Page 6: Historical Events In December - 18

1939  On December - 18 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 on December - 18.   

1941  German submarine U-434 sinks on December - 18.   

1942  Charlie Walker, cricketer (Aust tourist to England 1930, 1938), dies on December - 18.   

1944  Destroyers "Hull," "Spence" and "Monaghan" sink in typhoon (Phillippines) on December - 18.   

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

1945  Uruguay joins the United Nations on this day in history.   

1945  Uruguay joins UN on December - 18.   

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

1947  Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Optissima Pax on December - 18.   

1948  On this day in history indonesia begins it's 2nd political election   

1948  Janet Fay, hammered to death by Honeymoon Killers on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history phila Eagles beat LA Rams 14-0 in NFL championship game   

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  Japan admitted to UN on December - 18.   

1956  On this day in history "To Tell the Truth" debuts on CBS-TV   

1957  Shippingport Atomic Power Station, first nuke plant to generate electricity on this day in history.   

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  On December - 18 shippingport Atomic Power Stn, 1st nuke plant to generate electricity   

1958  On December - 18 first voice from space recorded Christmas message by Eisenhower   

1958  Niger gains autonomy within French Community (National Day) on December - 18.   

1958  Project SCORE, the world's first experimental communications satellite, was launched on December - 18.   

1958  On this day in history test project of Signal Communications by Orbiting Relay Equip   

1958  On this day in history 1st test project of Signal Communications by Orbiting Relay Equip   

1958  First voice from space: recorded Christmas message by Eisenhower on December - 18.   

1959  Sammy Baugh named 1st coach of NY Titans (AFL) on this day in history.   

1959  On December - 18 dorothy L Sayers, writer, dies at 66   

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  Britain's EMI Records originally rejects the Beatles on December - 18.   

1962  Dmitri Shostakovitch' 13th Symphony, premieres in Moscow on December - 18.   

1963  Muskegon, MI gets 3' of snow on December - 18.   

1963  On this day in history clarke runs world record 10k (28:15.6)   

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1507  ÅŒuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese warlord (d. 1551) was born on December - 18.   

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

1569  Jakob Hassler, composer was born on December - 18.   

1602  On December - 18 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 December - 18.   

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

1633  Willem van de Velde the Young, Dutch seascape painter, baptised was born on December - 18.   

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  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 December - 18 death of john IX van Horne, prince-bishop of Lieges, executed   

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