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 this day in history.  

1916  On this day in history the birth of Betty Grable, American actress  

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  Ossie Davis, Cogdell GA, actor/playwright (Hot Stuff, Man Called Adam) on December - 18.  

1918  On this day in history henryk Jarecki, composer, dies at 72  

1919  On this day in history anita O'Day, Chicago, big band jazz singer (Gene Krupa, Stan Kanton)  

1919  On December - 18 horatio William Parker, composer, dies at 56  

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

1920  On December - 18 rita Streich, German singer  

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1922  On December - 18 larry D Mann, Toronto Canada, actor (Marty-Accidental Family)  

1923  On this day in history international zone of Tangier set up in Morocco  

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  On December - 18 ramsey Clark, US attorney General (1967-69)  

1928  On December - 18 józef Glemp, Polish cardinal  

1928  On this day in history lucien Capet, composer, dies at 55  

1929  On this day in history gino Cimoli, American baseball player  

1930  On this day in history bradman scores 258 NSW v South Aust, 289 mins, 37 fours  

1930  On this day in history moose Skowron, American baseball player  

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

1931  John T "Legs" Diamond, US gangster, murdered at 35 on this day in history.  

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  On December - 18 eduard "Ede" Bernstein, German marxist/revisionist, dies at 82  

1934  On December - 18 boris Valentinovich Volynov, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 5, 21)  

1935  The $1 silver certificate is issued on December - 18.  

1935  On December - 18 bradman scores 117 in his 1st Shield cricket match for South Australia  

1935  Juan V Gomez, general/dictator of Venezuela (1908-35), dies on this day in history.  

1936  On this day in history giant panda imported into US  

1936  On December - 18 1st giant panda imported into US  

1937  S S Schultz, cricketer (one Test England v Australia 1879), dies on December - 18.  

1939  Thousands watched from the shore as the German Pocket Battleship, Graf Spee is scuttled by her crew on this day in history.  

1939  On December - 18 finnish army recaptures Agläjärvi  

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1507  On this day in history birth of ÅŒuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese warlord (d. 1551)  

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

1569  On December - 18 birth of jakob Hassler, composer  

1602  Simonds d'Ewes, English antiquarian and politician (d. 1650) was born on this day in history.  

1610  Charles Du Fresne Du Cange, French scholar/philologist was born on December - 18.  

1620  On this day in history birth of heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (d. 1668)  

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

1633  Willem van de Velde the Young, Dutch seascape painter, baptised was born on this day in history.  

0468  On December - 18 death of huna Mari bar Mar Zutra, rabbi, executed in Pumpedita  

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

1133  On this day in history death of hildebert, French writer  

1290  Death of King Magnus I of Sweden (b. 1240) on December - 18.  

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

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

1505  On this day in history 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