Page 6: Historical Events In December - 18

1939  Matthew Brown, Journalist, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

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

1941  On December - 18 german submarine U-434 sinks   

1942  On this day in history charlie Walker, cricketer (Aust tourist to England 1930, 1938), dies   

1944  Destroyers "Hull," "Spence" and "Monaghan" sink in typhoon (Phillippines) on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history destroyers "Hull," "Spence" & "Monaghan" sink in typhoon (Philippines)   

1945  Uruguay joins the United Nations on December - 18.   

1945  Uruguay joins UN on December - 18.   

1946  On this day in history tV's 1st network dramatic serial "Faraway Hill" ends 2 month run   

1947  Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Optissima Pax on December - 18.   

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

1948  Janet Fay, hammered to death by Honeymoon Killers on this day in history.   

1949  Phila Eagles beat LA Rams 14-0 in NFL championship game on this day in history.   

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

1953  On this day in history kATV TV channel 7 in Little Rock, AR (ABC) begins broadcasting   

1956  Japan admitted to UN on December - 18.   

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

1957  Shippingport Atomic Power Stn, 1st nuke plant to generate electricity on December - 18.   

1958  On this day in history first voice from space recorded Christmas message by Eisenhower   

1958  On December - 18 niger gains autonomy within French Community (National Day)   

1958  On December - 18 project SCORE, the world's first experimental communications satellite, was launched   

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

1958  On December - 18 1st test project of Signal Communications by Orbiting Relay Equip   

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  On December - 18 dorothy L Sayers, writer, dies at 66   

1960  On this day in history general Meeting of UN condemns apartheid   

1961  On December - 18 india annexes Portuguese colonies of Goa, Damao and Diu   

1961  On this day in history britain's EMI Records originally rejects the Beatles   

1962  Dmitri Shostakovitch' 13th Symphony, premieres in Moscow on this day in history.   

1963  On December - 18 muskegon, MI gets 3' of snow   

1963  Clarke runs world record 10k (28:15.6) on December - 18.   

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1507  ÅŒuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese warlord (d. 1551) was born on this day in history.   

1562  On this day in history birth of philipp Dulichius, composer   

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 this day in history.   

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

1633  Adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, baptised was born on this day in history.   

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  On December - 18 death of hildebert, French writer   

1290  On this day in history death of king Magnus I of Sweden (b. 1240)   

1442  On December - 18 death of pierre Cauchon, French Catholic bishop (b. 1371)   

1495  On this day in history death of king Alphonso II of Naples (b. 1448)   

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