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Historical Events In December - 18

Tuesday, 21 March 2023

1888  On this day in history gladys Cooper, Lewisham England, actress (My Fair Lady)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1890  On this day in history frederick Lugard occupies Uganda for British East Africa Company.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1890  Lugards expedition to Mengo/Kampala, Uganda on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1890  Edwin Howard Armstrong, NYC, radio pioneer inventor (FM) on December - 18.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1892  "Nutcracker Suite," Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballet, premieres on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1892  Richard Owen, English zoologist (Dinosaurus), dies at 88 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1894  On this day in history south Australian women given the vote.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1894  Cricket day 4 1T Aus v Eng England following on 4-268, 7 in front on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1897  Fernand J Collin, Belgian economist/banker on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1897  Carlo A Alfieri, Italian Member of parliament, dies at 70 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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 December - 18.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1898  On December - 18 automobile speed record set-63 kph (39 mph)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1898  On December - 18 jacob Kruijt, Dutch sociologist  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1899  On this day in history fieldmarshal Lord Roberts appointed Brit supreme commander in S Africa  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1899  On December - 18 john William Glover, composer, dies at 84  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1900  On this day in history 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.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1903  On this day in history panama Canal Zone acquired 'in perpetuity', by the USA for an annual rent  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1904  George Stevens, US director (Alice Adams, Penny Serenade) on December - 18.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1905  H V Hordern takes 8-81 in 2nd innings of F-C debut (NSW v Qld) on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1905  On December - 18 richard Sturzenegger, composer  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1906  On this day in history edwin H "Buddy" Morris, music publisher  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1907  On this day in history christopher Fry, Bristol England, playwright (Ring Around the Moon)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1908  Celia Johnson, England, actress (Happy Breed, Brief encounter) on December - 18.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1909  Mona Barrie, [Smith], London England, actress (Dawn on Great Divide) on December - 18.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1910  Abe Burrows, Bkln NY, Broadway composer (Guys & Dolls 1951 TONY) on December - 18.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1911  On December - 18 helen Vlachos, journalist  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1911  On December - 18 alberto Randegger, composer, dies at 79  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1913  The birth of Willy Brandt, German statesman on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1913  On December - 18 alfred Bester, US, science fiction author (Decievers, Starlight)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1914  Jerry Zipkin, socialite on December - 18.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1915  On December - 18 president Wilson, widowed the year before, marries Edith Bolling Galt  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1915  On this day in history pres Wilson, widowed the year before, marries Edith Bolling Galt  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1915  Dario Mangiarotti, Italy, fencing, gold, 2 silver (Olympic-1948, 52) on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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Days In December

List Of Important Days In December

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Famous Birthdays In December - 18

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1507  Ōuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese warlord (d. 1551) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1562  Philipp Dulichius, composer was born on December - 18.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1569  Jakob Hassler, composer was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1602  Simonds d'Ewes, English antiquarian and politician (d. 1650) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1610  On this day in history birth of charles Du Fresne Du Cange, French scholar/philologist  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1620  On this day in history birth of heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (d. 1668)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1633  Adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, baptised was born on December - 18.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1633  On this day in history birth of willem van de Velde the Young, Dutch seascape painter, baptised  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In December - 18

Famous People Died On This Day In History

0468  Death of Huna Mari bar Mar Zutra, rabbi, executed in Pumpedita on December - 18.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

0821  Death of Theodulf, Bishop of Orléans on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1133  On this day in history death of hildebert, French writer  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1290  On this day in history death of king Magnus I of Sweden (b. 1240)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1442  On December - 18 death of pierre Cauchon, French Catholic bishop (b. 1371)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1495  Death of King Alphonso II of Naples (b. 1448) on December - 18.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1505  On December - 18 death of john IX van Horne, prince-bishop of Lieges, executed  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1565  On December - 18 benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist/historian (L'Ercolano), dies at 62  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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