Historical Events In December - 18

1963  On this day in history winifried P I Zillig, German composer/conductor (Opfer), dies at 58   

1964  On this day in history "I Had a BaIl" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 199 performances   

1965  On this day in history borman and Lovell Splash down in Atlantic ends 2 week Gemini VII mission   

1965  "La Grusse Valise" closes at 54th St Theater NYC after 7 performances on this day in history.   

1966  On December - 18 dr Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" airs for 1st time on CBS   

1966  Gene Gauntier, dies in Cuernavaca Mexico on this day in history.   

1967  The British traitor Kim Philby made a 'Hero of the Soviet Union' in Moscow on this day in history.   

1968  On December - 18 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1969  Britain abolishes death penalty on December - 18.   

1969  "Coco" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 333 performances on December - 18.   

1970  On this day in history "Me Nobody Knows" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC for 587 perfs   

1971  On December - 18 people United To Save Humanity (PUSH) forms by Jesse Jackson in Chic   

1971  Aleksandr T Tvardovski, Russ editor in chief (Novyj Mir), dies at 61 on December - 18.   

1972  US began its heaviest bombing of North Vietnam on this day in history.   

1973  On December - 18 soyuz 13 launched into Earth orbit for 8 days   

1973  Giulio Cesare Brero, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1974  San Francisco Visitors Center at City Hall opens on this day in history.   

1976  George Emmett, cricketer (Engld opener v Aust Old Trafford 1948), dies on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history cyril Ritchard, actor (Peter Pan), dies at 80   

1978  John Kehoe, the last of the Molly Maguires, is executed in Pennsylvania. The Molly Maguires, an Irish secret society that had allegedly been responsible for some incidences of vigilante justice in the coalfields of eastern Pennsylvania on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history stanley Barrett first to exceed land sonic speed (739.666 MPH)   

1980  Bruce Sprinsteen's concert at Madison Square Garden on this day in history.   

1980  Alexei N Kosygin, Soviet PM (1964-80), suffers heart attack at 76 on December - 18.   

1981  On this day in history mehmet Shehu, PM Albania (1954-81)/"US-Russ spy", commits suicide   

1982  On December - 18 flight readiness firing of Challenger's main engines; 20 seconds   

1982  On December - 18 raymond Emery, cricketer (2 Tests NZ v WI 1952, 46 runs, 2 wkts), dies   

1984  Christopher Guest (Saturday Night Live) and actress Jamie Lee Curtis are married in Los Angeles on December - 18.   

1985  UN Security Council unanimously condemns "acts of hostage-taking" on this day in history.   

1986  Mamo Clark, actor (1 Million BC, Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island), dies on this day in history.   

1987  Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan's future pres, marries Asif Ali Zardari on December - 18.   

1987  On this day in history federal Judge Morris E. Lasker sentenced Ivan Boesky,the once mighty arbitrageur to a three-year prison term   

1989  On December - 18 "I Love Lucy" Christmas episode, shown for first time in over 30 years   

1990  On December - 18 anne Revere, actress (National Velvet), dies of pneumonia at 87   

1991  DeForest Kelly, who portrayed Dr. "Bones" McCoy on Star Trek, gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on December - 18.   

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1507  On December - 18 birth of ÅŒuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese warlord (d. 1551)   

1562  Philipp Dulichius, composer was born on this day in history.   

1569  On December - 18 birth of jakob Hassler, composer   

1602  On December - 18 birth of simonds d'Ewes, English antiquarian and politician (d. 1650)   

1610  Charles Du Fresne Du Cange, French scholar/philologist was born on this day in history.   

1620  Heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (d. 1668) was born on December - 18.   

1633  On December - 18 birth of adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, baptised   

1633  On December - 18 birth of willem van de Velde the Young, Dutch seascape painter, baptised   

0468  On December - 18 death of huna Mari bar Mar Zutra, rabbi, executed in Pumpedita   

0821  On this day in history death of theodulf, Bishop of Orléans   

1133  On this day in history death of hildebert, French writer   

1290  Death of King Magnus I of Sweden (b. 1240) on this day in history.   

1442  On December - 18 death of pierre Cauchon, French Catholic bishop (b. 1371)   

1495  On December - 18 death of king Alphonso II of Naples (b. 1448)   

1505  Death of John IX van Horne, prince-bishop of Lieges, executed on December - 18.   

1565  On this day in history benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist/historian (L'Ercolano), dies at 62