Page 5: Historical Events In December - 18

1916  The Battle of Verdun (France), one of the bloodiest WWI engagements, ends after 10 months and massive losses to both sides on this day in history.   

1916  On December - 18 the birth of Betty Grable, American actress   

1916  On this day in history betty Grable, St Louis, great legs/actress (Gay Divorcee)   

1917  Soviet regiment (Stalin/Lenin) declares Finland Independent on this day in history.   

1917  Ossie Davis, Cogdell GA, actor/playwright (Hot Stuff, Man Called Adam) on this day in history.   

1918  Henryk Jarecki, composer, dies at 72 on December - 18.   

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

1919  On December - 18 horatio William Parker, composer, dies at 56   

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 December - 18.   

1923  On December - 18 lotti [Charlotte] van der Gaag, Dutch sculptor/painter   

1926  On this day in history peggy Cummins, North Wales, actress (Curse of the Demon)   

1927  Ramsey Clark, US attorney General (1967-69) on December - 18.   

1928  Józef Glemp, Polish cardinal on December - 18.   

1928  On this day in history 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 December - 18.   

1930  On December - 18 moose Skowron, American baseball player   

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

1931  John T "Legs" Diamond, US gangster, murdered at 35 on this day in history.   

1932  Chicago Bears beat Portsmouth Spartans 9-0 in 1st NFL playoff game on this day in history.   

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

1932  Eduard "Ede" Bernstein, German marxist/revisionist, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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

1935  The $1 silver certificate is issued on December - 18.   

1935  Bradman scores 117 in his 1st Shield cricket match for South Australia on December - 18.   

1935  On December - 18 juan V Gomez, general/dictator of Venezuela (1908-35), dies   

1936  Giant panda imported into US on this day in history.   

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  On December - 18 thousands watched from the shore as the German Pocket Battleship, Graf Spee is scuttled by her crew.   

1939  On this day in history finnish army recaptures Agläjärvi   

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1507  On this day in history 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 December - 18.   

1633  On December - 18 birth of adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, baptised   

1633  On December - 18 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  On December - 18 death of theodulf, Bishop of Orléans   

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

1290  Death of King Magnus I of Sweden (b. 1240) on December - 18.   

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 December - 18.   

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