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 December - 18 the birth of Betty Grable, American actress  

1916  On this day in history betty Grable, St Louis, great legs/actress (Gay Divorcee)  

1917  On this day in history soviet regiment (Stalin/Lenin) declares Finland Independent  

1917  Ossie Davis, Cogdell GA, actor/playwright (Hot Stuff, Man Called Adam) on this day in history.  

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

1919  On December - 18 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 this day in history.  

1920  On this day in history rita Streich, German singer  

1922  Larry D Mann, Toronto Canada, actor (Marty-Accidental Family) on December - 18.  

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 this day in history.  

1927  Ramsey Clark, US attorney General (1967-69) on this day in history.  

1928  Józef Glemp, Polish cardinal on this day in history.  

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

1929  On December - 18 gino Cimoli, American baseball player  

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  On this day in history gunnel Lindblom, Goeteborg Sweden, actor (Hunger, Virgin Spring)  

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

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

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 December - 18.  

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

1936  On December - 18 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 this day in history.  

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

1939  On this day in history finnish army recaptures Agläjärvi  

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

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

1569  Jakob Hassler, composer was born on December - 18.  

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

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

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

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  Death of Huna Mari bar Mar Zutra, rabbi, executed in Pumpedita on December - 18.  

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

1133  On December - 18 death of hildebert, French writer  

1290  Death of King Magnus I of Sweden (b. 1240) on this day in history.  

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

1495  On this day in history death of king Alphonso II of Naples (b. 1448)  

1505  On this day in history death of john IX van Horne, prince-bishop of Lieges, executed  

1565  On this day in history benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist/historian (L'Ercolano), dies at 62