Historical Events In December - 18

1991  General Motors announces the closing of 21 plants on December - 18.  

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

1992  Dana Andrews, actor (Best Years of Our Lifes), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

1993  Sam Wanamaker, actor (Pvt Benjamin), dies of prostate cancer at 74 on this day in history.  

1994  On December - 18 heinz Bernard Lowenstein, actor/director, dies at 71  

1995  On December - 18 chaim Pearl, rabbi, dies at 76  

1996  Arthur Jacobs, musicologist, dies at 74 on December - 18.  

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

2005  Evo Morales wins the Bolivian Presidential Elections on this day in history.  

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 December - 18.  

2007  On December - 18 jacob Zuma is elected president of the African National Congress political party in South Africa during the party's national conference.  

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

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  Austria swears in new coalition government with Sebastian Kurz aged 31 of the People's Party made Chancellor on this day in history.  

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  Fire destroys 600 stilt homes in Manaus, northwestern Brazil on December - 18.  

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1507  Ōuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese warlord (d. 1551) was born on this day in history.  

1562  On December - 18 birth of philipp Dulichius, composer  

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  On December - 18 birth of willem van de Velde the Young, Dutch seascape painter, baptised  

0468  On December - 18 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 this day in history.  

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

1442  Death of Pierre Cauchon, French Catholic bishop (b. 1371) on December - 18.  

1495  On this day in history death of king Alphonso II of Naples (b. 1448)  

1505  Death of John IX van Horne, prince-bishop of Lieges, executed on this day in history.  

1565  On this day in history benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist/historian (L'Ercolano), dies at 62