Page 5: Historical Events In December - 18

1916  On December - 18 the Battle of Verdun (France), one of the bloodiest WWI engagements, ends after 10 months and massive losses to both sides.   

1916  The birth of Betty Grable, American actress on December - 18.   

1916  On December - 18 betty Grable, St Louis, great legs/actress (Gay Divorcee)   

1917  Soviet regiment (Stalin/Lenin) declares Finland Independent on December - 18.   

1917  On December - 18 ossie Davis, Cogdell GA, actor/playwright (Hot Stuff, Man Called Adam)   

1918  On December - 18 henryk Jarecki, composer, dies at 72   

1919  Anita O'Day, Chicago, big band jazz singer (Gene Krupa, Stan Kanton) on this day in history.   

1919  Horatio William Parker, composer, dies at 56 on December - 18.   

1920  On December - 18 1st US postage stamps printed without the words United States or US   

1920  Rita Streich, German singer on this day in history.   

1922  Larry D Mann, Toronto Canada, actor (Marty-Accidental Family) on this day in history.   

1923  International zone of Tangier set up in Morocco on this day in history.   

1923  Lotti [Charlotte] van der Gaag, Dutch sculptor/painter on December - 18.   

1926  Peggy Cummins, North Wales, actress (Curse of the Demon) on this day in history.   

1927  On December - 18 ramsey Clark, US attorney General (1967-69)   

1928  On this day in history józef Glemp, Polish cardinal   

1928  On December - 18 lucien Capet, composer, dies at 55   

1929  On this day in history gino Cimoli, American baseball player   

1930  Bradman scores 258 NSW v South Aust, 289 mins, 37 fours on this day in history.   

1930  Moose Skowron, American baseball player on December - 18.   

1931  Gunnel Lindblom, Goeteborg Sweden, actor (Hunger, Virgin Spring) on December - 18.   

1931  John T "Legs" Diamond, US gangster, murdered at 35 on December - 18.   

1932  Chicago Bears beat Portsmouth Spartans 9-0 in 1st NFL playoff game on December - 18.   

1932  On December - 18 roger Smith, South Gate Calif, actor (77 Sunset Strip)   

1932  On this day in history eduard "Ede" Bernstein, German marxist/revisionist, dies at 82   

1934  On this day in history boris Valentinovich Volynov, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 5, 21)   

1935  On December - 18 the $1 silver certificate is issued.   

1935  On December - 18 bradman scores 117 in his 1st Shield cricket match for South Australia   

1935  Juan V Gomez, general/dictator of Venezuela (1908-35), dies on this day in history.   

1936  On this day in history giant panda imported into US   

1936  1st giant panda imported into US on this day in history.   

1937  S S Schultz, cricketer (one Test England v Australia 1879), dies on December - 18.   

1939  Thousands watched from the shore as the German Pocket Battleship, Graf Spee is scuttled by her crew on this day in history.   

1939  Finnish army recaptures Agläjärvi 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 this day in history.   

1569  Jakob Hassler, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1610  Charles Du Fresne Du Cange, French scholar/philologist was born on December - 18.   

1620  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history 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 December - 18 death of john IX van Horne, prince-bishop of Lieges, executed   

1565  Benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist/historian (L'Ercolano), dies at 62 on December - 18.