Page 6: 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  On this day in history german submarine U-434 sinks   

1942  On this day in history charlie Walker, cricketer (Aust tourist to England 1930, 1938), dies   

1944  On this day in history destroyers "Hull," "Spence" and "Monaghan" sink in typhoon (Phillippines)   

1944  On December - 18 destroyers "Hull," "Spence" & "Monaghan" sink in typhoon (Philippines)   

1945  Uruguay joins the United Nations on this day in history.   

1945  Uruguay joins UN on this day in history.   

1946  On this day in history tV's 1st network dramatic serial "Faraway Hill" ends 2 month run   

1947  On December - 18 pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Optissima Pax   

1948  On this day in history indonesia begins it's 2nd political election   

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 this day in history.   

1956  On December - 18 japan admitted to UN   

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

1957  On this day in history shippingport Atomic Power Station, first nuke plant to generate electricity   

1957  The Shippingport Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania, the first nuclear facility to generate electricity in the United States, goes online on December - 18.   

1957  On December - 18 shippingport Atomic Power Stn, 1st nuke plant to generate electricity   

1958  On December - 18 first voice from space recorded Christmas message by Eisenhower   

1958  On December - 18 niger gains autonomy within French Community (National Day)   

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  On December - 18 1st test project of Signal Communications by Orbiting Relay Equip   

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

1959  On this day in history sammy Baugh named 1st coach of NY Titans (AFL)   

1959  Dorothy L Sayers, writer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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

1961  On December - 18 india annexes Portuguese colonies of Goa, Damao and Diu   

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

1962  Dmitri Shostakovitch' 13th Symphony, premieres in Moscow on December - 18.   

1963  On December - 18 muskegon, MI gets 3' of snow   

1963  On December - 18 clarke runs world record 10k (28:15.6)   

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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 this day in history.   

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 December - 18 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 December - 18 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  On December - 18 death of huna Mari bar Mar Zutra, rabbi, executed in Pumpedita   

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

1133  On December - 18 death of hildebert, French writer   

1290  On December - 18 death of king Magnus I of Sweden (b. 1240)   

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 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.