Page 7: Historical Events In December - 18

1963  On this day in history winifried P I Zillig, German composer/conductor (Opfer), dies at 58   

1964  "I Had a BaIl" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 199 performances on December - 18.   

1965  Borman and Lovell Splash down in Atlantic ends 2 week Gemini VII mission on December - 18.   

1965  On this day in history "La Grusse Valise" closes at 54th St Theater NYC after 7 performances   

1966  Dr Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" airs for 1st time on CBS on this day in history.   

1966  Gene Gauntier, dies in Cuernavaca Mexico on this day in history.   

1967  On December - 18 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 this day in history.   

1969  On December - 18 britain abolishes death penalty   

1969  On this day in history "Coco" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 333 performances   

1970  On this day in history "Me Nobody Knows" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC for 587 perfs   

1971  People United To Save Humanity (PUSH) forms by Jesse Jackson in Chic on December - 18.   

1971  On this day in history aleksandr T Tvardovski, Russ editor in chief (Novyj Mir), dies at 61   

1972  US began its heaviest bombing of North Vietnam on this day in history.   

1973  Soyuz 13 launched into Earth orbit for 8 days on December - 18.   

1973  On December - 18 giulio Cesare Brero, composer, dies at 64   

1974  On this day in history san Francisco Visitors Center at City Hall opens   

1976  On this day in history george Emmett, cricketer (Engld opener v Aust Old Trafford 1948), dies   

1977  Cyril Ritchard, actor (Peter Pan), dies at 80 on December - 18.   

1978  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 on this day in history.   

1979  Stanley Barrett first to exceed land sonic speed (739.666 MPH) on December - 18.   

1980  On December - 18 bruce Sprinsteen's concert at Madison Square Garden   

1980  On this day in history alexei N Kosygin, Soviet PM (1964-80), suffers heart attack at 76   

1981  Mehmet Shehu, PM Albania (1954-81)/"US-Russ spy", commits suicide on December - 18.   

1982  Flight readiness firing of Challenger's main engines; 20 seconds on December - 18.   

1982  Raymond Emery, cricketer (2 Tests NZ v WI 1952, 46 runs, 2 wkts), dies on December - 18.   

1984  Christopher Guest (Saturday Night Live) and actress Jamie Lee Curtis are married in Los Angeles on this day in history.   

1985  On December - 18 uN Security Council unanimously condemns "acts of hostage-taking"   

1986  Mamo Clark, actor (1 Million BC, Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island), dies on this day in history.   

1987  On December - 18 benazir Bhutto, Pakistan's future pres, marries Asif Ali Zardari   

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 December - 18.   

1990  Anne Revere, actress (National Velvet), dies of pneumonia at 87 on December - 18.   

1991  On December - 18 deForest Kelly, who portrayed Dr. "Bones" McCoy on Star Trek, gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

1507  On this day in history birth of ÅŒuchi 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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

0821  On December - 18 death of theodulf, Bishop of Orléans   

1133  On December - 18 death of hildebert, French writer   

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  On this day in history death of king Alphonso II of Naples (b. 1448)   

1505  Death of John IX van Horne, prince-bishop of Lieges, executed on December - 18.   

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