Historical Events In December - 18

1991  General Motors announces the closing of 21 plants on this day in history.   

1991  On December - 18 june Storey, actress (South of the Border), dies of cancer at 73   

1992  Dana Andrews, actor (Best Years of Our Lifes), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1993  Sam Wanamaker, actor (Pvt Benjamin), dies of prostate cancer at 74 on December - 18.   

1994  On this day in history heinz Bernard Lowenstein, actor/director, dies at 71   

1995  On December - 18 chaim Pearl, rabbi, dies at 76   

1996  Arthur Jacobs, musicologist, dies at 74 on December - 18.   

1997  On this day in history chris Farley, comedian (SNL, Tommy Boy), dies at 33   

2005  Evo Morales wins the Bolivian Presidential Elections on this day in history.   

2005  On December - 18 israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is hospitalized after suffering a minor stroke. He was released from the hospital two days later.   

2005  On this day in history the World Trade Organization 6th ministerial conference concludes in Hong Kong with a limited trade deal being ratified.   

2007  Jacob Zuma is elected president of the African National Congress political party in South Africa during the party's national conference on December - 18.   

2007  On this day in history the Verkhovna Rada has approved Yulia Tymoshenko to become Prime Minister of Ukraine.   

2012  4 people are killed and 11 are injured after an apartment block collapses in Palermo, Italy on this day in history.   

2017  South Africa's ANC selects Cyril Ramaphosa as leader, to succeed President Jacob Zuma on December - 18.   

2017  Australia regains cricket's Ashes against England, winning by an innings to take 3 game lead at the Wacca in Perth on this day in history.   

2017  Austria swears in new coalition government with Sebastian Kurz aged 31 of the People's Party made Chancellor on this day in history.   

2018  On December - 18 manchester United sacks high profile Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho; United in 6th place in EPL, 19 points behind league leaders Liverpool; Ole Gunnar Solskjaer new caretaker manager   

2018  On December - 18 nevada becomes the first US state with a female-majority legislature with new appointments taking it to 51%   

2018  On this day in history fire destroys 600 stilt homes in Manaus, northwestern Brazil   

2019  On this day in history the CHEOPS space telescope, whose mission is to study the formation of extrasolar planets and determine their precise radius, likely density and internal structure, is launched.   

2019  On this day in history the U.S. House of Representatives approves two articles of impeachment against President Trump, making him the third president to be impeached in the nation's history.December 19 - Libya's Government of National Accord activates a cooperation accord with Turkey, allowing for a potential Turkish military intervention in the Second Libyan Civil War.   

2020  US Vice President Mike Pence receives the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine live on TV on December - 18.   

2020  On December - 18 [COVID-19 pandemic] The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 75 million worldwide.   

2023  On December - 18 a number of shipping companies announce a temporary suspension of their operations in the Red Sea due to continued attacks on vessels by Houthi rebels.   

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

1562  Philipp Dulichius, composer was born on this day in history.   

1569  On December - 18 birth of jakob Hassler, composer   

1602  Simonds d'Ewes, English antiquarian and politician (d. 1650) was born on this day in history.   

1610  On this day in history birth of charles Du Fresne Du Cange, French scholar/philologist   

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

1633  On December - 18 birth of adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, baptised   

1633  On this day in history birth of willem van de Velde the Young, Dutch seascape painter, baptised   

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

0821  On December - 18 death of theodulf, Bishop of Orléans   

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

1290  Death of King Magnus I of Sweden (b. 1240) on this day in history.   

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

1495  On this day in history death of king Alphonso II of Naples (b. 1448)   

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

1565  Benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist/historian (L'Ercolano), dies at 62 on this day in history.