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  On this day in history the birth of Betty Grable, American actress   

1916  Betty Grable, St Louis, great legs/actress (Gay Divorcee) on December - 18.   

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  On this day in history henryk Jarecki, composer, dies at 72   

1919  Anita O'Day, Chicago, big band jazz singer (Gene Krupa, Stan Kanton) on December - 18.   

1919  On December - 18 horatio William Parker, composer, dies at 56   

1920  1st US postage stamps printed without the words United States or US on December - 18.   

1920  Rita Streich, German singer on December - 18.   

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  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  Ramsey Clark, US attorney General (1967-69) on December - 18.   

1928  Józef Glemp, Polish cardinal on December - 18.   

1928  Lucien Capet, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

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

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

1932  On this day in history 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 December - 18 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 December - 18 1st giant panda imported into US   

1937  On December - 18 s S Schultz, cricketer (one Test England v Australia 1879), dies   

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

1562  On December - 18 birth of philipp Dulichius, composer   

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

1602  Simonds d'Ewes, English antiquarian and politician (d. 1650) was born on this day in history.   

1610  On December - 18 birth of charles Du Fresne Du Cange, French scholar/philologist   

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

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

1633  On December - 18 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  On December - 18 death of hildebert, French writer   

1290  On December - 18 death of king Magnus I of Sweden (b. 1240)   

1442  On December - 18 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