Historical Events In December - 18
Friday, 03 July 2020
1916 On this day in history the Battle of Verdun (France), one of the bloodiest WWI engagements, ends after 10 months and massive losses to both sides.
1916 The birth of Betty Grable, American actress on December - 18.
1916 On December - 18 betty Grable, St Louis, great legs/actress (Gay Divorcee)
1917 Soviet regiment (Stalin/Lenin) declares Finland Independent on December - 18.
1917 On this day in history ossie Davis, Cogdell GA, actor/playwright (Hot Stuff, Man Called Adam)
1918 On December - 18 henryk Jarecki, composer, dies at 72
1919 Anita O'Day, Chicago, big band jazz singer (Gene Krupa, Stan Kanton) on this day in history.
1919 Horatio William Parker, composer, dies at 56 on December - 18.
1920 1st US postage stamps printed without the words United States or US on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1923 On this day in history lotti [Charlotte] van der Gaag, Dutch sculptor/painter
1926 Peggy Cummins, North Wales, actress (Curse of the Demon) on December - 18.
1927 On this day in history ramsey Clark, US attorney General (1967-69)
1928 Józef Glemp, Polish cardinal on December - 18.
1928 Lucien Capet, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.
1929 On December - 18 gino Cimoli, American baseball player
1930 On this day in history bradman scores 258 NSW v South Aust, 289 mins, 37 fours
1930 Moose Skowron, American baseball player on this day in history.
1931 Gunnel Lindblom, Goeteborg Sweden, actor (Hunger, Virgin Spring) on this day in history.
1931 On December - 18 john T "Legs" Diamond, US gangster, murdered at 35
1932 Chicago Bears beat Portsmouth Spartans 9-0 in 1st NFL playoff game on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1934 Boris Valentinovich Volynov, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 5, 21) on this day in history.
1935 The $1 silver certificate is issued on December - 18.
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 this day in history.
1936 Giant panda imported into US on December - 18.
1936 1st giant panda imported into US on this day in history.
1937 On this day in history 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 Finnish army recaptures Agläjärvi on December - 18.
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