Historical Events In January - 18

1929  "NY Daily Mirror" columnist Walter Winchell debuts on radio on this day in history.  

1930  -27ºF (-33ºC), Watts OK (state record) on this day in history.  

1930  -27°F (-33°C), Watts, Oklahoma (state record) on January - 18.  

1933  On January - 18 white Sands National Monument, NM established  

1934  On January - 18 eugene O'Neill's "Days Without End," premieres in NYC  

1936  Rudyard Kipling, author (Gunga Din, Nobel 1907), dies at 70 on January - 18.  

1937  On this day in history future billionaire Howard Hughes sets a record for transcontinental air flight, making the trip from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes.  

1938  Bradman scores 104* for South Australia v NSW at the SCG on this day in history.  

1939  South African wicketkeeper Bradman gets his 6th straight ton, 135* vs New South Wales on January - 18.  

1939  On January - 18 sA wicketkeeper Bradman gets his 6th straight ton, 135* v NSW  

1940  Kazimierz P Tetmajer, Polish writer/poet (Young Poland), dies at 74 on January - 18.  

1942  On this day in history nazi's arrest Frans Goedhart & Wiardi Beckman  

1943  On January - 18 jews in the Warsaw Ghetto begin resistance of Nazis  

1943  Moscow announced the 16-month Nazi siege of Leningrad was lifted on January - 18.  

1943  On this day in history presliced bread sale banned to reduce bakery demand for metal parts  

1943  On January - 18 soviets announce they broke the long Nazi siege of Leningrad  

1943  Jews in Warsaw Ghetto begin resistance of Nazis on this day in history.  

1944  On January - 18 the first Chinese naturalized US citizen since repeal of exclusion acts  

1944  The seige of Lenningrad, in the USSR, by the Germans ends after over two years on January - 18.  

1944  On this day in history 1st Chinese naturalized US citizen since repeal of exclusion acts  

1945  On this day in history approximately 800 prisoners remaining in the Lodz Ghetto are liberated by Soviet troops, after 74,600 have been deported to Auschwitz.  

1945  On January - 18 warsaw freed by Soviet army  

1947  Small river steamer sank on Yangtze River, kills 400 on January - 18.  

1947  On January - 18 "Red Mill" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 831 performances  

1948  On this day in history ted Mack's "Original Amateur Hour" begins, DuMont (later NBC/ABC/CBS)  

1948  1st courses begin at University of Ibadan, Nigeria on this day in history.  

1949  On this day in history "They Stand Accused" courtroom drama premieres on CBS (later DuMont)  

1949  South African Reverend Andries P Treurnicht marries Engela Dreyer on January - 18.  

1950  On January - 18 christopher Fry's "Venus Observed," premieres in London  

1951  Hermann Flake sentenced to death due to "hate campaign against German Democratic Republic" on this day in history.  

1951  The first use of lie detector in Netherlands on this day in history.  

1951  1st use of lie detector in Netherlands on this day in history.  

1951  On this day in history robert Mark, US chairman (Caste World Congress), dies at 41  

1953  Louise Suggs wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open on January - 18.  

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0885  Daigo, Emperor of Japan (d. 930) was born on January - 18.  

1519  On this day in history birth of isabella JagieÅ‚Å‚o, queen of Hungary (d. 1559)  

1543  Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer was born on January - 18.  

1641  On January - 18 birth of francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois)  

1657  Hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau) was born on January - 18.  

1672  Antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (d. 1731) was born on January - 18.  

1685  On January - 18 birth of tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized  

1688  On this day in history birth of lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765)  

0052  Death of Publius Clodius Pulcher (murdered) (b. 93 BC) on this day in history.  

0474  On this day in history death of leo I, Byzantine Emperor (b. 401)  

1367  On this day in history pedro I, king of Portugal (1357-67), dies at 46  

1425  On this day in history death of edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (b. 1391)  

1471  On January - 18 death of emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (b. 1419)  

1479  On January - 18 louis IX, the Rich, duke of Bayern (U of Ingolstadt), dies at 61  

1580  On January - 18 antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of John), dies at 63  

1586  Death of Margaret of Austria, regent of The Netherlands (b. 1522) on this day in history.