December 18 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1939  Matthew Brown, Journalist, dies at 51   

1940  Munitions Minister C.D.Howe and 152 other survivors of the torpedoed lines SS Western Prince arive in Britian.   

1941  German submarine U-434 sinks   

1942  Charlie Walker, cricketer (Aust tourist to England 1930, 1938), dies   

1944  Destroyers "Hull," "Spence" and "Monaghan" sink in typhoon (Phillippines).   

1944  Destroyers "Hull," "Spence" and "Monaghan" sink in typhoon (Philippines)   

1945  Uruguay joins the United Nations   

1945  Uruguay joins UN   

1946  TV's 1st network dramatic serial "Faraway Hill" ends 2 month run.   

1947  In this year, Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Optissima Pax.   

1948  Indonesia begins it's 2nd political election   

1948  Janet Fay, hammered to death by Honeymoon Killers.   

1949  Phila Eagles beat LA Rams 14-0 in NFL championship game   

1952  Ellis W Ryan steps down as Cleve Indians president.   

1953  KATV TV channel 7 in Little Rock, AR (ABC) begins broadcasting   

1956  Japan admitted to UN   

1956  "To Tell the Truth" debuts on CBS-TV.   

1957  Shippingport Atomic Power Station, inaugural nuke plant to generate electricity   

1957  The Shippingport Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania, the inaugural nuclear facility to generate electricity in the United States, goes online   

1957  Shippingport Atomic Power Stn, 1st nuke plant to generate electricity   

1958  inaugural voice from space recorded Christmas message by Eisenhower   

1958  Niger gains autonomy within French Community (National Day).   

1958  Project SCORE, the world's inaugural experimental communications satellite, was launched.   

1958  Test project of Signal Communications by Orbiting Relay Equip.   

1958  1st test project of Signal Communications by Orbiting Relay Equip.   

1959  Sammy Baugh named 1st coach of NY Titans (AFL)   

1959  Dorothy L Sayers, writer, dies at 66   

1960  General Meeting of UN condemns apartheid.   

1961  India annexes Portuguese colonies of Goa, Damao and Diu   

1961  Britain's EMI Records originally rejects the Beatles   

1962  Dmitri Shostakovitch' 13th Symphony, premieres in Moscow   

1963  Muskegon, MI gets 3' of snow   

1963  Clarke runs world record 10k (28:15.6)   

1963  Winifried P I Zillig, German composer/conductor (Opfer), dies at 58.   

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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  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  Death of 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),