Page 5: Historical Events In December - 18

1916  On December - 18 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 this day in history.   

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 December - 18.   

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

1919  Anita O'Day, Chicago, big band jazz singer (Gene Krupa, Stan Kanton) on December - 18.   

1919  On December - 18 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 December - 18.   

1923  On December - 18 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 December - 18 moose Skowron, American baseball player   

1931  Gunnel Lindblom, Goeteborg Sweden, actor (Hunger, Virgin Spring) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1932  On December - 18 roger Smith, South Gate Calif, actor (77 Sunset Strip)   

1932  Eduard "Ede" Bernstein, German marxist/revisionist, dies at 82 on December - 18.   

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  On December - 18 juan V Gomez, general/dictator of Venezuela (1908-35), dies   

1936  On this day in history giant panda imported into US   

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 this day in history.   

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 December - 18.   

1569  On this day in history birth of jakob Hassler, composer   

1602  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of willem van de Velde the Young, Dutch seascape painter, baptised   

0468  Death of Huna Mari bar Mar Zutra, rabbi, executed in Pumpedita on this day in history.   

0821  Death of Theodulf, Bishop of Orléans on this day in history.   

1133  On December - 18 death of hildebert, French writer   

1290  On December - 18 death of king Magnus I of Sweden (b. 1240)   

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

1495  On December - 18 death of king Alphonso II of Naples (b. 1448)   

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

1565  On this day in history benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist/historian (L'Ercolano), dies at 62