Historical Events In December - 18

1916  On this day in history the Battle of Verdun (France), one of the bloodiest WWI engagements, ends after 10 months and massive losses to both sides.  

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

1916  Betty Grable, St Louis, great legs/actress (Gay Divorcee) on this day in history.  

1917  Soviet regiment (Stalin/Lenin) declares Finland Independent on December - 18.  

1917  On this day in history ossie Davis, Cogdell GA, actor/playwright (Hot Stuff, Man Called Adam)  

1918  Henryk Jarecki, composer, dies at 72 on December - 18.  

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

1920  Rita Streich, German singer on December - 18.  

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1922  On this day in history larry D Mann, Toronto Canada, actor (Marty-Accidental Family)  

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

1923  On this day in history lotti [Charlotte] van der Gaag, Dutch sculptor/painter  

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

1927  On this day in history ramsey Clark, US attorney General (1967-69)  

1928  On this day in history józef Glemp, Polish cardinal  

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

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

1930  On December - 18 bradman scores 258 NSW v South Aust, 289 mins, 37 fours  

1930  Moose Skowron, American baseball player on this day in history.  

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

1931  John T "Legs" Diamond, US gangster, murdered at 35 on December - 18.  

1932  Chicago Bears beat Portsmouth Spartans 9-0 in 1st NFL playoff game on December - 18.  

1932  On this day in history roger Smith, South Gate Calif, actor (77 Sunset Strip)  

1932  On December - 18 eduard "Ede" Bernstein, German marxist/revisionist, dies at 82  

1934  Boris Valentinovich Volynov, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 5, 21) on December - 18.  

1935  On December - 18 the $1 silver certificate is issued.  

1935  Bradman scores 117 in his 1st Shield cricket match for South Australia on December - 18.  

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

1936  Giant panda imported into US on December - 18.  

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 this day in history.  

1939  On this day in history finnish army recaptures Agläjärvi  

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1507  Ōuchi 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 this day in history.  

1610  On this day in history birth of charles Du Fresne Du Cange, French scholar/philologist  

1620  Heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (d. 1668) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1133  On December - 18 death of hildebert, French writer  

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

1442  On this day in history death of pierre Cauchon, French Catholic bishop (b. 1371)  

1495  On December - 18 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  On December - 18 benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist/historian (L'Ercolano), dies at 62