Page 6: Historical Events In January - 18

1929  "NY Daily Mirror" columnist Walter Winchell debuts on radio on January - 18.   

1930  -27ºF (-33ºC), Watts OK (state record) on this day in history.   

1930  -27°F (-33°C), Watts, Oklahoma (state record) on January - 18.   

1933  White Sands National Monument, NM established on this day in history.   

1934  Eugene O'Neill's "Days Without End," premieres in NYC on January - 18.   

1936  Rudyard Kipling, author (Gunga Din, Nobel 1907), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1937  On January - 18 future billionaire Howard Hughes sets a record for transcontinental air flight, making the trip from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes.   

1938  Bradman scores 104* for South Australia v NSW at the SCG on this day in history.   

1939  South African wicketkeeper Bradman gets his 6th straight ton, 135* vs New South Wales on January - 18.   

1939  On this day in history sA wicketkeeper Bradman gets his 6th straight ton, 135* v NSW   

1940  Kazimierz P Tetmajer, Polish writer/poet (Young Poland), dies at 74 on January - 18.   

1942  Nazi's arrest Frans Goedhart & Wiardi Beckman on this day in history.   

1943  Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto begin resistance of Nazis on this day in history.   

1943  Moscow announced the 16-month Nazi siege of Leningrad was lifted on this day in history.   

1943  On January - 18 presliced bread sale banned to reduce bakery demand for metal parts   

1943  On this day in history soviets announce they broke the long Nazi siege of Leningrad   

1943  On January - 18 jews in Warsaw Ghetto begin resistance of Nazis   

1944  On this day in history the first Chinese naturalized US citizen since repeal of exclusion acts   

1944  The seige of Lenningrad, in the USSR, by the Germans ends after over two years on this day in history.   

1944  1st Chinese naturalized US citizen since repeal of exclusion acts on January - 18.   

1945  On January - 18 approximately 800 prisoners remaining in the Lodz Ghetto are liberated by Soviet troops, after 74,600 have been deported to Auschwitz.   

1945  Warsaw freed by Soviet army on this day in history.   

1947  Small river steamer sank on Yangtze River, kills 400 on January - 18.   

1947  "Red Mill" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 831 performances on January - 18.   

1948  On January - 18 ted Mack's "Original Amateur Hour" begins, DuMont (later NBC/ABC/CBS)   

1948  1st courses begin at University of Ibadan, Nigeria on January - 18.   

1949  "They Stand Accused" courtroom drama premieres on CBS (later DuMont) on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history south African Reverend Andries P Treurnicht marries Engela Dreyer   

1950  On January - 18 christopher Fry's "Venus Observed," premieres in London   

1951  Hermann Flake sentenced to death due to "hate campaign against German Democratic Republic" on this day in history.   

1951  The first use of lie detector in Netherlands on January - 18.   

1951  On January - 18 1st use of lie detector in Netherlands   

1951  Robert Mark, US chairman (Caste World Congress), dies at 41 on January - 18.   

1953  Louise Suggs wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open on January - 18.   

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0885  Daigo, Emperor of Japan (d. 930) was born on this day in history.   

1519  Isabella JagieÅ‚Å‚o, queen of Hungary (d. 1559) was born on this day in history.   

1543  Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer was born on January - 18.   

1641  On January - 18 birth of francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois)   

1657  On January - 18 birth of hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau)   

1672  Antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (d. 1731) was born on this day in history.   

1685  Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1688  Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765) was born on January - 18.   

0052  Death of Publius Clodius Pulcher (murdered) (b. 93 BC) on January - 18.   

0474  On this day in history death of leo I, Byzantine Emperor (b. 401)   

1367  Pedro I, king of Portugal (1357-67), dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1425  On January - 18 death of edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (b. 1391)   

1471  Death of Emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (b. 1419) on this day in history.   

1479  On this day in history louis IX, the Rich, duke of Bayern (U of Ingolstadt), dies at 61   

1580  Antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of John), dies at 63 on January - 18.   

1586  On January - 18 death of margaret of Austria, regent of The Netherlands (b. 1522)