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  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 this day in history.  

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

1966  On December - 18 gene Gauntier, dies in Cuernavaca Mexico  

1967  The British traitor Kim Philby made a 'Hero of the Soviet Union' in Moscow on December - 18.  

1968  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history.  

1969  Britain abolishes death penalty on December - 18.  

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

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

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

1974  On December - 18 san Francisco Visitors Center at City Hall opens  

1976  George Emmett, cricketer (Engld opener v Aust Old Trafford 1948), dies on December - 18.  

1977  On December - 18 cyril Ritchard, actor (Peter Pan), dies at 80  

1978  On this day in history 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  Stanley Barrett first to exceed land sonic speed (739.666 MPH) on this day in history.  

1980  On this day in history bruce Sprinsteen's concert at Madison Square Garden  

1980  On December - 18 alexei N Kosygin, Soviet PM (1964-80), suffers heart attack at 76  

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 December - 18.  

1982  On December - 18 raymond Emery, cricketer (2 Tests NZ v WI 1952, 46 runs, 2 wkts), dies  

1984  On this day in history 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  Mamo Clark, actor (1 Million BC, Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island), dies on this day in history.  

1987  Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan's future pres, marries Asif Ali Zardari on December - 18.  

1987  On December - 18 federal Judge Morris E. Lasker sentenced Ivan Boesky,the once mighty arbitrageur to a three-year prison term  

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 December - 18.  

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 Ōuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese warlord (d. 1551)  

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

1569  Jakob Hassler, composer was born on this day in history.  

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  Adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, baptised was born on December - 18.  

1633  On this day in history 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  On December - 18 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  Death of Pierre Cauchon, French Catholic bishop (b. 1371) on December - 18.  

1495  On this day in history death of king Alphonso II of Naples (b. 1448)  

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 December - 18.