Page 5: Historical Events In December - 18

1916  The Battle of Verdun (France), one of the bloodiest WWI engagements, ends after 10 months and massive losses to both sides on December - 18.   

1916  The birth of Betty Grable, American actress on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history anita O'Day, Chicago, big band jazz singer (Gene Krupa, Stan Kanton)   

1919  Horatio William Parker, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1920  1st US postage stamps printed without the words United States or US on December - 18.   

1920  On this day in history rita Streich, German singer   

1922  Larry D Mann, Toronto Canada, actor (Marty-Accidental Family) on this day in history.   

1923  International zone of Tangier set up in Morocco on December - 18.   

1923  On December - 18 lotti [Charlotte] van der Gaag, Dutch sculptor/painter   

1926  On December - 18 peggy Cummins, North Wales, actress (Curse of the Demon)   

1927  Ramsey Clark, US attorney General (1967-69) on December - 18.   

1928  Józef Glemp, Polish cardinal on December - 18.   

1928  Lucien Capet, composer, dies at 55 on December - 18.   

1929  On December - 18 gino Cimoli, American baseball player   

1930  Bradman scores 258 NSW v South Aust, 289 mins, 37 fours on December - 18.   

1930  On December - 18 moose Skowron, American baseball player   

1931  Gunnel Lindblom, Goeteborg Sweden, actor (Hunger, Virgin Spring) on December - 18.   

1931  On December - 18 john T "Legs" Diamond, US gangster, murdered at 35   

1932  On this day in history chicago Bears beat Portsmouth Spartans 9-0 in 1st NFL playoff game   

1932  Roger Smith, South Gate Calif, actor (77 Sunset Strip) on December - 18.   

1932  Eduard "Ede" Bernstein, German marxist/revisionist, dies at 82 on December - 18.   

1934  Boris Valentinovich Volynov, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 5, 21) on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history the $1 silver certificate is issued.   

1935  On this day in history bradman scores 117 in his 1st Shield cricket match for South Australia   

1935  Juan V Gomez, general/dictator of Venezuela (1908-35), dies on December - 18.   

1936  Giant panda imported into US on this day in history.   

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  Finnish army recaptures Agläjärvi on December - 18.   

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1507  On December - 18 birth of ÅŒuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese warlord (d. 1551)   

1562  Philipp Dulichius, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1602  On December - 18 birth of simonds d'Ewes, English antiquarian and politician (d. 1650)   

1610  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1633  Willem van de Velde the Young, Dutch seascape painter, baptised was born on December - 18.   

0468  Death of Huna Mari bar Mar Zutra, rabbi, executed in Pumpedita on this day in history.   

0821  Death of Theodulf, Bishop of Orléans on December - 18.   

1133  On December - 18 death of hildebert, French writer   

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

1442  On December - 18 death of pierre Cauchon, French Catholic bishop (b. 1371)   

1495  Death of King Alphonso II of Naples (b. 1448) on this day in history.   

1505  Death of John IX van Horne, prince-bishop of Lieges, executed on December - 18.   

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