Page 7: Historical Events In December - 18

1963  On this day in history winifried P I Zillig, German composer/conductor (Opfer), dies at 58   

1964  "I Had a BaIl" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 199 performances on December - 18.   

1965  On this day in history borman and Lovell Splash down in Atlantic ends 2 week Gemini VII mission   

1965  "La Grusse Valise" closes at 54th St Theater NYC after 7 performances on December - 18.   

1966  On this day in history dr Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" airs for 1st time on CBS   

1966  On this day in history gene Gauntier, dies in Cuernavaca Mexico   

1967  The British traitor Kim Philby made a 'Hero of the Soviet Union' in Moscow on December - 18.   

1968  On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1969  On December - 18 britain abolishes death penalty   

1969  "Coco" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 333 performances on this day in history.   

1970  "Me Nobody Knows" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC for 587 perfs on this day in history.   

1971  On December - 18 people United To Save Humanity (PUSH) forms by Jesse Jackson in Chic   

1971  Aleksandr T Tvardovski, Russ editor in chief (Novyj Mir), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1972  On December - 18 uS began its heaviest bombing of North Vietnam   

1973  On December - 18 soyuz 13 launched into Earth orbit for 8 days   

1973  Giulio Cesare Brero, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history san Francisco Visitors Center at City Hall opens   

1976  On this day in history george Emmett, cricketer (Engld opener v Aust Old Trafford 1948), dies   

1977  Cyril Ritchard, actor (Peter Pan), dies at 80 on December - 18.   

1978  On this day in history john Kehoe, the last of the Molly Maguires, is executed in Pennsylvania. The Molly Maguires, an Irish secret society that had allegedly been responsible for some incidences of vigilante justice in the coalfields of eastern Pennsylvania   

1979  On this day in history stanley Barrett first to exceed land sonic speed (739.666 MPH)   

1980  On December - 18 bruce Sprinsteen's concert at Madison Square Garden   

1980  On December - 18 alexei N Kosygin, Soviet PM (1964-80), suffers heart attack at 76   

1981  Mehmet Shehu, PM Albania (1954-81)/"US-Russ spy", commits suicide on December - 18.   

1982  Flight readiness firing of Challenger's main engines; 20 seconds on December - 18.   

1982  On December - 18 raymond Emery, cricketer (2 Tests NZ v WI 1952, 46 runs, 2 wkts), dies   

1984  On December - 18 christopher Guest (Saturday Night Live) and actress Jamie Lee Curtis are married in Los Angeles.   

1985  UN Security Council unanimously condemns "acts of hostage-taking" on December - 18.   

1986  Mamo Clark, actor (1 Million BC, Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island), dies on December - 18.   

1987  On this day in history benazir Bhutto, Pakistan's future pres, marries Asif Ali Zardari   

1987  Federal Judge Morris E. Lasker sentenced Ivan Boesky,the once mighty arbitrageur to a three-year prison term on December - 18.   

1989  On December - 18 "I Love Lucy" Christmas episode, shown for first time in over 30 years   

1990  Anne Revere, actress (National Velvet), dies of pneumonia at 87 on December - 18.   

1991  On this day in history deForest Kelly, who portrayed Dr. "Bones" McCoy on Star Trek, gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.   

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

1562  On December - 18 birth of philipp Dulichius, composer   

1569  Jakob Hassler, composer was born on December - 18.   

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

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

1620  On this day in history birth of heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (d. 1668)   

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

1633  On December - 18 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 this day in history.   

1133  On December - 18 death of hildebert, French writer   

1290  On December - 18 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  On December - 18 death of john IX van Horne, prince-bishop of Lieges, executed   

1565  Benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist/historian (L'Ercolano), dies at 62 on this day in history.