Historical Events In December - 18

1916  The Battle of Verdun (France), one of the bloodiest WWI engagements, ends after 10 months and massive losses to both sides on this day in history.   

1916  On December - 18 the birth of Betty Grable, American actress   

1916  On December - 18 betty Grable, St Louis, great legs/actress (Gay Divorcee)   

1917  Soviet regiment (Stalin/Lenin) declares Finland Independent on December - 18.   

1917  Ossie Davis, Cogdell GA, actor/playwright (Hot Stuff, Man Called Adam) on this day in history.   

1918  Henryk Jarecki, composer, dies at 72 on December - 18.   

1919  Anita O'Day, Chicago, big band jazz singer (Gene Krupa, Stan Kanton) on December - 18.   

1919  On this day in history horatio William Parker, composer, dies at 56   

1920  1st US postage stamps printed without the words United States or US on this day in history.   

1920  Rita Streich, German singer on December - 18.   

1922  On December - 18 larry D Mann, Toronto Canada, actor (Marty-Accidental Family)   

1923  On December - 18 international zone of Tangier set up in Morocco   

1923  On December - 18 lotti [Charlotte] van der Gaag, Dutch sculptor/painter   

1926  Peggy Cummins, North Wales, actress (Curse of the Demon) on this day in history.   

1927  Ramsey Clark, US attorney General (1967-69) on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history józef Glemp, Polish cardinal   

1928  Lucien Capet, composer, dies at 55 on December - 18.   

1929  Gino Cimoli, American baseball player on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history bradman scores 258 NSW v South Aust, 289 mins, 37 fours   

1930  Moose Skowron, American baseball player on this day in history.   

1931  Gunnel Lindblom, Goeteborg Sweden, actor (Hunger, Virgin Spring) on December - 18.   

1931  John T "Legs" Diamond, US gangster, murdered at 35 on December - 18.   

1932  Chicago Bears beat Portsmouth Spartans 9-0 in 1st NFL playoff game on December - 18.   

1932  On December - 18 roger Smith, South Gate Calif, actor (77 Sunset Strip)   

1932  Eduard "Ede" Bernstein, German marxist/revisionist, dies at 82 on December - 18.   

1934  Boris Valentinovich Volynov, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 5, 21) on this day in history.   

1935  The $1 silver certificate is issued on December - 18.   

1935  On this day in history bradman scores 117 in his 1st Shield cricket match for South Australia   

1935  On December - 18 juan V Gomez, general/dictator of Venezuela (1908-35), dies   

1936  Giant panda imported into US on this day in history.   

1936  On this day in history 1st giant panda imported into US   

1937  On December - 18 s S Schultz, cricketer (one Test England v Australia 1879), dies   

1939  On December - 18 thousands watched from the shore as the German Pocket Battleship, Graf Spee is scuttled by her crew.   

1939  Finnish army recaptures Agläjärvi on this day in history.   

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

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

1569  On December - 18 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 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 this day in history.   

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  Death of Pierre Cauchon, French Catholic bishop (b. 1371) on this day in history.   

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

1505  Death of John IX van Horne, prince-bishop of Lieges, executed on this day in history.   

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