Historical Events In October - 18

1948  Operation 10 Plagues on this day in history.   

1948  [Heinrich A H] Walther von Brauchitsch, German fieldmarshal, dies on October - 18.   

1950  Connie Mack retires as manager of A's after 50 years on October - 18.   

1951  USSR performs nuclear test on October - 18.   

1952  "Buttrio Square" closes at New Century Theater NYC after 7 perfs on October - 18.   

1953  WLJT TV channel 11 in Lexington, TN (PBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

1953  On October - 18 douwe Kalma, Fries literature/christian-socialist, dies at 57   

1954  Hurricane Hazel (3rd of 1954) becomes most severe to hit US on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history track & Field names Jesse Owens all-time track athlete   

1955  On October - 18 track & Field names Jesse Owens all-time track athelete   

1955  On this day in history jose Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher, dies at 72   

1960  In Britain, the News Chronicle & Daily Mail merge, on this day in history.   

1960  The London Evening Star merges with the Evening News on this day in history.   

1960  Casey Stengel retired by NY Yankees (won 10 pennants in 12 years) on this day in history.   

1961  The birth of Wynton Marsalis, Jazz trumpeter on October - 18.   

1961  Emergency crisis proclaimed in South Vietnam due to commun attack on this day in history.   

1962  On October - 18 dr Watson (US) & Drs Crick & Wilkins (Britain) win Nobel Prize for Medicine for work in determining structure of DNA   

1962  On this day in history uS launches Ranger 5 for lunar impact; misses Moon   

1962  On October - 18 jFK meets Russian minister of Foreign affairs Andrei Gromyko   

1963  On October - 18 iOC votes Mexico City to host 1968 Olympics   

1963  Claudio Carneyro, composer, dies at 68 on October - 18.   

1964  On October - 18 marlene Hagge wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational   

1965  Frank Hutchens, composer, dies at 73 on October - 18.   

1966  "Apple Tree" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 463 performances on this day in history.   

1966  Bill Nestell, US actor (Dangerous Venture), dies of heart attack at 73 on October - 18.   

1967  On this day in history soviet Venera 4 becomes the first probe to send data back from Venus   

1967  On October - 18 walt Disney's "Jungle Book" is released   

1967  On October - 18 nobel prize for physics awarded to Hans A Bethe   

1968  On October - 18 circus Circus opens in Las Vegas   

1968  John Lennon & Yoko Ono fined for marijuana possession on October - 18.   

1968  On October - 18 lee Tracy, actor (Doctor X, Bombshell, Best Man), dies of cancer at 70   

1969  On this day in history federal govt bans use of cyclamates artificial sweeteners   

1969  On this day in history soyuz 8 returns to Earth   

1972  On October - 18 ken Wishart, cricketer (WI opening batsman in one Test 1935), dies   

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1127  On October - 18 birth of emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1192)   

1239  Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72) was born on this day in history.   

1405  Pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia) was born on October - 18.   

1517  Manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. 1570) was born on this day in history.   

1547  Justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist/historian was born on this day in history.   

1569  On this day in history birth of giambattista Marini, Italian poet (d. 1625)   

1595  On October - 18 birth of edward Winslow, Plymouth Colony founder (d. 1655)   

1611  On October - 18 birth of valentin Strobel, composer   

0707  John VII, Greek Pope (705-07), dies on this day in history.   

1035  On this day in history death of sancho III of Navarre   

1101  On this day in history death of hugh of Vermandois, son of Henry I of France (b. 1053)   

1141  On October - 18 death of margrave Leopold IV of Austria   

1216  On October - 18 john, king of England (1199-1216, Magna Charta), dies   

1340  Henry Henricus of Friemar, Augustine philosopher, dies on this day in history.   

1382  On October - 18 death of james Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (b. 1331)   

1417  Gregorius XII, [Angelo Correr], Pope (1406-15), dies on October - 18.