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 December - 18.   

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

1942  Charlie Walker, cricketer (Aust tourist to England 1930, 1938), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1945  Uruguay joins the United Nations on December - 18.   

1945  Uruguay joins UN on December - 18.   

1946  On this day in history 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 December - 18 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  Ellis W Ryan resigns as Cleve Indians president on this day in history.   

1953  KATV TV channel 7 in Little Rock, AR (ABC) begins broadcasting on December - 18.   

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 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  On this day in history shippingport Atomic Power Stn, 1st nuke plant to generate electricity   

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  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  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  Dorothy L Sayers, writer, dies at 66 on December - 18.   

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

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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  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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1633  On this day in history 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 December - 18.   

0821  On this day in history death of theodulf, Bishop of Orléans   

1133  Death of Hildebert, French writer on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1495  On December - 18 death of king Alphonso II of Naples (b. 1448)   

1505  On December - 18 death of john IX van Horne, prince-bishop of Lieges, executed   

1565  Benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist/historian (L'Ercolano), dies at 62 on this day in history.