Page 5: Historical Events In December - 18

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

1916  On this day in history the birth of Betty Grable, American actress   

1916  Betty Grable, St Louis, great legs/actress (Gay Divorcee) on December - 18.   

1917  On this day in history soviet regiment (Stalin/Lenin) declares Finland Independent   

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

1918  On December - 18 henryk Jarecki, composer, dies at 72   

1919  On this day in history anita O'Day, Chicago, big band jazz singer (Gene Krupa, Stan Kanton)   

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  On December - 18 rita Streich, German singer   

1922  Larry D Mann, Toronto Canada, actor (Marty-Accidental Family) on this day in history.   

1923  International zone of Tangier set up in Morocco on December - 18.   

1923  On this day in history lotti [Charlotte] van der Gaag, Dutch sculptor/painter   

1926  On December - 18 peggy Cummins, North Wales, actress (Curse of the Demon)   

1927  On December - 18 ramsey Clark, US attorney General (1967-69)   

1928  On December - 18 józef Glemp, Polish cardinal   

1928  On December - 18 lucien Capet, composer, dies at 55   

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

1930  Bradman scores 258 NSW v South Aust, 289 mins, 37 fours on this day in history.   

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

1931  Gunnel Lindblom, Goeteborg Sweden, actor (Hunger, Virgin Spring) on this day in history.   

1931  On December - 18 john T "Legs" Diamond, US gangster, murdered at 35   

1932  On December - 18 chicago Bears beat Portsmouth Spartans 9-0 in 1st NFL playoff game   

1932  Roger Smith, South Gate Calif, actor (77 Sunset Strip) on December - 18.   

1932  Eduard "Ede" Bernstein, German marxist/revisionist, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1934  On December - 18 boris Valentinovich Volynov, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 5, 21)   

1935  On this day in history the $1 silver certificate is issued.   

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

1935  Juan V Gomez, general/dictator of Venezuela (1908-35), dies on December - 18.   

1936  Giant panda imported into US on December - 18.   

1936  1st giant panda imported into US on December - 18.   

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  On this day in history finnish army recaptures Agläjärvi   

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1507  On this day in history birth of ÅŒuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese warlord (d. 1551)   

1562  Philipp Dulichius, composer was born on December - 18.   

1569  On December - 18 birth of jakob Hassler, composer   

1602  On this day in history birth of simonds d'Ewes, English antiquarian and politician (d. 1650)   

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

1620  Heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (d. 1668) was born on this day in history.   

1633  On this day in history birth of adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, baptised   

1633  Willem van de Velde the Young, Dutch seascape painter, baptised was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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 December - 18.   

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