Historical Events In December - 18
Saturday, 26 September 2020
1916 The Battle of Verdun (France), one of the bloodiest WWI engagements, ends after 10 months and massive losses to both sides on this day in history.
1916 The birth of Betty Grable, American actress on December - 18.
1916 Betty Grable, St Louis, great legs/actress (Gay Divorcee) on this day in history.
1917 On December - 18 soviet regiment (Stalin/Lenin) declares Finland Independent
1917 On December - 18 ossie Davis, Cogdell GA, actor/playwright (Hot Stuff, Man Called Adam)
1918 Henryk Jarecki, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.
1919 Anita O'Day, Chicago, big band jazz singer (Gene Krupa, Stan Kanton) on December - 18.
1919 On December - 18 horatio William Parker, composer, dies at 56
1920 On this day in history 1st US postage stamps printed without the words United States or US
1920 Rita Streich, German singer on this day in history.
1922 Larry D Mann, Toronto Canada, actor (Marty-Accidental Family) on December - 18.
1923 International zone of Tangier set up in Morocco on December - 18.
1923 Lotti [Charlotte] van der Gaag, Dutch sculptor/painter on this day in history.
1926 On December - 18 peggy Cummins, North Wales, actress (Curse of the Demon)
1927 Ramsey Clark, US attorney General (1967-69) on this day in history.
1928 Józef Glemp, Polish cardinal on this day in history.
1928 Lucien Capet, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.
1929 Gino Cimoli, American baseball player on this day in history.
1930 On this day in history bradman scores 258 NSW v South Aust, 289 mins, 37 fours
1930 Moose Skowron, American baseball player on December - 18.
1931 Gunnel Lindblom, Goeteborg Sweden, actor (Hunger, Virgin Spring) on this day in history.
1931 John T "Legs" Diamond, US gangster, murdered at 35 on this day in history.
1932 Chicago Bears beat Portsmouth Spartans 9-0 in 1st NFL playoff game on December - 18.
1932 On this day in history roger Smith, South Gate Calif, actor (77 Sunset Strip)
1932 Eduard "Ede" Bernstein, German marxist/revisionist, dies at 82 on December - 18.
1934 On this day in history boris Valentinovich Volynov, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 5, 21)
1935 On December - 18 the $1 silver certificate is issued.
1935 Bradman scores 117 in his 1st Shield cricket match for South Australia on this day in history.
1935 Juan V Gomez, general/dictator of Venezuela (1908-35), dies on December - 18.
1936 On this day in history giant panda imported into US
1936 On December - 18 1st giant panda imported into US
1937 On December - 18 s S Schultz, cricketer (one Test England v Australia 1879), dies
1939 Thousands watched from the shore as the German Pocket Battleship, Graf Spee is scuttled by her crew on December - 18.
1939 On this day in history finnish army recaptures Agläjärvi
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