier General for the Confederate Army.
Rebecca Lee Crumpler (1831-1895) - First Black women to receive a medical degree in the U.S.
Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) - Stained glass artist.
Charles M. Schwab (1862-1939) - Co-founder of Bethlehem Steel.
Eric De Lamarter (1880-1953) - Composer and conductor for the Chicago Symphony.
Wallace Stegner (1909-1993) - Novelist considered to be "The Dean of Western Writers."
Joe Gordon (1915-1978) - MLB player nicknamed "Flash" for his speed and agility.
Bill Cullen (1920-1990) - Game show host.
Mary Amdur (1921-1998) - Toxicologist and public health researcher who made shocking discoveries on the effects of pollution.
George Kennedy (1925-2016) - Actor who played Dragline in Cool Hand Luke.
Johnny Hart (1931-2007) - Cartoonist who co-created The Wizard of Id.
Toni Morrison (1931-2019) - Novelist who wrote Song of Solomon (1977) and Beloved (1987).
Dennis DeYoung (1947-Still Living) - Musician and founding member of the rock band Styx.
John Travolta (1954-Still Living) - Actor whose credits include Grease, Urban Cowboy, Pulp Fiction, Face/Off, and Wild Hogs.
Matt Dillon (1964-Still Living) - Actor who became a mega star after his roles in Tex (1982), Rumble Fish (1983) and The Outsiders (1983).
Molly Ringwald (1968-Still Living) - 80s actress and star of Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985), and Pretty in Pink.
Julia Butterfly Hill (1974-Still Living) - Environmentalist and author who lived in a tree in protest of them being cut down.
Jillian Michaels (1974-Still Living) - Famous personal trainer.
Memorable Events for February 18
1839 - The Detroit Boat Club forms.
1861 - Jefferson Davis becomes the President of the Confederate states.
1885 - Mark Twain publishes the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
1908 - The first rolls of postage stamps are issued to the public.
1930 - Astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovers Pluto.
1930 - Elm Farm Ollie becomes the first cow to fly and be milked in an aircraft.
1979 - Roots: Next Generations premieres on television.
2021 - NASA's Perseverance rover successfully lands on Mars.