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  On December - 18 the birth of Betty Grable, American actress  

1916  Betty Grable, St Louis, great legs/actress (Gay Divorcee) on this day in history.  

1917  On December - 18 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  Henryk Jarecki, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history 1st US postage stamps printed without the words United States or US  

1920  Rita Streich, German singer on December - 18.  

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

1928  Józef Glemp, Polish cardinal on this day in history.  

1928  On this day in history lucien Capet, composer, dies at 55  

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 this day in history gunnel Lindblom, Goeteborg Sweden, actor (Hunger, Virgin Spring)  

1931  John T "Legs" Diamond, US gangster, murdered at 35 on this day in history.  

1932  Chicago Bears beat Portsmouth Spartans 9-0 in 1st NFL playoff game on December - 18.  

1932  Roger Smith, South Gate Calif, actor (77 Sunset Strip) on this day in history.  

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

1934  On December - 18 boris Valentinovich Volynov, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 5, 21)  

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  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  1st giant panda imported into US on December - 18.  

1937  On this day in history s S Schultz, cricketer (one Test England v Australia 1879), dies  

1939  On this day in history thousands watched from the shore as the German Pocket Battleship, Graf Spee is scuttled by her crew.  

1939  Finnish army recaptures Agläjärvi on this day in history.  

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

1562  On this day in history birth of philipp Dulichius, composer  

1569  Jakob Hassler, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1610  On this day in history 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  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  Death of Theodulf, Bishop of Orléans on December - 18.  

1133  On December - 18 death of hildebert, French writer  

1290  Death of King Magnus I of Sweden (b. 1240) on December - 18.  

1442  On December - 18 death of pierre Cauchon, French Catholic bishop (b. 1371)  

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

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