Historical Events In December - 18

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

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

1965  On December - 18 borman and Lovell Splash down in Atlantic ends 2 week Gemini VII mission  

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

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  On December - 18 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR  

1969  Britain abolishes death penalty on this day in history.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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  On this day in history cyril Ritchard, actor (Peter Pan), dies at 80  

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  On this day in history stanley Barrett first to exceed land sonic speed (739.666 MPH)  

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

1986  Mamo Clark, actor (1 Million BC, Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island), dies on December - 18.  

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 December - 18.  

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 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  On this day in history birth of Ōuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese warlord (d. 1551)  

1562  Philipp Dulichius, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1602  Simonds d'Ewes, English antiquarian and politician (d. 1650) was born on this day in history.  

1610  On December - 18 birth of charles Du Fresne Du Cange, French scholar/philologist  

1620  On this day in history birth of heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (d. 1668)  

1633  On this day in history 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  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 December - 18.  

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

1442  On December - 18 death of pierre Cauchon, French Catholic bishop (b. 1371)  

1495  Death of King Alphonso II of Naples (b. 1448) on December - 18.  

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.