Page 6: Historical Events In January - 18

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

1930  On January - 18 -27ºF (-33ºC), Watts OK (state record)   

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

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

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

1936  On this day in history 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  On this day in history bradman scores 104* for South Australia v NSW at the SCG   

1939  On this day in history 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 January - 18.   

1940  Kazimierz P Tetmajer, Polish writer/poet (Young Poland), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1942  Nazi's arrest Frans Goedhart & Wiardi Beckman on January - 18.   

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

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  On January - 18 1st Chinese naturalized US citizen since repeal of exclusion acts   

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

1945  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history "They Stand Accused" courtroom drama premieres on CBS (later DuMont)   

1949  On January - 18 south African Reverend Andries P Treurnicht marries Engela Dreyer   

1950  On this day in history 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  On January - 18 the first use of lie detector in Netherlands   

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

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

1519  Isabella JagieÅ‚Å‚o, queen of Hungary (d. 1559) was born on this day in history.   

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

1641  Francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois) was born on January - 18.   

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

1672  On January - 18 birth of antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (d. 1731)   

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

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

1471  Death of Emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (b. 1419) on this day in history.   

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.