Page 6: Historical Events In January - 18

1929  On January - 18 "NY Daily Mirror" columnist Walter Winchell debuts on radio   

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

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

1933  White Sands National Monument, NM established on this day in history.   

1934  Eugene O'Neill's "Days Without End," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1936  Rudyard Kipling, author (Gunga Din, Nobel 1907), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history bradman scores 104* for South Australia v NSW at the SCG   

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

1939  SA wicketkeeper Bradman gets his 6th straight ton, 135* v NSW on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history kazimierz P Tetmajer, Polish writer/poet (Young Poland), dies at 74   

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

1943  Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto begin resistance of Nazis on January - 18.   

1943  On January - 18 moscow announced the 16-month Nazi siege of Leningrad was lifted.   

1943  Presliced bread sale banned to reduce bakery demand for metal parts on this day in history.   

1943  Soviets announce they broke the long Nazi siege of Leningrad on January - 18.   

1943  On this day in history jews in Warsaw Ghetto begin resistance of Nazis   

1944  On this day in history the first Chinese naturalized US citizen since repeal of exclusion acts   

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

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

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  On this day in history small river steamer sank on Yangtze River, kills 400   

1947  On this day in history "Red Mill" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 831 performances   

1948  On January - 18 ted Mack's "Original Amateur Hour" begins, DuMont (later NBC/ABC/CBS)   

1948  On January - 18 1st courses begin at University of Ibadan, Nigeria   

1949  On January - 18 "They Stand Accused" courtroom drama premieres on CBS (later DuMont)   

1949  On this day in history south African Reverend Andries P Treurnicht marries Engela Dreyer   

1950  Christopher Fry's "Venus Observed," premieres in London on this day in history.   

1951  Hermann Flake sentenced to death due to "hate campaign against German Democratic Republic" on January - 18.   

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 January - 18 robert Mark, US chairman (Caste World Congress), dies at 41   

1953  On January - 18 louise Suggs wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open   

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0885  Daigo, Emperor of Japan (d. 930) was born on this day in history.   

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

1543  On January - 18 birth of alfonso Ferrabosco, composer   

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

1657  On this day in history birth of hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau)   

1672  Antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (d. 1731) was born on this day in history.   

1685  On this day in history birth of tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized   

1688  Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765) was born on January - 18.   

0052  On this day in history death of publius Clodius Pulcher (murdered) (b. 93 BC)   

0474  On January - 18 death of leo I, Byzantine Emperor (b. 401)   

1367  On January - 18 pedro I, king of Portugal (1357-67), dies at 46   

1425  Death of Edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (b. 1391) on this day in history.   

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

1479  Louis IX, the Rich, duke of Bayern (U of Ingolstadt), dies at 61 on January - 18.   

1580  Antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of John), dies at 63 on January - 18.   

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