Historical Events In December - 18
Wednesday, 29 March 2023
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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