Page 7: Historical Events In December - 18

1963  On December - 18 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1966  Dr Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" airs for 1st time on CBS on December - 18.   

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  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR on December - 18.   

1969  Britain abolishes death penalty on this day in history.   

1969  "Coco" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 333 performances on December - 18.   

1970  "Me Nobody Knows" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC for 587 perfs on December - 18.   

1971  People United To Save Humanity (PUSH) forms by Jesse Jackson in Chic on December - 18.   

1971  Aleksandr T Tvardovski, Russ editor in chief (Novyj Mir), dies at 61 on December - 18.   

1972  US began its heaviest bombing of North Vietnam on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history soyuz 13 launched into Earth orbit for 8 days   

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

1974  San Francisco Visitors Center at City Hall opens on December - 18.   

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

1977  On this day in history cyril Ritchard, actor (Peter Pan), dies at 80   

1978  On December - 18 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  Stanley Barrett first to exceed land sonic speed (739.666 MPH) on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history 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  On December - 18 mehmet Shehu, PM Albania (1954-81)/"US-Russ spy", commits suicide   

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

1982  On this day in history 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  On this day in history federal Judge Morris E. Lasker sentenced Ivan Boesky,the once mighty arbitrageur to a three-year prison term   

1989  "I Love Lucy" Christmas episode, shown for first time in over 30 years on this day in history.   

1990  On December - 18 anne Revere, actress (National Velvet), dies of pneumonia at 87   

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

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 December - 18.   

1620  On December - 18 birth of heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (d. 1668)   

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

1633  On this day in history 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  On December - 18 death of theodulf, Bishop of Orléans   

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

1495  Death of King Alphonso II of Naples (b. 1448) on this day in history.   

1505  On this day in history 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.