Page 6: Historical Events In December - 18

1939  Matthew Brown, Journalist, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

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

1941  On this day in history german submarine U-434 sinks   

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 this day in history destroyers "Hull," "Spence" & "Monaghan" sink in typhoon (Philippines)   

1945  On December - 18 uruguay joins the United Nations   

1945  Uruguay joins UN on December - 18.   

1946  TV's 1st network dramatic serial "Faraway Hill" ends 2 month run on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Optissima Pax   

1948  Indonesia begins it's 2nd political election on this day in history.   

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

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

1952  On December - 18 ellis W Ryan resigns as Cleve Indians president   

1953  KATV TV channel 7 in Little Rock, AR (ABC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

1956  Japan admitted to UN on this day in history.   

1956  On December - 18 "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 this day in history.   

1957  Shippingport Atomic Power Stn, 1st nuke plant to generate electricity on December - 18.   

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

1958  On December - 18 niger gains autonomy within French Community (National Day)   

1958  On this day in history project SCORE, the world's first experimental communications satellite, was launched   

1958  Test project of Signal Communications by Orbiting Relay Equip on December - 18.   

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

1960  On December - 18 general Meeting of UN condemns apartheid   

1961  On this day in history india annexes Portuguese colonies of Goa, Damao and Diu   

1961  On this day in history britain's EMI Records originally rejects the Beatles   

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

1963  Muskegon, MI gets 3' of snow on this day in history.   

1963  On December - 18 clarke runs world record 10k (28:15.6)   

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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 December - 18 birth of jakob Hassler, composer   

1602  Simonds d'Ewes, English antiquarian and politician (d. 1650) was born on this day in history.   

1610  Charles Du Fresne Du Cange, French scholar/philologist was born on December - 18.   

1620  Heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (d. 1668) was born on this day in history.   

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

1633  Willem van de Velde the Young, Dutch seascape painter, baptised was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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 December - 18.   

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 December - 18.   

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