Historical Events In December - 18

1939  On this day in history matthew Brown, Journalist, dies at 51   

1940  On December - 18 munitions Minister C.D.Howe and 152 other survivors of the torpedoed lines SS Western Prince arive in Britian   

1941  German submarine U-434 sinks on this day in history.   

1942  Charlie Walker, cricketer (Aust tourist to England 1930, 1938), dies on December - 18.   

1944  Destroyers "Hull," "Spence" and "Monaghan" sink in typhoon (Phillippines) on December - 18.   

1944  Destroyers "Hull," "Spence" & "Monaghan" sink in typhoon (Philippines) on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history uruguay joins the United Nations   

1945  Uruguay joins UN on December - 18.   

1946  On December - 18 tV's 1st network dramatic serial "Faraway Hill" ends 2 month run   

1947  Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Optissima Pax on this day in history.   

1948  Indonesia begins it's 2nd political election on December - 18.   

1948  On December - 18 janet Fay, hammered to death by Honeymoon Killers   

1949  Phila Eagles beat LA Rams 14-0 in NFL championship game on December - 18.   

1952  On December - 18 ellis W Ryan resigns as Cleve Indians president   

1953  KATV TV channel 7 in Little Rock, AR (ABC) begins broadcasting on December - 18.   

1956  Japan admitted to UN on December - 18.   

1956  On this day in history "To Tell the Truth" debuts on CBS-TV   

1957  Shippingport Atomic Power Station, first nuke plant to generate electricity on this day in history.   

1957  The Shippingport Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania, the first nuclear facility to generate electricity in the United States, goes online on this day in history.   

1957  Shippingport Atomic Power Stn, 1st nuke plant to generate electricity on this day in history.   

1958  First voice from space recorded Christmas message by Eisenhower on this day in history.   

1958  Niger gains autonomy within French Community (National Day) on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history project SCORE, the world's first experimental communications satellite, was launched   

1958  On December - 18 test project of Signal Communications by Orbiting Relay Equip   

1958  1st test project of Signal Communications by Orbiting Relay Equip on this day in history.   

1958  First voice from space: recorded Christmas message by Eisenhower on December - 18.   

1959  On December - 18 sammy Baugh named 1st coach of NY Titans (AFL)   

1959  On this day in history dorothy L Sayers, writer, dies at 66   

1960  On this day in history general Meeting of UN condemns apartheid   

1961  India annexes Portuguese colonies of Goa, Damao and Diu on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history britain's EMI Records originally rejects the Beatles   

1962  On this day in history dmitri Shostakovitch' 13th Symphony, premieres in Moscow   

1963  Muskegon, MI gets 3' of snow on this day in history.   

1963  Clarke runs world record 10k (28:15.6) 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 this day in history birth of philipp Dulichius, composer   

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  On this day in history birth of charles Du Fresne Du Cange, French scholar/philologist   

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  Willem van de Velde the Young, Dutch seascape painter, baptised was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of hildebert, French writer   

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 this day in history death of king Alphonso II of Naples (b. 1448)   

1505  Death of John IX van Horne, prince-bishop of Lieges, executed on December - 18.   

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