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Tuesday, 18 June 2013
1923 English prince Albert (George VI) marries lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon on this day in history. Share it »
1924 On this day in history josef Labor, composer, dies at 82 Share it »
1925 Pulitzer prize awarded to Edna Ferber for "So big" on this day in history. Share it »
1926 On this day in history karachai Autonomous Region established in RSFSR (until 1943) Share it »
1926 On this day in history germany & Russia sign neutrality/peace treaty Share it »
1928 On this day in history madame Tussaud's waxwork exhibition opens in London Share it »
1929 The first non-stop England to India flight lands on this day in history. Share it »
1929 On this day in history 1st non-stop England to India flight lands Share it »
1931 On this day in history lou Gehrig hits a HR but is called out for passing a runner, the mistake costs him AL home run crown; he & Babe Ruth tie for season Share it »
1931 Lou Gehrig hits a HR but is called out for passing a runner, mistake costs him AL home run crown; he & Babe Ruth tie for season on this day in history. Share it »
1932 On this day in history jean Anouilh's "L'Ermine," premieres in Paris Share it »
1932 On this day in history bill Lockwood, cricketer (43 wickets in 12 Tests for England), dies Share it »
1933 On this day in history the birth of Carol Burnett, American actress Share it »
1933 Jewish students are barred from school in Germany on this day in history. Share it »
1935 Frank Boucher is given the NHL's Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship permanently for winning it 7 of 11 years on this day in history. Share it »
1935 On this day in history frank Boucher is given NHL's Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship permanently for winning it 7 of 11 years Share it »
1936 Dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 4th Symphony on this day in history. Share it »
1936 Tammany Young, American actor (b.1886) on this day in history. Share it »
1937 German-made planes destroy Basque town of Guernica in Spain on this day in history. Share it »
1937 German-made planes destroy Basque town of Guernica in Spain. The massacre is later painted by Picasso on this day in history. Share it »
1937 German Luftwaffe destroys Basque town of Guernica in Spain on this day in history. Share it »
1938 Mandatory registration of all property held by Jews inside the Reich, valued Jewish property is to be seized within Greater Germany at a value of approximately eight billion Reichmarks on this day in history. Share it »
1938 Austrian Jews required to register property above 5,000 Reichsmarks on this day in history. Share it »
1938 On this day in history edmund Husserl, German philosopher (study of phenomenon), dies at 79 Share it »
1940 On this day in history carl Bosch, German chemist (BASF, IG Farben, Nobel 1931), dies at 65 Share it »
1941 Y Vaisala discovers asteroid #2091 Sampo on this day in history. Share it »
1941 On this day in history a tradition begins, 1st organ at a baseball stadium (Chicago Cubs) Share it »
1941 On this day in history jean Demoor, Belgian physician/physiologist/educationalist, dies at 74 Share it »
1942 On this day in history colliery explosion kills 1,549 at Honkeiko Manchuria Share it »
1942 Coal mine explosion kills 1,549 at Honkeiko Manchuria on this day in history. Share it »
1944 On this day in history the first B-29 attacked by Japanese fighters, one fighter shot down Share it »
1944 1st B-29 attacked by Japanese fighters, one fighter shot down on this day in history. Share it »
1945 On this day in history marshal Henri Philippe Petain, leader of France's Vichy collaborationist regime during WW II, arrested for treason Share it »
1946 Father Divine, a controversial religious leader who claims to be God, marries the much-younger Edna Rose Ritchings, a celebrated anniversary in the International Peace Mission movement on this day in history. Share it »
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