Page 7: Historical Events In December - 18

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

1964  On this day in history "I Had a BaIl" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 199 performances   

1965  Borman and Lovell Splash down in Atlantic ends 2 week Gemini VII mission on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history "La Grusse Valise" closes at 54th St Theater NYC after 7 performances   

1966  Dr Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" airs for 1st time on CBS on December - 18.   

1966  Gene Gauntier, dies in Cuernavaca Mexico on this day in history.   

1967  The British traitor Kim Philby made a 'Hero of the Soviet Union' in Moscow on December - 18.   

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

1969  Britain abolishes death penalty on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history "Coco" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 333 performances   

1970  On this day in history "Me Nobody Knows" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC for 587 perfs   

1971  On this day in history people United To Save Humanity (PUSH) forms by Jesse Jackson in Chic   

1971  On December - 18 aleksandr T Tvardovski, Russ editor in chief (Novyj Mir), dies at 61   

1972  On this day in history uS began its heaviest bombing of North Vietnam   

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

1973  On this day in history giulio Cesare Brero, composer, dies at 64   

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 December - 18.   

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  Stanley Barrett first to exceed land sonic speed (739.666 MPH) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1982  On this day in history raymond Emery, cricketer (2 Tests NZ v WI 1952, 46 runs, 2 wkts), dies   

1984  Christopher Guest (Saturday Night Live) and actress Jamie Lee Curtis are married in Los Angeles on December - 18.   

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

1986  On December - 18 mamo Clark, actor (1 Million BC, Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island), dies   

1987  On December - 18 benazir Bhutto, Pakistan's future pres, marries Asif Ali Zardari   

1987  Federal Judge Morris E. Lasker sentenced Ivan Boesky,the once mighty arbitrageur to a three-year prison term on this day in history.   

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

1990  On December - 18 anne Revere, actress (National Velvet), dies of pneumonia at 87   

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

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1507  ÅŒuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese warlord (d. 1551) was born on December - 18.   

1562  Philipp Dulichius, composer was born on this day in history.   

1569  Jakob Hassler, composer was born on December - 18.   

1602  On this day in history 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  On December - 18 birth of heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (d. 1668)   

1633  Adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, baptised was born on this day in history.   

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  Death of Theodulf, Bishop of Orléans on this day in history.   

1133  On December - 18 death of hildebert, French writer   

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  Death of John IX van Horne, prince-bishop of Lieges, executed on this day in history.   

1565  Benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist/historian (L'Ercolano), dies at 62 on this day in history.