Historical Events In December - 18

1939  On December - 18 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  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  Destroyers "Hull," "Spence" & "Monaghan" sink in typhoon (Philippines) on December - 18.  

1945  Uruguay joins the United Nations on this day in history.  

1945  On this day in history uruguay joins UN  

1946  TV's 1st network dramatic serial "Faraway Hill" ends 2 month run on December - 18.  

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  Janet Fay, hammered to death by Honeymoon Killers on this day in history.  

1949  On this day in history phila Eagles beat LA Rams 14-0 in NFL championship game  

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

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  "To Tell the Truth" debuts on CBS-TV on this day in history.  

1957  Shippingport Atomic Power Station, first nuke plant to generate electricity on December - 18.  

1957  On this day in history 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 December - 18.  

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 December - 18.  

1958  Test project of Signal Communications by Orbiting Relay Equip on December - 18.  

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

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 December - 18.  

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  Clarke runs world record 10k (28:15.6) on December - 18.  

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1507  On December - 18 birth of Ōuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese warlord (d. 1551)  

1562  On this day in history birth of philipp Dulichius, composer  

1569  On December - 18 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  On December - 18 birth of heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (d. 1668)  

1633  Adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, baptised was born on this day in history.  

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  Death of Hildebert, French writer on December - 18.  

1290  On December - 18 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  Death of King Alphonso II of Naples (b. 1448) on this day in history.  

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.