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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1918  Henryk Jarecki, composer, dies at 72 on December - 18.  

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

1920  On December - 18 rita Streich, German singer  

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1922  On December - 18 larry D Mann, Toronto Canada, actor (Marty-Accidental Family)  

1923  International zone of Tangier set up in Morocco on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1928  Lucien Capet, composer, dies at 55 on December - 18.  

1929  Gino Cimoli, American baseball player on December - 18.  

1930  On this day in history bradman scores 258 NSW v South Aust, 289 mins, 37 fours  

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

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

1931  John T "Legs" Diamond, US gangster, murdered at 35 on December - 18.  

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 this day in history.  

1935  On this day in history 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  Juan V Gomez, general/dictator of Venezuela (1908-35), dies on this day in history.  

1936  Giant panda imported into US on December - 18.  

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

1937  On this day in history 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 December - 18.  

1939  Finnish army recaptures Agläjärvi on December - 18.  

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1507  Ōuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese warlord (d. 1551) was born on December - 18.  

1562  On December - 18 birth of philipp Dulichius, composer  

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  Charles Du Fresne Du Cange, French scholar/philologist was born on this day in history.  

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

1633  Adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, baptised was born on this day in history.  

1633  Willem van de Velde the Young, Dutch seascape painter, baptised was born on December - 18.  

0468  Death of Huna Mari bar Mar Zutra, rabbi, executed in Pumpedita on December - 18.  

0821  On this day in history death of theodulf, Bishop of Orléans  

1133  Death of Hildebert, French writer on this day in history.  

1290  On this day in history death of king Magnus I of Sweden (b. 1240)  

1442  Death of Pierre Cauchon, French Catholic bishop (b. 1371) on December - 18.  

1495  Death of King Alphonso II of Naples (b. 1448) on this day in history.  

1505  On December - 18 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.