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February 18
1546Martin Luther, German leader of the Protestant Reformation, died. 1564Michelangelo Buonarotti, Italian painter, sculptor, and architect, died. 1885The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain was published. 1930Pluto, the ninth planet in the solar system, was discovered by American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh. 1953The first 3-D movie, Bwana Devil, opened in New York. 2001FBI agent Robert Philip Hanssen was arrested and charged with spying for Russia. 2001Dale Earnhardt, Sr., died from injuries sustained at the Daytona 500. 
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