Page 6: Historical Events In December - 18

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

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

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

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

1945  On December - 18 uruguay joins the United Nations   

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 this day in history pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Optissima Pax   

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  Phila Eagles beat LA Rams 14-0 in NFL championship game on this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history ellis W Ryan resigns as Cleve Indians president   

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

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  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 this day in history.   

1958  On December - 18 test project of Signal Communications by Orbiting Relay Equip   

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

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  General Meeting of UN condemns apartheid on December - 18.   

1961  On December - 18 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 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  On this day in history birth of ÅŒuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese warlord (d. 1551)   

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

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

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

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  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  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 December - 18 death of hildebert, French writer   

1290  Death of King Magnus I of Sweden (b. 1240) on this day in history.   

1442  On December - 18 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  Death of John IX van Horne, prince-bishop of Lieges, executed on this day in history.   

1565  Benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist/historian (L'Ercolano), dies at 62 on December - 18.