Historical Events In December - 18

1939  On this day in history matthew Brown, Journalist, dies at 51   

1940  Munitions Minister C.D.Howe and 152 other survivors of the torpedoed lines SS Western Prince arive in Britian on December - 18.   

1941  On this day in history german submarine U-434 sinks   

1942  On this day in history charlie Walker, cricketer (Aust tourist to England 1930, 1938), dies   

1944  On December - 18 destroyers "Hull," "Spence" and "Monaghan" sink in typhoon (Phillippines)   

1944  Destroyers "Hull," "Spence" & "Monaghan" sink in typhoon (Philippines) on December - 18.   

1945  Uruguay joins the United Nations on December - 18.   

1945  On December - 18 uruguay joins UN   

1946  On December - 18 tV's 1st network dramatic serial "Faraway Hill" ends 2 month run   

1947  Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Optissima Pax on December - 18.   

1948  Indonesia begins it's 2nd political election on December - 18.   

1948  Janet Fay, hammered to death by Honeymoon Killers on December - 18.   

1949  Phila Eagles beat LA Rams 14-0 in NFL championship game on December - 18.   

1952  Ellis W Ryan resigns as Cleve Indians president on December - 18.   

1953  On this day in history kATV TV channel 7 in Little Rock, AR (ABC) begins broadcasting   

1956  Japan admitted to UN on December - 18.   

1956  "To Tell the Truth" debuts on CBS-TV on December - 18.   

1957  On December - 18 shippingport Atomic Power Station, first nuke plant to generate electricity   

1957  On December - 18 the Shippingport Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania, the first nuclear facility to generate electricity in the United States, goes online.   

1957  Shippingport Atomic Power Stn, 1st nuke plant to generate electricity on this day in history.   

1958  First voice from space recorded Christmas message by Eisenhower on December - 18.   

1958  Niger gains autonomy within French Community (National Day) on December - 18.   

1958  Project SCORE, the world's first experimental communications satellite, was launched on December - 18.   

1958  Test project of Signal Communications by Orbiting Relay Equip on this day in history.   

1958  1st test project of Signal Communications by Orbiting Relay Equip on this day in history.   

1958  First voice from space: recorded Christmas message by Eisenhower on December - 18.   

1959  On December - 18 sammy Baugh named 1st coach of NY Titans (AFL)   

1959  Dorothy L Sayers, writer, dies at 66 on December - 18.   

1960  General Meeting of UN condemns apartheid on this day in history.   

1961  India annexes Portuguese colonies of Goa, Damao and Diu on December - 18.   

1961  On December - 18 britain's EMI Records originally rejects the Beatles   

1962  On December - 18 dmitri Shostakovitch' 13th Symphony, premieres in Moscow   

1963  Muskegon, MI gets 3' of snow on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history clarke runs world record 10k (28:15.6)   

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1507  ÅŒuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese warlord (d. 1551) was born on this day in history.   

1562  On December - 18 birth of philipp Dulichius, composer   

1569  On this day in history birth of jakob Hassler, composer   

1602  On December - 18 birth of simonds d'Ewes, English antiquarian and politician (d. 1650)   

1610  Charles Du Fresne Du Cange, French scholar/philologist was born on this day in history.   

1620  On December - 18 birth of heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (d. 1668)   

1633  Adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, baptised was born on December - 18.   

1633  Willem van de Velde the Young, Dutch seascape painter, baptised was born on this day in history.   

0468  Death of Huna Mari bar Mar Zutra, rabbi, executed in Pumpedita on this day in history.   

0821  Death of Theodulf, Bishop of Orléans on December - 18.   

1133  On this day in history death of hildebert, French writer   

1290  On this day in history death of king Magnus I of Sweden (b. 1240)   

1442  On this day in history death of pierre Cauchon, French Catholic bishop (b. 1371)   

1495  Death of King Alphonso II of Naples (b. 1448) on December - 18.   

1505  On December - 18 death of john IX van Horne, prince-bishop of Lieges, executed   

1565  On December - 18 benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist/historian (L'Ercolano), dies at 62