About the day » Thursday February 18, 1937Calender converter

• Henderika Schonewille, Assen, Drenthe, Nederland († 2002)
• Alberdina Catharina Maria (Diny) van der Dussen, Eindhoven, Nederland († 1992)
• Gerhardus Henricus Kraaijvanger, Haarlem († 1988)
• Cecilia Maria Jozefine ter Huurne, Enschede († 2017)
• Andries Hoogeveen, Brunssum, Limburg, Nederland († 1943)
• Harold Wayne "Sonny" Keesee, Virginia, Verenigde Staten († 2014)
• Gerbrand Dros, Oosterend († 2013)
• Guido Alfons Johannes Vandenborn, Hasselt, België († 1993)
• Grada van Weteringh († 2013)
• Albert Edward Hollis, Natural Bridge, Winston, Alabama, United States († 2005)

• Aaltje Ellerbroek (87), Utrecht
• Alida van Putten (27), De Bilt
• Alida van Putten (27), De Bilt
• Adrianus Scheuerman (99)
• Ate Procee (22), Leeuwarden
• Baukje Boomsma (22), Sneek
• Aleida Johanna Scholts (38), Enschede
• Antje de Wit (54), Wieringen, Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• August Daems (63), Lier, Antwerpen, Belgium
• Adriana Zondag (91), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland

• 1934 » Audre Lorde, American poet, essayist, memoirist, and activist († 1992)
• 1934 » Dave Dunmore, English footballer, centre forward
• 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)
• 1939 » Bobby Hart, American singer-songwriter
• 1939 » Claude Ake, Nigerian political scientist and academic († 1996)
• 1939 » Marlos Nobre, Brazilian composer

• 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)
• 1957 » Henry Norris Russell, American astronomer, astrophysicist, and academic (b. 1877)

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
• April 26 » Spanish Civil War: Guernica, Spain, is bombed by German Luftwaffe.
• May 6 » Hindenburg disaster: The German zeppelin Hindenburg catches fire and is destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Thirty-six people are killed.
• July 5 » Spam, the luncheon meat, is introduced into the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation.
• July 24 » Alabama drops rape charges against the "Scottsboro Boys".
• November 1 » Stalinists execute Pastor Paul Hamberg and seven members of Azerbaijan's Lutheran community.
• December 21 » Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the world's first full-length animated feature, premieres at the Carthay Circle Theatre.

The temperature on February 18, 1937 was between 1.3 °C and 6.7 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 2.1 mm of rain during 2.6 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.