Page 7: Historical Events In December - 18

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

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

1965  Borman and Lovell Splash down in Atlantic ends 2 week Gemini VII mission on this day in history.   

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  On December - 18 gene Gauntier, dies in Cuernavaca Mexico   

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

1970  On December - 18 "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 this day in history.   

1971  On December - 18 aleksandr T Tvardovski, Russ editor in chief (Novyj Mir), dies at 61   

1972  On December - 18 uS began its heaviest bombing of North Vietnam   

1973  On December - 18 soyuz 13 launched into Earth orbit for 8 days   

1973  On this day in history giulio Cesare Brero, composer, dies at 64   

1974  San Francisco Visitors Center at City Hall opens on this day in history.   

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

1980  Bruce Sprinsteen's concert at Madison Square Garden on December - 18.   

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 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 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  On this day in history benazir Bhutto, Pakistan's future pres, marries Asif Ali Zardari   

1987  On this day in history 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  On this day in history anne Revere, actress (National Velvet), dies of pneumonia at 87   

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

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1507  ÅŒuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese warlord (d. 1551) was born on December - 18.   

1562  On December - 18 birth of philipp Dulichius, composer   

1569  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (d. 1668)   

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  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  Death of Hildebert, French writer on December - 18.   

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

1442  Death of Pierre Cauchon, French Catholic bishop (b. 1371) on this day in history.   

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 December - 18.   

1565  Benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist/historian (L'Ercolano), dies at 62 on this day in history.