Historical Events In December - 18

1939  Matthew Brown, Journalist, dies at 51 on December - 18.  

1940  On December - 18 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 on this day in history.  

1942  Charlie Walker, cricketer (Aust tourist to England 1930, 1938), dies on this day in history.  

1944  On December - 18 destroyers "Hull," "Spence" and "Monaghan" sink in typhoon (Phillippines)  

1944  On December - 18 destroyers "Hull," "Spence" & "Monaghan" sink in typhoon (Philippines)  

1945  Uruguay joins the United Nations on December - 18.  

1945  On December - 18 uruguay joins UN  

1946  TV's 1st network dramatic serial "Faraway Hill" ends 2 month run on December - 18.  

1947  On December - 18 pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Optissima Pax  

1948  Indonesia begins it's 2nd political election on December - 18.  

1948  On this day in history janet Fay, hammered to death by Honeymoon Killers  

1949  Phila Eagles beat LA Rams 14-0 in NFL championship game on December - 18.  

1952  Ellis W Ryan resigns as Cleve Indians president on December - 18.  

1953  KATV TV channel 7 in Little Rock, AR (ABC) begins broadcasting on December - 18.  

1956  On December - 18 japan admitted to UN  

1956  On December - 18 "To Tell the Truth" debuts on CBS-TV  

1957  On this day in history shippingport Atomic Power Station, first nuke plant to generate electricity  

1957  The Shippingport Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania, the first nuclear facility to generate electricity in the United States, goes online on December - 18.  

1957  Shippingport Atomic Power Stn, 1st nuke plant to generate electricity on this day in history.  

1958  First voice from space recorded Christmas message by Eisenhower on this day in history.  

1958  Niger gains autonomy within French Community (National Day) on this day in history.  

1958  On December - 18 project SCORE, the world's first experimental communications satellite, was launched  

1958  On December - 18 test project of Signal Communications by Orbiting Relay Equip  

1958  On December - 18 1st test project of Signal Communications by Orbiting Relay Equip  

1958  On this day in history first voice from space: recorded Christmas message by Eisenhower  

1959  On December - 18 sammy Baugh named 1st coach of NY Titans (AFL)  

1959  Dorothy L Sayers, writer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1960  On this day in history general Meeting of UN condemns apartheid  

1961  India annexes Portuguese colonies of Goa, Damao and Diu on December - 18.  

1961  On December - 18 britain's EMI Records originally rejects the Beatles  

1962  Dmitri Shostakovitch' 13th Symphony, premieres in Moscow on this day in history.  

1963  On this day in history muskegon, MI gets 3' of snow  

1963  Clarke runs world record 10k (28:15.6) on December - 18.  

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

1562  Philipp Dulichius, composer was born on this day in history.  

1569  On December - 18 birth of jakob Hassler, composer  

1602  Simonds d'Ewes, English antiquarian and politician (d. 1650) was born on December - 18.  

1610  On this day in history birth of charles Du Fresne Du Cange, French scholar/philologist  

1620  On December - 18 birth of heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (d. 1668)  

1633  Adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, baptised was born on December - 18.  

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  On this day in history death of theodulf, Bishop of Orléans  

1133  On December - 18 death of hildebert, French writer  

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

1442  On this day in history death of pierre Cauchon, French Catholic bishop (b. 1371)  

1495  Death of King Alphonso II of Naples (b. 1448) on this day in history.  

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

1565  On December - 18 benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist/historian (L'Ercolano), dies at 62