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 this day in history.   

1916  The birth of Betty Grable, American actress on December - 18.   

1916  Betty Grable, St Louis, great legs/actress (Gay Divorcee) on December - 18.   

1917  Soviet regiment (Stalin/Lenin) declares Finland Independent on this day in history.   

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  Anita O'Day, Chicago, big band jazz singer (Gene Krupa, Stan Kanton) on December - 18.   

1919  On this day in history 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 this day in history rita Streich, German singer   

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

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

1923  Lotti [Charlotte] van der Gaag, Dutch sculptor/painter on this day in history.   

1926  Peggy Cummins, North Wales, actress (Curse of the Demon) on December - 18.   

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

1928  On December - 18 józef Glemp, Polish cardinal   

1928  Lucien Capet, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1929  Gino Cimoli, American baseball player on this day in history.   

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

1930  On December - 18 moose Skowron, American baseball player   

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 December - 18.   

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

1935  Bradman scores 117 in his 1st Shield cricket match for South Australia on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history juan V Gomez, general/dictator of Venezuela (1908-35), dies   

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

1936  1st giant panda imported into US on December - 18.   

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  On this day in history finnish army recaptures Agläjärvi   

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1507  ÅŒuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese warlord (d. 1551) was born on December - 18.   

1562  On December - 18 birth of philipp Dulichius, composer   

1569  On this day in history birth of jakob Hassler, composer   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

0468  On this day in history death of huna Mari bar Mar Zutra, rabbi, executed in Pumpedita   

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

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

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

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

1565  Benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist/historian (L'Ercolano), dies at 62 on this day in history.