Historical Events In December - 18

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

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

1965  On December - 18 borman and Lovell Splash down in Atlantic ends 2 week Gemini VII mission   

1965  On this day in history "La Grusse Valise" closes at 54th St Theater NYC after 7 performances   

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

1966  On December - 18 gene Gauntier, dies in Cuernavaca Mexico   

1967  On this day in history the British traitor Kim Philby made a 'Hero of the Soviet Union' in Moscow   

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

1969  Britain abolishes death penalty on December - 18.   

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

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

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 this day in history uS began its heaviest bombing of North Vietnam   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 December - 18 stanley Barrett first to exceed land sonic speed (739.666 MPH)   

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

1980  Alexei N Kosygin, Soviet PM (1964-80), suffers heart attack at 76 on December - 18.   

1981  Mehmet Shehu, PM Albania (1954-81)/"US-Russ spy", commits suicide on this day in history.   

1982  Flight readiness firing of Challenger's main engines; 20 seconds on this day in history.   

1982  Raymond Emery, cricketer (2 Tests NZ v WI 1952, 46 runs, 2 wkts), dies on this day in history.   

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

1985  UN Security Council unanimously condemns "acts of hostage-taking" on this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history mamo Clark, actor (1 Million BC, Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island), dies   

1987  On December - 18 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  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 this day in history.   

1991  DeForest Kelly, who portrayed Dr. "Bones" McCoy on Star Trek, gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on December - 18.   

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1507  On December - 18 birth of ÅŒuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese warlord (d. 1551)   

1562  Philipp Dulichius, composer was born on December - 18.   

1569  On December - 18 birth of jakob Hassler, composer   

1602  On December - 18 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 December - 18.   

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

0468  On December - 18 death of huna Mari bar Mar Zutra, rabbi, executed in Pumpedita   

0821  Death of Theodulf, Bishop of Orléans on this day in history.   

1133  Death of Hildebert, French writer on this day in history.   

1290  Death of King Magnus I of Sweden (b. 1240) on this day in history.   

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  Death of John IX van Horne, prince-bishop of Lieges, executed on this day in history.   

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