Page 6: Historical Events In January - 18

1929  On this day in history "NY Daily Mirror" columnist Walter Winchell debuts on radio   

1930  On January - 18 -27ºF (-33ºC), Watts OK (state record)   

1930  On this day in history -27°F (-33°C), Watts, Oklahoma (state record)   

1933  White Sands National Monument, NM established on this day in history.   

1934  On January - 18 eugene O'Neill's "Days Without End," premieres in NYC   

1936  On this day in history rudyard Kipling, author (Gunga Din, Nobel 1907), dies at 70   

1937  Future billionaire Howard Hughes sets a record for transcontinental air flight, making the trip from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes on January - 18.   

1938  Bradman scores 104* for South Australia v NSW at the SCG on this day in history.   

1939  South African wicketkeeper Bradman gets his 6th straight ton, 135* vs New South Wales on January - 18.   

1939  SA wicketkeeper Bradman gets his 6th straight ton, 135* v NSW on this day in history.   

1940  Kazimierz P Tetmajer, Polish writer/poet (Young Poland), dies at 74 on January - 18.   

1942  On this day in history nazi's arrest Frans Goedhart & Wiardi Beckman   

1943  Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto begin resistance of Nazis on January - 18.   

1943  Moscow announced the 16-month Nazi siege of Leningrad was lifted on this day in history.   

1943  Presliced bread sale banned to reduce bakery demand for metal parts on January - 18.   

1943  Soviets announce they broke the long Nazi siege of Leningrad on January - 18.   

1943  On January - 18 jews in Warsaw Ghetto begin resistance of Nazis   

1944  On January - 18 the first Chinese naturalized US citizen since repeal of exclusion acts   

1944  The seige of Lenningrad, in the USSR, by the Germans ends after over two years on this day in history.   

1944  1st Chinese naturalized US citizen since repeal of exclusion acts on January - 18.   

1945  Approximately 800 prisoners remaining in the Lodz Ghetto are liberated by Soviet troops, after 74,600 have been deported to Auschwitz on this day in history.   

1945  On January - 18 warsaw freed by Soviet army   

1947  On this day in history small river steamer sank on Yangtze River, kills 400   

1947  "Red Mill" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 831 performances on this day in history.   

1948  Ted Mack's "Original Amateur Hour" begins, DuMont (later NBC/ABC/CBS) on this day in history.   

1948  1st courses begin at University of Ibadan, Nigeria on January - 18.   

1949  "They Stand Accused" courtroom drama premieres on CBS (later DuMont) on January - 18.   

1949  South African Reverend Andries P Treurnicht marries Engela Dreyer on January - 18.   

1950  Christopher Fry's "Venus Observed," premieres in London on January - 18.   

1951  On January - 18 hermann Flake sentenced to death due to "hate campaign against German Democratic Republic"   

1951  The first use of lie detector in Netherlands on January - 18.   

1951  On January - 18 1st use of lie detector in Netherlands   

1951  Robert Mark, US chairman (Caste World Congress), dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1953  Louise Suggs wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open on this day in history.   

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0885  On this day in history birth of daigo, Emperor of Japan (d. 930)   

1519  Isabella JagieÅ‚Å‚o, queen of Hungary (d. 1559) was born on January - 18.   

1543  On this day in history birth of alfonso Ferrabosco, composer   

1641  On January - 18 birth of francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois)   

1657  On January - 18 birth of hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau)   

1672  On January - 18 birth of antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (d. 1731)   

1685  Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1688  Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765) was born on this day in history.   

0052  On January - 18 death of publius Clodius Pulcher (murdered) (b. 93 BC)   

0474  On this day in history death of leo I, Byzantine Emperor (b. 401)   

1367  Pedro I, king of Portugal (1357-67), dies at 46 on January - 18.   

1425  On this day in history death of edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (b. 1391)   

1471  On January - 18 death of emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (b. 1419)   

1479  Louis IX, the Rich, duke of Bayern (U of Ingolstadt), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1580  Antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of John), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1586  On this day in history death of margaret of Austria, regent of The Netherlands (b. 1522)