Historical Events In December - 18

1963  Winifried P I Zillig, German composer/conductor (Opfer), dies at 58 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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  On December - 18 britain abolishes death penalty  

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

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

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

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

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

1973  On this day in history soyuz 13 launched into Earth orbit for 8 days  

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

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  Cyril Ritchard, actor (Peter Pan), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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  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  Alexei N Kosygin, Soviet PM (1964-80), suffers heart attack at 76 on this day in history.  

1981  Mehmet Shehu, PM Albania (1954-81)/"US-Russ spy", commits suicide on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1986  On this day in history mamo Clark, actor (1 Million BC, Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island), dies  

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

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 December - 18.  

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

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

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

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  On December - 18 birth of heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (d. 1668)  

1633  Adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, baptised was born on this day in history.  

1633  Willem van de Velde the Young, Dutch seascape painter, baptised was born on this day in history.  

0468  Death of Huna Mari bar Mar Zutra, rabbi, executed in Pumpedita on December - 18.  

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

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

1290  Death of King Magnus I of Sweden (b. 1240) on December - 18.  

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 this day in history 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.