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 January - 18.   

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

1933  On this day in history white Sands National Monument, NM established   

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

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

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 January - 18.   

1938  On January - 18 bradman scores 104* for South Australia v NSW at the SCG   

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

1939  On January - 18 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  Nazi's arrest Frans Goedhart & Wiardi Beckman on this day in history.   

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 January - 18 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 January - 18.   

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

1945  Approximately 800 prisoners remaining in the Lodz Ghetto are liberated by Soviet troops, after 74,600 have been deported to Auschwitz on January - 18.   

1945  Warsaw freed by Soviet army on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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  Christopher Fry's "Venus Observed," premieres in London on January - 18.   

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 January - 18.   

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

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

1953  On this day in history louise Suggs wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open   

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

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

1543  Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1657  On January - 18 birth of hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau)   

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

1685  Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized was born on this day in history.   

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

0052  On January - 18 death of publius Clodius Pulcher (murdered) (b. 93 BC)   

0474  Death of Leo I, Byzantine Emperor (b. 401) on this day in history.   

1367  Pedro I, king of Portugal (1357-67), dies at 46 on this day in history.   

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

1471  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (b. 1419)   

1479  On this day in history 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.