February 18

Artist Michelangelo born (1564); “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” published in the US (1885); Astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovers Pluto (1930); Novelist Toni Morrison born (1931); Record producer Andre "Dr. Dre" Young born (1965); Auto racing legend Dale Earnhardt killed in crash at Daytona 500 (2001).