Historical Events In October - 18

1948  Operation 10 Plagues on October - 18.   

1948  [Heinrich A H] Walther von Brauchitsch, German fieldmarshal, dies on this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history connie Mack retires as manager of A's after 50 years   

1951  USSR performs nuclear test on October - 18.   

1952  On October - 18 "Buttrio Square" closes at New Century Theater NYC after 7 perfs   

1953  On October - 18 wLJT TV channel 11 in Lexington, TN (PBS) begins broadcasting   

1953  On this day in history douwe Kalma, Fries literature/christian-socialist, dies at 57   

1954  On this day in history hurricane Hazel (3rd of 1954) becomes most severe to hit US   

1955  Track & Field names Jesse Owens all-time track athlete on this day in history.   

1955  On October - 18 track & Field names Jesse Owens all-time track athelete   

1955  Jose Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1960  In Britain, the News Chronicle & Daily Mail merge, on October - 18.   

1960  On October - 18 the London Evening Star merges with the Evening News   

1960  On this day in history casey Stengel retired by NY Yankees (won 10 pennants in 12 years)   

1961  The birth of Wynton Marsalis, Jazz trumpeter on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history emergency crisis proclaimed in South Vietnam due to commun attack   

1962  On this day in history dr Watson (US) & Drs Crick & Wilkins (Britain) win Nobel Prize for Medicine for work in determining structure of DNA   

1962  US launches Ranger 5 for lunar impact; misses Moon on this day in history.   

1962  JFK meets Russian minister of Foreign affairs Andrei Gromyko on October - 18.   

1963  On October - 18 iOC votes Mexico City to host 1968 Olympics   

1963  On October - 18 claudio Carneyro, composer, dies at 68   

1964  On this day in history marlene Hagge wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational   

1965  Frank Hutchens, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history "Apple Tree" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 463 performances   

1966  Bill Nestell, US actor (Dangerous Venture), dies of heart attack at 73 on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history soviet Venera 4 becomes the first probe to send data back from Venus   

1967  Walt Disney's "Jungle Book" is released on October - 18.   

1967  Nobel prize for physics awarded to Hans A Bethe on October - 18.   

1968  On this day in history circus Circus opens in Las Vegas   

1968  John Lennon & Yoko Ono fined for marijuana possession on this day in history.   

1968  Lee Tracy, actor (Doctor X, Bombshell, Best Man), dies of cancer at 70 on October - 18.   

1969  Federal govt bans use of cyclamates artificial sweeteners on this day in history.   

1969  Soyuz 8 returns to Earth on this day in history.   

1972  On October - 18 ken Wishart, cricketer (WI opening batsman in one Test 1935), dies   

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1127  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1192)   

1239  Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72) was born on October - 18.   

1405  Pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia) was born on this day in history.   

1517  Manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. 1570) was born on this day in history.   

1547  On this day in history birth of justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist/historian   

1569  Giambattista Marini, Italian poet (d. 1625) was born on October - 18.   

1595  Edward Winslow, Plymouth Colony founder (d. 1655) was born on October - 18.   

1611  Valentin Strobel, composer was born on this day in history.   

0707  On October - 18 john VII, Greek Pope (705-07), dies   

1035  On October - 18 death of sancho III of Navarre   

1101  Death of Hugh of Vermandois, son of Henry I of France (b. 1053) on October - 18.   

1141  On October - 18 death of margrave Leopold IV of Austria   

1216  John, king of England (1199-1216, Magna Charta), dies on October - 18.   

1340  Henry Henricus of Friemar, Augustine philosopher, dies on October - 18.   

1382  On this day in history death of james Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (b. 1331)   

1417  Gregorius XII, [Angelo Correr], Pope (1406-15), dies on this day in history.