Page 5: 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 December - 18.   

1916  The birth of Betty Grable, American actress on December - 18.   

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  On this day in history ossie Davis, Cogdell GA, actor/playwright (Hot Stuff, Man Called Adam)   

1918  Henryk Jarecki, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1919  On December - 18 anita O'Day, Chicago, big band jazz singer (Gene Krupa, Stan Kanton)   

1919  Horatio William Parker, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1920  1st US postage stamps printed without the words United States or US on December - 18.   

1920  Rita Streich, German singer on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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  Józef Glemp, Polish cardinal on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history lucien Capet, composer, dies at 55   

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

1930  On December - 18 bradman scores 258 NSW v South Aust, 289 mins, 37 fours   

1930  Moose Skowron, American baseball player on December - 18.   

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

1931  John T "Legs" Diamond, US gangster, murdered at 35 on this day in history.   

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 December - 18.   

1935  The $1 silver certificate is issued on this day in history.   

1935  Bradman scores 117 in his 1st Shield cricket match for South Australia on this day in history.   

1935  Juan V Gomez, general/dictator of Venezuela (1908-35), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1939  Thousands watched from the shore as the German Pocket Battleship, Graf Spee is scuttled by her crew on this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history finnish army recaptures Agläjärvi   

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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 December - 18.   

1569  Jakob Hassler, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1610  On December - 18 birth of charles Du Fresne Du Cange, French scholar/philologist   

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  On December - 18 birth of willem van de Velde the Young, Dutch seascape painter, baptised   

0468  On this day in history death of huna Mari bar Mar Zutra, rabbi, executed in Pumpedita   

0821  Death of Theodulf, Bishop of Orléans on December - 18.   

1133  On this day in history death of hildebert, French writer   

1290  On December - 18 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  On this day in history death of king Alphonso II of Naples (b. 1448)   

1505  On this day in history death of john IX van Horne, prince-bishop of Lieges, executed   

1565  On this day in history benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist/historian (L'Ercolano), dies at 62