Historical Events In December - 18

1991  General Motors announces the closing of 21 plants on this day in history.  

1991  On December - 18 june Storey, actress (South of the Border), dies of cancer at 73  

1992  On this day in history dana Andrews, actor (Best Years of Our Lifes), dies at 83  

1993  On December - 18 sam Wanamaker, actor (Pvt Benjamin), dies of prostate cancer at 74  

1994  Heinz Bernard Lowenstein, actor/director, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1995  On this day in history chaim Pearl, rabbi, dies at 76  

1996  On this day in history arthur Jacobs, musicologist, dies at 74  

1997  Chris Farley, comedian (SNL, Tommy Boy), dies at 33 on December - 18.  

2005  Evo Morales wins the Bolivian Presidential Elections on December - 18.  

2005  Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is hospitalized after suffering a minor stroke. He was released from the hospital two days later on this day in history.  

2005  The World Trade Organization 6th ministerial conference concludes in Hong Kong with a limited trade deal being ratified on this day in history.  

2007  Jacob Zuma is elected president of the African National Congress political party in South Africa during the party's national conference on this day in history.  

2007  The Verkhovna Rada has approved Yulia Tymoshenko to become Prime Minister of Ukraine on December - 18.  

2012  4 people are killed and 11 are injured after an apartment block collapses in Palermo, Italy on this day in history.  

2017  South Africa's ANC selects Cyril Ramaphosa as leader, to succeed President Jacob Zuma on December - 18.  

2017  On December - 18 australia regains cricket's Ashes against England, winning by an innings to take 3 game lead at the Wacca in Perth  

2017  On this day in history austria swears in new coalition government with Sebastian Kurz aged 31 of the People's Party made Chancellor  

2018  Manchester United sacks high profile Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho; United in 6th place in EPL, 19 points behind league leaders Liverpool; Ole Gunnar Solskjaer new caretaker manager on December - 18.  

2018  Nevada becomes the first US state with a female-majority legislature with new appointments taking it to 51% on this day in history.  

2018  On December - 18 fire destroys 600 stilt homes in Manaus, northwestern Brazil  

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1507  On December - 18 birth of Ōuchi 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  On December - 18 birth of charles Du Fresne Du Cange, French scholar/philologist  

1620  Heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (d. 1668) was born on this day in history.  

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 December - 18.  

0468  On this day in history death of huna Mari bar Mar Zutra, rabbi, executed in Pumpedita  

0821  On this day in history death of theodulf, Bishop of Orléans  

1133  On December - 18 death of hildebert, French writer  

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 December - 18.  

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  On December - 18 benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist/historian (L'Ercolano), dies at 62