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.   

1916  Betty Grable, American actress is born.   

1916  Betty Grable, St Louis, great legs/actress (Gay Divorcee)   

1917  Soviet regiment (Stalin/Lenin) declares Finland Independent.   

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

1918  Henryk Jarecki, composer, dies at 72.   

1919  Anita O'Day, Chicago, big band jazz singer (Gene Krupa, Stan Kanton)   

1919  Horatio William Parker, composer, dies at 56.   

1920  1st US postage stamps printed without the words United States or US   

1920  Rita Streich, German singer   

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

1923  International zone of Tangier set up in Morocco.   

1923  Lotti [Charlotte] van der Gaag, Dutch sculptor/painter   

1926  Peggy Cummins, North Wales, actress (Curse of the Demon)   

1927  Ramsey Clark, US attorney General (1967-69).   

1928  Józef Glemp, Polish cardinal   

1928  Lucien Capet, composer, dies at 55.   

1929  Gino Cimoli, American baseball player   

1930  Bradman scores 258 NSW v South Aust, 289 mins, 37 fours   

1930  Moose Skowron, American baseball player.   

1931  Gunnel Lindblom, Goeteborg Sweden, actor (Hunger, Virgin Spring)   

1931  John T "Legs" Diamond, US gangster, murdered at 35   

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

1932  Roger Smith, South Gate Calif, actor (77 Sunset Strip)   

1932  Eduard "Ede" Bernstein, German marxist/revisionist, dies at 82   

1934  Boris Valentinovich Volynov, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 5, 21).   

1935  The $1 silver certificate is issued.   

1935  Bradman scores 117 in his 1st Shield cricket match for South Australia.   

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

1936  Giant panda imported into US   

1936  1st giant panda imported into US   

1937  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.   

1939  Finnish army recaptures Agläjärvi   

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1507  ÅŒuchi yoshitaka: Japanese warlord   

1562  Philipp dulichius: Composer   

1569  Jakob hassler: Composer   

1602  Simonds d'ewes: English antiquarian and politician   

1610  Charles du fresne du cange: French scholar/philologist   

1620  Heinrich roth: German sanskrit scholar   

1633  Adriaen melar: Flemish engraver, baptised   

1633  Willem van de velde the young: Dutch seascape painter, baptised   

0468  Death of Huna mari bar mar zutra: Rabbi, executed in pumpedita   

0821  Death of Theodulf: Bishop of orléans   

1133  Death of Hildebert: French writer   

1290  King magnus i of sweden: King magnus i of sweden (b. 1240)   

1442  Pierre cauchon: French catholic bishop (b. 1371)   

1495  King alphonso ii of naples: King alphonso ii of naples (b. 1448)   

1505  John ix van horne: Prince-bishop of lieges, executed   

1565  Benedetto varchi: Italian humanist/historian (l'ercolano),