Historical Events In December - 18

1939  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1942  On December - 18 charlie Walker, cricketer (Aust tourist to England 1930, 1938), dies   

1944  Destroyers "Hull," "Spence" and "Monaghan" sink in typhoon (Phillippines) on this day in history.   

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  On December - 18 tV's 1st network dramatic serial "Faraway Hill" ends 2 month run   

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1956  Japan admitted to UN on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1958  Test project of Signal Communications by Orbiting Relay Equip on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1961  Britain's EMI Records originally rejects the Beatles on December - 18.   

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

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

1963  Clarke runs world record 10k (28:15.6) on this day in history.   

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

1562  Philipp Dulichius, composer was born on December - 18.   

1569  On December - 18 birth of jakob Hassler, composer   

1602  On this day in history birth of simonds d'Ewes, English antiquarian and politician (d. 1650)   

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

1620  On this day in history birth of heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (d. 1668)   

1633  On December - 18 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 this day in history death of huna Mari bar Mar Zutra, rabbi, executed in Pumpedita   

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  On December - 18 death of pierre Cauchon, French Catholic bishop (b. 1371)   

1495  On this day in history 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  Benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist/historian (L'Ercolano), dies at 62 on this day in history.