About the day » Tuesday February 18, 1936Calender converter

• Anna Maria Rosalia Lieckens, Nijlen († 1988)
• ADRIANUS LEONARDUS MOSTERT, KETHEL EN SPALAND († 2012)
• Hermen van der Haar, Epe, Gelderland, Nederland († 1977)
• Gerben Piets Dillema, Oosterwierum, Baarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 2002)
• Gerrit Jan Broekhuis, Barneveld, Gelderland, Nederland († 1989)
• Dirk Visser († 2006)
• Hendricus VEERMAN, Volendam, Edam-Volendam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2004)
• Adrianus Leonardus Willem Kreuninger, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1980)
• Cor Beemster, Den Hem, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2004)
• Hendrika Wijtmans († 2005)

• Aeltje Siebes Brouwer (84), IJlst, Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Adriaan Laureis Van Gorp (78)
• Anna Maria IJzereef (80), Eibergen
• Alma Patten Peterson (86), Cowley, Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States of America
• Adriana Backer (71), Etten-Leur
• Andreas (Alphonsus Franciscus) Schelvis (67), Beverwijk
• Anna Margaretha Henderikx (29), Weert, Limburg, Nederland
• Anna Kost (22), Exloermond,Odoorn,Drenthe,Netherlands
• Alberta Goedhart (63), Harderwijk, Gelderland, Nederland
• Adriana Baas (76), Schijndel

• 1933 » Bobby Robson, English international footballer, inside forward and international manager († 2009)
• 1933 » Yoko Ono, Japanese-American multimedia artist and musician
• 1934 » Audre Lorde, American poet, essayist, memoirist, and activist († 1992)
• 1934 » Dave Dunmore, English footballer, centre forward
• 1934 » Paco Rabanne, Spanish-French fashion designer
• 1934 » Skip Battin, American singer-songwriter and bass player († 2003)
• 1936 » Jean M. Auel, American author
• 1938 » István Szabó, Hungarian director and screenwriter
• 1938 » Manny Mota, Dominican baseball player, coach, and sportscaster
• 1938 » Sadanoyama Shinmatsu, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 50th Yokozuna († 2017)

• 1915 » Frank James, American soldier and criminal (b. 1843)
• 1923 » Alois Rašín, Czech economist and politician (b. 1867)
• 1931 » Louis Wolheim, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1880)
• 1931 » Milan Šufflay, Croatian historian, author, and politician (b. 1879)
• 1933 » James J. Corbett, American boxer and actor (b. 1866)
• 1938 » David King Udall, American missionary and politician (b. 1851)
• 1942 » Albert Payson Terhune, American journalist and author (b. 1872)
• 1945 » Ivan Chernyakhovsky, Russian general (b. 1906)
• 1956 » Gustave Charpentier, French composer (b. 1860)
• 1957 » Dedan Kimathi, Kenyan rebel leader (b. 1920)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Gerrit
7. Petrus
8. Pieter
9. Adrianus
10. Jacobus
11. Antonius
12. Jacob
13. Wilhelmus
14. Gerardus
15. Hendrikus
16. Arie

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Cornelia
4. Anna
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Catharina
8. Hendrika
9. Adriana
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Geertruida
13. Helena
14. Margaretha
15. Grietje
16. Mary

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
• February 10 » Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italian troops launched the Battle of Amba Aradam against Ethiopian defenders.
• March 29 » Adolf Hitler receives 99% of the votes in the 1936 German parliamentary election and referendum.
• May 21 » Sada Abe is arrested after wandering the streets of Tokyo for days with her dead lover's severed genitals in her handbag. Her story soon becomes one of Japan's most notorious scandals.
• October 27 » Mrs Wallis Simpson obtains her divorce, which would eventually allow her to marry King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, thus forcing his abdication from the throne.
• December 5 » The Soviet Union adopts a new constitution and the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic is established as a full Union Republic of the USSR.
• December 11 » Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII's abdication as King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, and Emperor of India, becomes effective.

The temperature on February 18, 1936 was between 2.2 °C and 9.7 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 2.4 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east.