Historical Events In December - 18

1939  On December - 18 matthew Brown, Journalist, dies at 51  

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

1941  On December - 18 german submarine U-434 sinks  

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

1945  On December - 18 uruguay joins the United Nations  

1945  On December - 18 uruguay joins UN  

1946  On December - 18 tV's 1st network dramatic serial "Faraway Hill" ends 2 month run  

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

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  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 this day in history.  

1953  On December - 18 kATV TV channel 7 in Little Rock, AR (ABC) begins broadcasting  

1956  On this day in history japan admitted to UN  

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

1957  On December - 18 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  On December - 18 shippingport Atomic Power Stn, 1st nuke plant to generate electricity  

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

1958  On this day in history niger gains autonomy within French Community (National Day)  

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

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

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 this day in history dorothy L Sayers, writer, dies at 66  

1960  General Meeting of UN condemns apartheid on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1569  On this day in history birth of jakob Hassler, composer  

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

1610  On December - 18 birth of charles Du Fresne Du Cange, French scholar/philologist  

1620  Heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (d. 1668) was born on December - 18.  

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

1633  On December - 18 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  Death of Theodulf, Bishop of Orléans on this day in history.  

1133  On this day in history death of hildebert, French writer  

1290  On this day in history death of king Magnus I of Sweden (b. 1240)  

1442  Death of Pierre Cauchon, French Catholic bishop (b. 1371) on December - 18.  

1495  Death of King Alphonso II of Naples (b. 1448) on December - 18.  

1505  Death of John IX van Horne, prince-bishop of Lieges, executed on December - 18.  

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