Page 4: Historical Events In December - 18

1888  On this day in history gladys Cooper, Lewisham England, actress (My Fair Lady)   

1890  On December - 18 frederick Lugard occupies Uganda for British East Africa Company.   

1890  On December - 18 lugards expedition to Mengo/Kampala, Uganda   

1890  Edwin Howard Armstrong, NYC, radio pioneer inventor (FM) on this day in history.   

1892  "Nutcracker Suite," Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballet, premieres on December - 18.   

1892  On this day in history richard Owen, English zoologist (Dinosaurus), dies at 88   

1894  On this day in history south Australian women given the vote.   

1894  Cricket day 4 1T Aus v Eng England following on 4-268, 7 in front on December - 18.   

1897  On December - 18 fernand J Collin, Belgian economist/banker   

1897  Carlo A Alfieri, Italian Member of parliament, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1898  On December - 18 at a site near Paris, France, Count Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat sets the world's first official automobile land speed record of 39 miles per hour.   

1898  Automobile speed record set-63 kph (39 mph) on December - 18.   

1898  Jacob Kruijt, Dutch sociologist on December - 18.   

1899  Fieldmarshal Lord Roberts appointed Brit supreme commander in S Africa on this day in history.   

1899  On December - 18 john William Glover, composer, dies at 84   

1900  On this day in history the Upper Ferntree Gully to Gembrook Narrow-gauge (2 ft 6 in or 762 mm) Railway (now the Puffing Billy Railway) in Victoria, Australia is opened for traffic.   

1903  Panama Canal Zone acquired 'in perpetuity', by the USA for an annual rent on this day in history.   

1904  George Stevens, US director (Alice Adams, Penny Serenade) on December - 18.   

1905  On this day in history h V Hordern takes 8-81 in 2nd innings of F-C debut (NSW v Qld)   

1905  Richard Sturzenegger, composer on December - 18.   

1906  On this day in history edwin H "Buddy" Morris, music publisher   

1907  On this day in history christopher Fry, Bristol England, playwright (Ring Around the Moon)   

1908  Celia Johnson, England, actress (Happy Breed, Brief encounter) on this day in history.   

1909  On this day in history mona Barrie, [Smith], London England, actress (Dawn on Great Divide)   

1910  On December - 18 abe Burrows, Bkln NY, Broadway composer (Guys & Dolls 1951 TONY)   

1911  On December - 18 helen Vlachos, journalist   

1911  Alberto Randegger, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1912  On this day in history he Piltdown Man, later discovered to be a hoax, is supposedly found in the Piltdown Gravel Pit, by Charles Dawson.   

1913  The birth of Willy Brandt, German statesman on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history alfred Bester, US, science fiction author (Decievers, Starlight)   

1914  Jerry Zipkin, socialite on December - 18.   

1915  President Wilson, widowed the year before, marries Edith Bolling Galt on December - 18.   

1915  On this day in history pres Wilson, widowed the year before, marries Edith Bolling Galt   

1915  Dario Mangiarotti, Italy, fencing, gold, 2 silver (Olympic-1948, 52) on this day in history.   

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1507  On this day in history birth of ÅŒuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese warlord (d. 1551)   

1562  On December - 18 birth of philipp Dulichius, composer   

1569  On this day in history birth of jakob Hassler, composer   

1602  Simonds d'Ewes, English antiquarian and politician (d. 1650) was born on December - 18.   

1610  On December - 18 birth of charles Du Fresne Du Cange, French scholar/philologist   

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

1633  Adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, baptised was born on this day in history.   

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 December - 18.   

0821  On this day in history death of theodulf, Bishop of Orléans   

1133  Death of Hildebert, French writer on December - 18.   

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  On December - 18 death of king Alphonso II of Naples (b. 1448)   

1505  On this day in history death of john IX van Horne, prince-bishop of Lieges, executed   

1565  On December - 18 benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist/historian (L'Ercolano), dies at 62