Historical Events In January - 18

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

1930  -27ºF (-33ºC), Watts OK (state record) on January - 18.   

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

1933  On January - 18 white Sands National Monument, NM established   

1934  On this day in history eugene O'Neill's "Days Without End," premieres in NYC   

1936  Rudyard Kipling, author (Gunga Din, Nobel 1907), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1937  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 on this day in history.   

1938  On January - 18 bradman scores 104* for South Australia v NSW at the SCG   

1939  South African wicketkeeper Bradman gets his 6th straight ton, 135* vs New South Wales on this day in history.   

1939  SA wicketkeeper Bradman gets his 6th straight ton, 135* v NSW on this day in history.   

1940  Kazimierz P Tetmajer, Polish writer/poet (Young Poland), dies at 74 on January - 18.   

1942  Nazi's arrest Frans Goedhart & Wiardi Beckman on January - 18.   

1943  Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto begin resistance of Nazis on January - 18.   

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

1943  On January - 18 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 this day in history 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  1st Chinese naturalized US citizen since repeal of exclusion acts on this day in history.   

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  Warsaw freed by Soviet army on this day in history.   

1947  Small river steamer sank on Yangtze River, kills 400 on January - 18.   

1947  On January - 18 "Red Mill" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 831 performances   

1948  Ted Mack's "Original Amateur Hour" begins, DuMont (later NBC/ABC/CBS) on January - 18.   

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  On this day in history south African Reverend Andries P Treurnicht marries Engela Dreyer   

1950  On this day in history christopher Fry's "Venus Observed," premieres in London   

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  On January - 18 1st use of lie detector in Netherlands   

1951  Robert Mark, US chairman (Caste World Congress), dies at 41 on January - 18.   

1953  Louise Suggs wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open on this day in history.   

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0885  On January - 18 birth of daigo, Emperor of Japan (d. 930)   

1519  On January - 18 birth of isabella JagieÅ‚Å‚o, queen of Hungary (d. 1559)   

1543  Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer was born on this day in history.   

1641  On this day in history birth of francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois)   

1657  Hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau) was born on this day in history.   

1672  On this day in history birth of antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (d. 1731)   

1685  Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1688  On January - 18 birth of lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765)   

0052  Death of Publius Clodius Pulcher (murdered) (b. 93 BC) on this day in history.   

0474  On this day in history death of leo I, Byzantine Emperor (b. 401)   

1367  Pedro I, king of Portugal (1357-67), dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1425  On this day in history death of edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (b. 1391)   

1471  Death of Emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (b. 1419) on January - 18.   

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)