Historical Events In December - 18

1916  On December - 18 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 this day in history.  

1916  On December - 18 betty Grable, St Louis, great legs/actress (Gay Divorcee)  

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

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  On this day in history anita O'Day, Chicago, big band jazz singer (Gene Krupa, Stan Kanton)  

1919  On this day in history horatio William Parker, composer, dies at 56  

1920  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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  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  Józef Glemp, Polish cardinal on December - 18.  

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

1929  On this day in history gino Cimoli, American baseball player  

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

1930  On December - 18 moose Skowron, American baseball player  

1931  On December - 18 gunnel Lindblom, Goeteborg Sweden, actor (Hunger, Virgin Spring)  

1931  On this day in history 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 December - 18 roger Smith, South Gate Calif, actor (77 Sunset Strip)  

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

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

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

1935  On this day in history bradman scores 117 in his 1st Shield cricket match for South Australia  

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  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 this day in history.  

1939  On December - 18 finnish army recaptures Agläjärvi  

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1507  On this day in history birth of Ōuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese warlord (d. 1551)  

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 December - 18.  

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 December - 18 birth of adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, baptised  

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  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 December - 18.  

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  Death of John IX van Horne, prince-bishop of Lieges, executed on this day in history.  

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