Page 6: Historical Events In December - 18

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

1940  On December - 18 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 December - 18.   

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 this day in history uruguay joins the United Nations   

1945  Uruguay joins UN on this day in history.   

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 December - 18.   

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  On this day in history kATV TV channel 7 in Little Rock, AR (ABC) begins broadcasting   

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 December - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1958  Project SCORE, the world's first experimental communications satellite, was launched on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history 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 December - 18 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 December - 18.   

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

1961  On December - 18 india annexes Portuguese colonies of Goa, Damao and Diu   

1961  Britain's EMI Records originally rejects the Beatles on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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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  On December - 18 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  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 December - 18.   

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  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  On this day in history 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