Page 7: Historical Events In December - 18

1963  Winifried P I Zillig, German composer/conductor (Opfer), dies at 58 on December - 18.   

1964  On this day in history "I Had a BaIl" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 199 performances   

1965  On December - 18 borman and Lovell Splash down in Atlantic ends 2 week Gemini VII mission   

1965  "La Grusse Valise" closes at 54th St Theater NYC after 7 performances on December - 18.   

1966  Dr Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" airs for 1st time on CBS on December - 18.   

1966  Gene Gauntier, dies in Cuernavaca Mexico on December - 18.   

1967  On this day in history the British traitor Kim Philby made a 'Hero of the Soviet Union' in Moscow   

1968  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR on December - 18.   

1969  Britain abolishes death penalty on December - 18.   

1969  "Coco" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 333 performances on December - 18.   

1970  "Me Nobody Knows" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC for 587 perfs on December - 18.   

1971  On this day in history people United To Save Humanity (PUSH) forms by Jesse Jackson in Chic   

1971  Aleksandr T Tvardovski, Russ editor in chief (Novyj Mir), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history uS began its heaviest bombing of North Vietnam   

1973  Soyuz 13 launched into Earth orbit for 8 days on this day in history.   

1973  Giulio Cesare Brero, composer, dies at 64 on December - 18.   

1974  San Francisco Visitors Center at City Hall opens on December - 18.   

1976  George Emmett, cricketer (Engld opener v Aust Old Trafford 1948), dies on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history cyril Ritchard, actor (Peter Pan), dies at 80   

1978  On December - 18 john Kehoe, the last of the Molly Maguires, is executed in Pennsylvania. The Molly Maguires, an Irish secret society that had allegedly been responsible for some incidences of vigilante justice in the coalfields of eastern Pennsylvania   

1979  On this day in history stanley Barrett first to exceed land sonic speed (739.666 MPH)   

1980  Bruce Sprinsteen's concert at Madison Square Garden on this day in history.   

1980  Alexei N Kosygin, Soviet PM (1964-80), suffers heart attack at 76 on December - 18.   

1981  On December - 18 mehmet Shehu, PM Albania (1954-81)/"US-Russ spy", commits suicide   

1982  Flight readiness firing of Challenger's main engines; 20 seconds on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history raymond Emery, cricketer (2 Tests NZ v WI 1952, 46 runs, 2 wkts), dies   

1984  On December - 18 christopher Guest (Saturday Night Live) and actress Jamie Lee Curtis are married in Los Angeles.   

1985  UN Security Council unanimously condemns "acts of hostage-taking" on this day in history.   

1986  On December - 18 mamo Clark, actor (1 Million BC, Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island), dies   

1987  Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan's future pres, marries Asif Ali Zardari on this day in history.   

1987  Federal Judge Morris E. Lasker sentenced Ivan Boesky,the once mighty arbitrageur to a three-year prison term on this day in history.   

1989  "I Love Lucy" Christmas episode, shown for first time in over 30 years on this day in history.   

1990  Anne Revere, actress (National Velvet), dies of pneumonia at 87 on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history deForest Kelly, who portrayed Dr. "Bones" McCoy on Star Trek, gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.   

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1507  On December - 18 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  On December - 18 birth of adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, baptised   

1633  On this day in history birth of willem van de Velde the Young, Dutch seascape painter, baptised   

0468  On this day in history death of huna Mari bar Mar Zutra, rabbi, executed in Pumpedita   

0821  Death of Theodulf, Bishop of Orléans on this day in history.   

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 December - 18.   

1505  On this day in history death of john IX van Horne, prince-bishop of Lieges, executed   

1565  On December - 18 benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist/historian (L'Ercolano), dies at 62