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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history destroyers "Hull," "Spence" and "Monaghan" sink in typhoon (Phillippines)  

1944  On December - 18 destroyers "Hull," "Spence" & "Monaghan" sink in typhoon (Philippines)  

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

1945  On this day in history uruguay joins UN  

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

1947  On December - 18 pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Optissima Pax  

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1948  Indonesia begins it's 2nd political election on this day in history.  

1948  On December - 18 janet Fay, hammered to death by Honeymoon Killers  

1949  On December - 18 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 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  On this day in history shippingport Atomic Power Station, first nuke plant to generate electricity  

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 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  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 December - 18.  

1958  First voice from space: recorded Christmas message by Eisenhower on this day in history.  

1959  On December - 18 sammy Baugh named 1st coach of NY Titans (AFL)  

1959  On December - 18 dorothy L Sayers, writer, dies at 66  

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 this day in history.  

1962  Dmitri Shostakovitch' 13th Symphony, premieres in Moscow on this day in history.  

1963  On December - 18 muskegon, MI gets 3' of snow  

1963  Clarke runs world record 10k (28:15.6) on December - 18.  

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

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

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  Charles Du Fresne Du Cange, French scholar/philologist was born on this day in history.  

1620  On December - 18 birth of heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (d. 1668)  

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

1633  Willem van de Velde the Young, Dutch seascape painter, baptised was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history death of hildebert, French writer  

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

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