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 January - 18.   

1930  On this day in history -27°F (-33°C), Watts, Oklahoma (state record)   

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

1934  Eugene O'Neill's "Days Without End," premieres in NYC on January - 18.   

1936  On January - 18 rudyard Kipling, author (Gunga Din, Nobel 1907), dies at 70   

1937  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 on this day in history.   

1938  Bradman scores 104* for South Australia v NSW at the SCG on January - 18.   

1939  South African wicketkeeper Bradman gets his 6th straight ton, 135* vs New South Wales on this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history sA wicketkeeper Bradman gets his 6th straight ton, 135* v NSW   

1940  On January - 18 kazimierz P Tetmajer, Polish writer/poet (Young Poland), dies at 74   

1942  On January - 18 nazi's arrest Frans Goedhart & Wiardi Beckman   

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

1943  Moscow announced the 16-month Nazi siege of Leningrad was lifted on this day in history.   

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

1943  Soviets announce they broke the long Nazi siege of Leningrad on this day in history.   

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

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 January - 18 small river steamer sank on Yangtze River, kills 400   

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

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

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

1949  On January - 18 "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 January - 18.   

1951  1st use of lie detector in Netherlands on January - 18.   

1951  Robert Mark, US chairman (Caste World Congress), dies at 41 on this day in history.   

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

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0885  On January - 18 birth of daigo, Emperor of Japan (d. 930)   

1519  On January - 18 birth of isabella JagieÅ‚Å‚o, queen of Hungary (d. 1559)   

1543  On this day in history birth of alfonso Ferrabosco, composer   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1688  On January - 18 birth of lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765)   

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

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

1367  Pedro I, king of Portugal (1357-67), dies at 46 on January - 18.   

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 this day in history antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of John), dies at 63   

1586  On January - 18 death of margaret of Austria, regent of The Netherlands (b. 1522)