Historical Events In December - 18

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

1940  On this day in history munitions Minister C.D.Howe and 152 other survivors of the torpedoed lines SS Western Prince arive in Britian  

1941  On this day in history german submarine U-434 sinks  

1942  On this day in history charlie Walker, cricketer (Aust tourist to England 1930, 1938), dies  

1944  On this day in history 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 December - 18 uruguay joins the United Nations  

1945  Uruguay joins UN on this day in history.  

1946  On this day in history tV's 1st network dramatic serial "Faraway Hill" ends 2 month run  

1947  Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Optissima Pax on this day in history.  

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1948  On December - 18 indonesia begins it's 2nd political election  

1948  Janet Fay, hammered to death by Honeymoon Killers on December - 18.  

1949  Phila Eagles beat LA Rams 14-0 in NFL championship game on this day in history.  

1952  On December - 18 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  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  On this day in history project SCORE, the world's first experimental communications satellite, was launched  

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

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

1958  On December - 18 first voice from space: recorded Christmas message by Eisenhower  

1959  Sammy Baugh named 1st coach of NY Titans (AFL) on this day in history.  

1959  Dorothy L Sayers, writer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1960  On this day in history general Meeting of UN condemns apartheid  

1961  On this day in history 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 December - 18.  

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1507  On this day in history birth of Ōuchi 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 December - 18.  

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

0468  On December - 18 death of huna Mari bar Mar Zutra, rabbi, executed in Pumpedita  

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 December - 18 death of king Magnus I of Sweden (b. 1240)  

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  On this day in history benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist/historian (L'Ercolano), dies at 62