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

1917  Ossie Davis, Cogdell GA, actor/playwright (Hot Stuff, Man Called Adam) on December - 18.   

1918  On this day in history henryk Jarecki, composer, dies at 72   

1919  On December - 18 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 December - 18.   

1923  On this day in history international zone of Tangier set up in Morocco   

1923  On December - 18 lotti [Charlotte] van der Gaag, Dutch sculptor/painter   

1926  Peggy Cummins, North Wales, actress (Curse of the Demon) on this day in history.   

1927  Ramsey Clark, US attorney General (1967-69) on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history 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  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 December - 18.   

1932  On this day in history roger Smith, South Gate Calif, actor (77 Sunset Strip)   

1932  Eduard "Ede" Bernstein, German marxist/revisionist, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1934  Boris Valentinovich Volynov, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 5, 21) on December - 18.   

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

1935  Bradman scores 117 in his 1st Shield cricket match for South Australia on this day in history.   

1935  Juan V Gomez, general/dictator of Venezuela (1908-35), dies on December - 18.   

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 December - 18.   

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

1939  Finnish army recaptures Agläjärvi on this day in history.   

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

1562  Philipp Dulichius, composer was born on this day in history.   

1569  On December - 18 birth of jakob Hassler, composer   

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  Heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (d. 1668) was born on December - 18.   

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  On this day in history death of huna Mari bar Mar Zutra, rabbi, executed in Pumpedita   

0821  On December - 18 death of theodulf, Bishop of Orléans   

1133  On this day in history death of hildebert, French writer   

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

1442  On this day in history death of pierre Cauchon, French Catholic bishop (b. 1371)   

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

1505  Death of John IX van Horne, prince-bishop of Lieges, executed on this day in history.   

1565  Benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist/historian (L'Ercolano), dies at 62 on December - 18.