February 18th Birthdays

February 18th is the forty-ninth day in the Gregorian calendar. On this day NASCAR champ Dale Earnhardt died during the Daytona 500 stock car race; the Supreme Court of California nullified the state's death penalty and altered death row sentences to life in prison, and Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" was first published. Famous February 18th birthdays include Molly Ringwald, John Travolta, and Dr. Dre. Today is National Drink Wine Day.