Page 7: Historical Events In December - 18

1963  On December - 18 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 this day in history 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  On December - 18 dr Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" airs for 1st time on CBS   

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 December - 18.   

1969  On this day in history 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  On December - 18 people United To Save Humanity (PUSH) forms by Jesse Jackson in Chic   

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 December - 18.   

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

1973  Giulio Cesare Brero, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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

1976  On December - 18 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  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  On this day in history alexei N Kosygin, Soviet PM (1964-80), suffers heart attack at 76   

1981  On this day in history 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  Christopher Guest (Saturday Night Live) and actress Jamie Lee Curtis are married in Los Angeles on December - 18.   

1985  On this day in history uN Security Council unanimously condemns "acts of hostage-taking"   

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 December - 18.   

1990  On December - 18 anne Revere, actress (National Velvet), dies of pneumonia at 87   

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

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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  On December - 18 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  Heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (d. 1668) was born on December - 18.   

1633  On December - 18 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  On this day in history death of huna Mari bar Mar Zutra, rabbi, executed in Pumpedita   

0821  Death of Theodulf, Bishop of Orléans on December - 18.   

1133  Death of Hildebert, French writer on this day in history.   

1290  Death of King Magnus I of Sweden (b. 1240) on this day in history.   

1442  On this day in history death of pierre Cauchon, French Catholic bishop (b. 1371)   

1495  On December - 18 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 this day in history.