Historical Events In October - 18

1948  On this day in history operation 10 Plagues   

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  On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test   

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

1953  WLJT TV channel 11 in Lexington, TN (PBS) begins broadcasting on October - 18.   

1953  Douwe Kalma, Fries literature/christian-socialist, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1954  On October - 18 hurricane Hazel (3rd of 1954) becomes most severe to hit US   

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

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

1955  On October - 18 jose Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher, dies at 72   

1960  On October - 18 in Britain, the News Chronicle & Daily Mail merge,   

1960  The London Evening Star merges with the Evening News on October - 18.   

1960  On October - 18 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  Emergency crisis proclaimed in South Vietnam due to commun attack on October - 18.   

1962  Dr Watson (US) & Drs Crick & Wilkins (Britain) win Nobel Prize for Medicine for work in determining structure of DNA on October - 18.   

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

1962  On October - 18 jFK meets Russian minister of Foreign affairs Andrei Gromyko   

1963  IOC votes Mexico City to host 1968 Olympics on this day in history.   

1963  Claudio Carneyro, composer, dies at 68 on October - 18.   

1964  Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational on October - 18.   

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

1966  "Apple Tree" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 463 performances on October - 18.   

1966  Bill Nestell, US actor (Dangerous Venture), dies of heart attack at 73 on October - 18.   

1967  On October - 18 soviet Venera 4 becomes the first probe to send data back from Venus   

1967  On this day in history walt Disney's "Jungle Book" is released   

1967  On this day in history nobel prize for physics awarded to Hans A Bethe   

1968  On October - 18 circus Circus opens in Las Vegas   

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

1968  On this day in history lee Tracy, actor (Doctor X, Bombshell, Best Man), dies of cancer at 70   

1969  On this day in history federal govt bans use of cyclamates artificial sweeteners   

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

1972  On this day in history ken Wishart, cricketer (WI opening batsman in one Test 1935), dies   

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1127  Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1192) was born on this day in history.   

1239  On October - 18 birth of stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72)   

1405  Pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia) was born on October - 18.   

1517  Manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. 1570) was born on October - 18.   

1547  Justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist/historian was born on October - 18.   

1569  On this day in history birth of giambattista Marini, Italian poet (d. 1625)   

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

1611  Valentin Strobel, composer was born on October - 18.   

0707  John VII, Greek Pope (705-07), dies on October - 18.   

1035  Death of Sancho III of Navarre on October - 18.   

1101  On October - 18 death of hugh of Vermandois, son of Henry I of France (b. 1053)   

1141  On this day in history death of margrave Leopold IV of Austria   

1216  John, king of England (1199-1216, Magna Charta), dies on this day in history.   

1340  On this day in history henry Henricus of Friemar, Augustine philosopher, dies   

1382  Death of James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (b. 1331) on this day in history.   

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