Page 5: Historical Events In December - 18

1916  On this day in history 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 December - 18.   

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

1917  Soviet regiment (Stalin/Lenin) declares Finland Independent on December - 18.   

1917  On December - 18 ossie Davis, Cogdell GA, actor/playwright (Hot Stuff, Man Called Adam)   

1918  On December - 18 henryk Jarecki, composer, dies at 72   

1919  Anita O'Day, Chicago, big band jazz singer (Gene Krupa, Stan Kanton) on this day in history.   

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   

1922  Larry D Mann, Toronto Canada, actor (Marty-Accidental Family) on December - 18.   

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

1927  On December - 18 ramsey Clark, US attorney General (1967-69)   

1928  On this day in history józef Glemp, Polish cardinal   

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 December - 18 john T "Legs" Diamond, US gangster, murdered at 35   

1932  On this day in history chicago Bears beat Portsmouth Spartans 9-0 in 1st NFL playoff game   

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

1932  On this day in history eduard "Ede" Bernstein, German marxist/revisionist, dies at 82   

1934  Boris Valentinovich Volynov, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 5, 21) on this day in history.   

1935  The $1 silver certificate is issued on December - 18.   

1935  Bradman scores 117 in his 1st Shield cricket match for South Australia on December - 18.   

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

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 December - 18.   

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

1939  On this day in history finnish army recaptures Agläjärvi   

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

1562  Philipp Dulichius, composer was born on December - 18.   

1569  Jakob Hassler, composer was born on December - 18.   

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

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  On December - 18 death of huna Mari bar Mar Zutra, rabbi, executed in Pumpedita   

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

1133  On December - 18 death of hildebert, French writer   

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

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

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  Benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist/historian (L'Ercolano), dies at 62 on this day in history.