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  On December - 18 betty Grable, St Louis, great legs/actress (Gay Divorcee)   

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

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

1918  On December - 18 henryk Jarecki, composer, dies at 72   

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

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

1926  On this day in history peggy Cummins, North Wales, actress (Curse of the Demon)   

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

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  Bradman scores 258 NSW v South Aust, 289 mins, 37 fours on this day in history.   

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

1931  On this day in history gunnel Lindblom, Goeteborg Sweden, actor (Hunger, Virgin Spring)   

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 December - 18.   

1932  Roger Smith, South Gate Calif, actor (77 Sunset Strip) on this day in history.   

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

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 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  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  Finnish army recaptures Agläjärvi on December - 18.   

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1507  ÅŒuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese warlord (d. 1551) was born on this day in history.   

1562  On December - 18 birth of philipp Dulichius, composer   

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

1602  On this day in history 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  On December - 18 birth of willem van de Velde the Young, Dutch seascape painter, baptised   

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

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

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

1495  Death of King Alphonso II of Naples (b. 1448) on December - 18.   

1505  On December - 18 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