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 on this day in history.   

1916  The birth of Betty Grable, American actress on this day in history.   

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 this day in history ossie Davis, Cogdell GA, actor/playwright (Hot Stuff, Man Called Adam)   

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

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

1919  Horatio William Parker, composer, dies at 56 on December - 18.   

1920  1st US postage stamps printed without the words United States or US on December - 18.   

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  Lotti [Charlotte] van der Gaag, Dutch sculptor/painter on this day in history.   

1926  On this day in history peggy Cummins, North Wales, actress (Curse of the Demon)   

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  On this day in history gino Cimoli, American baseball player   

1930  Bradman scores 258 NSW v South Aust, 289 mins, 37 fours on this day in history.   

1930  Moose Skowron, American baseball player on December - 18.   

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  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  On December - 18 eduard "Ede" Bernstein, German marxist/revisionist, dies at 82   

1934  Boris Valentinovich Volynov, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 5, 21) on December - 18.   

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

1935  On December - 18 bradman scores 117 in his 1st Shield cricket match for South Australia   

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  On December - 18 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 this day in history.   

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1507  ÅŒuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese warlord (d. 1551) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1602  On December - 18 birth of simonds d'Ewes, English antiquarian and politician (d. 1650)   

1610  On December - 18 birth of charles Du Fresne Du Cange, French scholar/philologist   

1620  Heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (d. 1668) was born on December - 18.   

1633  On this day in history birth of adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, baptised   

1633  On this day in history birth of willem van de Velde the Young, Dutch seascape painter, baptised   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 December - 18 benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist/historian (L'Ercolano), dies at 62