Historical Events In December - 18

1939  On December - 18 matthew Brown, Journalist, dies at 51   

1940  On this day in history munitions Minister C.D.Howe and 152 other survivors of the torpedoed lines SS Western Prince arive in Britian   

1941  On this day in history german submarine U-434 sinks   

1942  On December - 18 charlie Walker, cricketer (Aust tourist to England 1930, 1938), dies   

1944  On December - 18 destroyers "Hull," "Spence" and "Monaghan" sink in typhoon (Phillippines)   

1944  Destroyers "Hull," "Spence" & "Monaghan" sink in typhoon (Philippines) on December - 18.   

1945  Uruguay joins the United Nations on this day in history.   

1945  Uruguay joins UN on December - 18.   

1946  TV's 1st network dramatic serial "Faraway Hill" ends 2 month run on December - 18.   

1947  On December - 18 pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Optissima Pax   

1948  Indonesia begins it's 2nd political election on December - 18.   

1948  On December - 18 janet Fay, hammered to death by Honeymoon Killers   

1949  On this day in history phila Eagles beat LA Rams 14-0 in NFL championship game   

1952  Ellis W Ryan resigns as Cleve Indians president on this day in history.   

1953  KATV TV channel 7 in Little Rock, AR (ABC) begins broadcasting on December - 18.   

1956  On this day in history japan admitted to UN   

1956  "To Tell the Truth" debuts on CBS-TV on December - 18.   

1957  Shippingport Atomic Power Station, first nuke plant to generate electricity on this day in history.   

1957  On December - 18 the Shippingport Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania, the first nuclear facility to generate electricity in the United States, goes online.   

1957  On December - 18 shippingport Atomic Power Stn, 1st nuke plant to generate electricity   

1958  First voice from space recorded Christmas message by Eisenhower on this day in history.   

1958  Niger gains autonomy within French Community (National Day) on December - 18.   

1958  Project SCORE, the world's first experimental communications satellite, was launched on December - 18.   

1958  Test project of Signal Communications by Orbiting Relay Equip on December - 18.   

1958  1st test project of Signal Communications by Orbiting Relay Equip on this day in history.   

1958  First voice from space: recorded Christmas message by Eisenhower on this day in history.   

1959  On December - 18 sammy Baugh named 1st coach of NY Titans (AFL)   

1959  Dorothy L Sayers, writer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1960  General Meeting of UN condemns apartheid on this day in history.   

1961  India annexes Portuguese colonies of Goa, Damao and Diu on December - 18.   

1961  On December - 18 britain's EMI Records originally rejects the Beatles   

1962  On this day in history dmitri Shostakovitch' 13th Symphony, premieres in Moscow   

1963  Muskegon, MI gets 3' of snow on December - 18.   

1963  On this day in history clarke runs world record 10k (28:15.6)   

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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 this day in history.   

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

1602  Simonds d'Ewes, English antiquarian and politician (d. 1650) was born on December - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

1633  On this day in history birth of willem van de Velde the Young, Dutch seascape painter, baptised   

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  On this day in history death of hildebert, French writer   

1290  Death of King Magnus I of Sweden (b. 1240) on December - 18.   

1442  Death of Pierre Cauchon, French Catholic bishop (b. 1371) on December - 18.   

1495  Death of King Alphonso II of Naples (b. 1448) on December - 18.   

1505  Death of John IX van Horne, prince-bishop of Lieges, executed on December - 18.   

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