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

1917  On December - 18 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 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  On December - 18 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 December - 18.   

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 December - 18 józef Glemp, Polish cardinal   

1928  On December - 18 lucien Capet, composer, dies at 55   

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

1930  Bradman scores 258 NSW v South Aust, 289 mins, 37 fours on December - 18.   

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

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

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  Roger Smith, South Gate Calif, actor (77 Sunset Strip) on December - 18.   

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

1934  On this day in history boris Valentinovich Volynov, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 5, 21)   

1935  The $1 silver certificate is issued on this day in history.   

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 December - 18.   

1936  On December - 18 giant panda imported into US   

1936  On this day in history 1st giant panda imported into US   

1937  S S Schultz, cricketer (one Test England v Australia 1879), dies on this day in history.   

1939  Thousands watched from the shore as the German Pocket Battleship, Graf Spee is scuttled by her crew on December - 18.   

1939  On December - 18 finnish army recaptures Agläjärvi   

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

1562  On this day in history birth of philipp Dulichius, composer   

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  On December - 18 birth of charles Du Fresne Du Cange, French scholar/philologist   

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

1633  On this day in history birth of adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, baptised   

1633  On this day in history birth of willem van de Velde the Young, Dutch seascape painter, baptised   

0468  Death of Huna Mari bar Mar Zutra, rabbi, executed in Pumpedita on this day in history.   

0821  Death of Theodulf, Bishop of Orléans on this day in history.   

1133  Death of Hildebert, French writer on December - 18.   

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

1442  On December - 18 death of pierre Cauchon, French Catholic bishop (b. 1371)   

1495  On December - 18 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  Benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist/historian (L'Ercolano), dies at 62 on this day in history.