Historical Events In January - 18

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

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

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

1933  White Sands National Monument, NM established on January - 18.  

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 January - 18.  

1937  On January - 18 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 January - 18.  

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

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

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

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 January - 18.  

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 January - 18 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 this day in history.  

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

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

1949  South African Reverend Andries P Treurnicht marries Engela Dreyer on this day in history.  

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

1951  On this day in history hermann Flake sentenced to death due to "hate campaign against German Democratic Republic"  

1951  On this day in history the first use of lie detector in Netherlands  

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  On January - 18 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 this day in history birth of isabella JagieÅ‚Å‚o, queen of Hungary (d. 1559)  

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

1641  Francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois) was born on this day in history.  

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  Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized was born on January - 18.  

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

0052  Death of Publius Clodius Pulcher (murdered) (b. 93 BC) on January - 18.  

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

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  Louis IX, the Rich, duke of Bayern (U of Ingolstadt), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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

1586  On this day in history death of margaret of Austria, regent of The Netherlands (b. 1522)