Historical Events In December - 18

1963  Winifried P I Zillig, German composer/conductor (Opfer), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1964  On December - 18 "I Had a BaIl" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 199 performances   

1965  On December - 18 borman and Lovell Splash down in Atlantic ends 2 week Gemini VII mission   

1965  On this day in history "La Grusse Valise" closes at 54th St Theater NYC after 7 performances   

1966  Dr Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" airs for 1st time on CBS on this day in history.   

1966  On December - 18 gene Gauntier, dies in Cuernavaca Mexico   

1967  The British traitor Kim Philby made a 'Hero of the Soviet Union' in Moscow on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1969  On this day in history britain abolishes death penalty   

1969  "Coco" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 333 performances on this day in history.   

1970  "Me Nobody Knows" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC for 587 perfs on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history people United To Save Humanity (PUSH) forms by Jesse Jackson in Chic   

1971  Aleksandr T Tvardovski, Russ editor in chief (Novyj Mir), dies at 61 on December - 18.   

1972  On this day in history uS began its heaviest bombing of North Vietnam   

1973  On this day in history soyuz 13 launched into Earth orbit for 8 days   

1973  Giulio Cesare Brero, composer, dies at 64 on December - 18.   

1974  San Francisco Visitors Center at City Hall opens on this day in history.   

1976  On December - 18 george Emmett, cricketer (Engld opener v Aust Old Trafford 1948), dies   

1977  Cyril Ritchard, actor (Peter Pan), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history john Kehoe, the last of the Molly Maguires, is executed in Pennsylvania. The Molly Maguires, an Irish secret society that had allegedly been responsible for some incidences of vigilante justice in the coalfields of eastern Pennsylvania   

1979  Stanley Barrett first to exceed land sonic speed (739.666 MPH) on this day in history.   

1980  Bruce Sprinsteen's concert at Madison Square Garden on December - 18.   

1980  On this day in history alexei N Kosygin, Soviet PM (1964-80), suffers heart attack at 76   

1981  Mehmet Shehu, PM Albania (1954-81)/"US-Russ spy", commits suicide on this day in history.   

1982  Flight readiness firing of Challenger's main engines; 20 seconds on December - 18.   

1982  On this day in history raymond Emery, cricketer (2 Tests NZ v WI 1952, 46 runs, 2 wkts), dies   

1984  Christopher Guest (Saturday Night Live) and actress Jamie Lee Curtis are married in Los Angeles on this day in history.   

1985  UN Security Council unanimously condemns "acts of hostage-taking" on December - 18.   

1986  On December - 18 mamo Clark, actor (1 Million BC, Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island), dies   

1987  On this day in history benazir Bhutto, Pakistan's future pres, marries Asif Ali Zardari   

1987  On this day in history federal Judge Morris E. Lasker sentenced Ivan Boesky,the once mighty arbitrageur to a three-year prison term   

1989  "I Love Lucy" Christmas episode, shown for first time in over 30 years on December - 18.   

1990  On this day in history anne Revere, actress (National Velvet), dies of pneumonia at 87   

1991  DeForest Kelly, who portrayed Dr. "Bones" McCoy on Star Trek, gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on December - 18.   

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1507  ÅŒuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese warlord (d. 1551) was born on December - 18.   

1562  On this day in history birth of philipp Dulichius, composer   

1569  Jakob Hassler, composer was born on December - 18.   

1602  Simonds d'Ewes, English antiquarian and politician (d. 1650) was born on December - 18.   

1610  Charles Du Fresne Du Cange, French scholar/philologist was born on December - 18.   

1620  On this day in history 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 December - 18.   

0468  Death of Huna Mari bar Mar Zutra, rabbi, executed in Pumpedita on December - 18.   

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

1133  Death of Hildebert, French writer on December - 18.   

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

1442  On December - 18 death of pierre Cauchon, French Catholic bishop (b. 1371)   

1495  Death of King Alphonso II of Naples (b. 1448) on this day in history.   

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

1565  On this day in history benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist/historian (L'Ercolano), dies at 62