Historical Events In January - 18

1929  "NY Daily Mirror" columnist Walter Winchell debuts on radio on January - 18.  

1930  On January - 18 -27ºF (-33ºC), Watts OK (state record)  

1930  On January - 18 -27°F (-33°C), Watts, Oklahoma (state record)  

1933  On January - 18 white Sands National Monument, NM established  

1934  Eugene O'Neill's "Days Without End," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

1936  Rudyard Kipling, author (Gunga Din, Nobel 1907), dies at 70 on January - 18.  

1937  On January - 18 future billionaire Howard Hughes sets a record for transcontinental air flight, making the trip from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes.  

1938  Bradman scores 104* for South Australia v NSW at the SCG on this day in history.  

1939  South African wicketkeeper Bradman gets his 6th straight ton, 135* vs New South Wales on this day in history.  

1939  SA wicketkeeper Bradman gets his 6th straight ton, 135* v NSW on this day in history.  

1940  Kazimierz P Tetmajer, Polish writer/poet (Young Poland), dies at 74 on January - 18.  

1942  Nazi's arrest Frans Goedhart & Wiardi Beckman on this day in history.  

1943  Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto begin resistance of Nazis on January - 18.  

1943  Moscow announced the 16-month Nazi siege of Leningrad was lifted on January - 18.  

1943  On this day in history presliced bread sale banned to reduce bakery demand for metal parts  

1943  Soviets announce they broke the long Nazi siege of Leningrad on January - 18.  

1943  On this day in history jews in Warsaw Ghetto begin resistance of Nazis  

1944  The first Chinese naturalized US citizen since repeal of exclusion acts on January - 18.  

1944  The seige of Lenningrad, in the USSR, by the Germans ends after over two years on this day in history.  

1944  On January - 18 1st Chinese naturalized US citizen since repeal of exclusion acts  

1945  Approximately 800 prisoners remaining in the Lodz Ghetto are liberated by Soviet troops, after 74,600 have been deported to Auschwitz on January - 18.  

1945  On this day in history warsaw freed by Soviet army  

1947  On January - 18 small river steamer sank on Yangtze River, kills 400  

1947  On this day in history "Red Mill" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 831 performances  

1948  On January - 18 ted Mack's "Original Amateur Hour" begins, DuMont (later NBC/ABC/CBS)  

1948  On this day in history 1st courses begin at University of Ibadan, Nigeria  

1949  On January - 18 "They Stand Accused" courtroom drama premieres on CBS (later DuMont)  

1949  South African Reverend Andries P Treurnicht marries Engela Dreyer on this day in history.  

1950  Christopher Fry's "Venus Observed," premieres in London on this day in history.  

1951  Hermann Flake sentenced to death due to "hate campaign against German Democratic Republic" on this day in history.  

1951  The first use of lie detector in Netherlands on this day in history.  

1951  1st use of lie detector in Netherlands on this day in history.  

1951  On this day in history robert Mark, US chairman (Caste World Congress), dies at 41  

1953  Louise Suggs wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open on this day in history.  

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0885  On this day in history birth of daigo, Emperor of Japan (d. 930)  

1519  On this day in history birth of isabella JagieÅ‚Å‚o, queen of Hungary (d. 1559)  

1543  Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer was born on this day in history.  

1641  Francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois) was born on January - 18.  

1657  Hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau) was born on this day in history.  

1672  Antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (d. 1731) was born on this day in history.  

1685  Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized was born on January - 18.  

1688  Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765) was born on this day in history.  

0052  On January - 18 death of publius Clodius Pulcher (murdered) (b. 93 BC)  

0474  On this day in history death of leo I, Byzantine Emperor (b. 401)  

1367  On January - 18 pedro I, king of Portugal (1357-67), dies at 46  

1425  On this day in history death of edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (b. 1391)  

1471  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (b. 1419)  

1479  On January - 18 louis IX, the Rich, duke of Bayern (U of Ingolstadt), dies at 61  

1580  On this day in history antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of John), dies at 63  

1586  Death of Margaret of Austria, regent of The Netherlands (b. 1522) on January - 18.