Page 4: Historical Events In December - 18

1888  On December - 18 gladys Cooper, Lewisham England, actress (My Fair Lady)   

1890  Frederick Lugard occupies Uganda for British East Africa Company on this day in history.   

1890  On December - 18 lugards expedition to Mengo/Kampala, Uganda   

1890  On December - 18 edwin Howard Armstrong, NYC, radio pioneer inventor (FM)   

1892  "Nutcracker Suite," Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballet, premieres on December - 18.   

1892  Richard Owen, English zoologist (Dinosaurus), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1894  On this day in history south Australian women given the vote.   

1894  Cricket day 4 1T Aus v Eng England following on 4-268, 7 in front on December - 18.   

1897  On this day in history fernand J Collin, Belgian economist/banker   

1897  Carlo A Alfieri, Italian Member of parliament, dies at 70 on December - 18.   

1898  At a site near Paris, France, Count Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat sets the world's first official automobile land speed record of 39 miles per hour on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history automobile speed record set-63 kph (39 mph)   

1898  On December - 18 jacob Kruijt, Dutch sociologist   

1899  On December - 18 fieldmarshal Lord Roberts appointed Brit supreme commander in S Africa   

1899  On this day in history john William Glover, composer, dies at 84   

1900  On December - 18 the Upper Ferntree Gully to Gembrook Narrow-gauge (2 ft 6 in or 762 mm) Railway (now the Puffing Billy Railway) in Victoria, Australia is opened for traffic.   

1903  On December - 18 panama Canal Zone acquired 'in perpetuity', by the USA for an annual rent   

1904  George Stevens, US director (Alice Adams, Penny Serenade) on December - 18.   

1905  H V Hordern takes 8-81 in 2nd innings of F-C debut (NSW v Qld) on December - 18.   

1905  Richard Sturzenegger, composer on December - 18.   

1906  On December - 18 edwin H "Buddy" Morris, music publisher   

1907  Christopher Fry, Bristol England, playwright (Ring Around the Moon) on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history celia Johnson, England, actress (Happy Breed, Brief encounter)   

1909  On this day in history mona Barrie, [Smith], London England, actress (Dawn on Great Divide)   

1910  Abe Burrows, Bkln NY, Broadway composer (Guys & Dolls 1951 TONY) on December - 18.   

1911  On December - 18 helen Vlachos, journalist   

1911  Alberto Randegger, composer, dies at 79 on December - 18.   

1912  he Piltdown Man, later discovered to be a hoax, is supposedly found in the Piltdown Gravel Pit, by Charles Dawson on this day in history.   

1913  On December - 18 the birth of Willy Brandt, German statesman   

1913  On December - 18 alfred Bester, US, science fiction author (Decievers, Starlight)   

1914  Jerry Zipkin, socialite on this day in history.   

1915  President Wilson, widowed the year before, marries Edith Bolling Galt on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history pres Wilson, widowed the year before, marries Edith Bolling Galt   

1915  On this day in history dario Mangiarotti, Italy, fencing, gold, 2 silver (Olympic-1948, 52)   

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1507  ÅŒuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese warlord (d. 1551) was born on this day in history.   

1562  On December - 18 birth of philipp Dulichius, composer   

1569  Jakob Hassler, composer was born on this day in history.   

1602  Simonds d'Ewes, English antiquarian and politician (d. 1650) was born on December - 18.   

1610  On December - 18 birth of charles Du Fresne Du Cange, French scholar/philologist   

1620  On December - 18 birth of heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (d. 1668)   

1633  Adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, baptised was born on December - 18.   

1633  On this day in history birth of willem van de Velde the Young, Dutch seascape painter, baptised   

0468  Death of Huna Mari bar Mar Zutra, rabbi, executed in Pumpedita on December - 18.   

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

1133  Death of Hildebert, French writer on this day in history.   

1290  On December - 18 death of king Magnus I of Sweden (b. 1240)   

1442  Death of Pierre Cauchon, French Catholic bishop (b. 1371) on December - 18.   

1495  On this day in history death of king Alphonso II of Naples (b. 1448)   

1505  On December - 18 death of john IX van Horne, prince-bishop of Lieges, executed   

1565  On December - 18 benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist/historian (L'Ercolano), dies at 62