Historical Events In December - 18

1963  On this day in history winifried P I Zillig, German composer/conductor (Opfer), dies at 58   

1964  "I Had a BaIl" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 199 performances on December - 18.   

1965  Borman and Lovell Splash down in Atlantic ends 2 week Gemini VII mission on December - 18.   

1965  "La Grusse Valise" closes at 54th St Theater NYC after 7 performances on December - 18.   

1966  On this day in history dr Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" airs for 1st time on CBS   

1966  On December - 18 gene Gauntier, dies in Cuernavaca Mexico   

1967  On this day in history the British traitor Kim Philby made a 'Hero of the Soviet Union' in Moscow   

1968  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR on December - 18.   

1969  Britain abolishes death penalty on this day in history.   

1969  "Coco" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 333 performances on December - 18.   

1970  On December - 18 "Me Nobody Knows" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC for 587 perfs   

1971  People United To Save Humanity (PUSH) forms by Jesse Jackson in Chic on this day in history.   

1971  Aleksandr T Tvardovski, Russ editor in chief (Novyj Mir), dies at 61 on December - 18.   

1972  US began its heaviest bombing of North Vietnam on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history soyuz 13 launched into Earth orbit for 8 days   

1973  Giulio Cesare Brero, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1974  San Francisco Visitors Center at City Hall opens on this day in history.   

1976  George Emmett, cricketer (Engld opener v Aust Old Trafford 1948), dies on this day in history.   

1977  On December - 18 cyril Ritchard, actor (Peter Pan), dies at 80   

1978  On this day in history john Kehoe, the last of the Molly Maguires, is executed in Pennsylvania. The Molly Maguires, an Irish secret society that had allegedly been responsible for some incidences of vigilante justice in the coalfields of eastern Pennsylvania   

1979  On this day in history stanley Barrett first to exceed land sonic speed (739.666 MPH)   

1980  Bruce Sprinsteen's concert at Madison Square Garden on December - 18.   

1980  On this day in history alexei N Kosygin, Soviet PM (1964-80), suffers heart attack at 76   

1981  On this day in history mehmet Shehu, PM Albania (1954-81)/"US-Russ spy", commits suicide   

1982  Flight readiness firing of Challenger's main engines; 20 seconds on December - 18.   

1982  On December - 18 raymond Emery, cricketer (2 Tests NZ v WI 1952, 46 runs, 2 wkts), dies   

1984  On this day in history christopher Guest (Saturday Night Live) and actress Jamie Lee Curtis are married in Los Angeles.   

1985  On this day in history uN Security Council unanimously condemns "acts of hostage-taking"   

1986  Mamo Clark, actor (1 Million BC, Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island), dies on this day in history.   

1987  Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan's future pres, marries Asif Ali Zardari on December - 18.   

1987  On December - 18 federal Judge Morris E. Lasker sentenced Ivan Boesky,the once mighty arbitrageur to a three-year prison term   

1989  "I Love Lucy" Christmas episode, shown for first time in over 30 years on December - 18.   

1990  Anne Revere, actress (National Velvet), dies of pneumonia at 87 on this day in history.   

1991  DeForest Kelly, who portrayed Dr. "Bones" McCoy on Star Trek, gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on this day in history.   

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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  Simonds d'Ewes, English antiquarian and politician (d. 1650) was born on this day in history.   

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 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 December - 18.   

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 this day in history 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  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 this day in history.