Page 6: Historical Events In January - 18

1929  "NY Daily Mirror" columnist Walter Winchell debuts on radio on this day in history.   

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

1930  On this day in history -27°F (-33°C), Watts, Oklahoma (state record)   

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 January - 18.   

1937  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 on January - 18.   

1938  On January - 18 bradman scores 104* for South Australia v NSW at the SCG   

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

1939  SA wicketkeeper Bradman gets his 6th straight ton, 135* v NSW on this day in history.   

1940  Kazimierz P Tetmajer, Polish writer/poet (Young Poland), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1942  Nazi's arrest Frans Goedhart & Wiardi Beckman on January - 18.   

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

1943  On January - 18 moscow announced the 16-month Nazi siege of Leningrad was lifted.   

1943  Presliced bread sale banned to reduce bakery demand for metal parts on this day in history.   

1943  On January - 18 soviets announce they broke the long Nazi siege of Leningrad   

1943  On this day in history jews in Warsaw Ghetto begin resistance of Nazis   

1944  The first Chinese naturalized US citizen since repeal of exclusion acts on January - 18.   

1944  The seige of Lenningrad, in the USSR, by the Germans ends after over two years on January - 18.   

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

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

1945  On this day in history warsaw freed by Soviet army   

1947  Small river steamer sank on Yangtze River, kills 400 on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history "Red Mill" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 831 performances   

1948  On this day in history 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  South African Reverend Andries P Treurnicht marries Engela Dreyer on January - 18.   

1950  Christopher Fry's "Venus Observed," premieres in London on this day in history.   

1951  On January - 18 hermann Flake sentenced to death due to "hate campaign against German Democratic Republic"   

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

1951  1st use of lie detector in Netherlands on this day in history.   

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

1953  On January - 18 louise Suggs wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open   

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0885  On this day in history birth of daigo, Emperor of Japan (d. 930)   

1519  On this day in history birth of isabella JagieÅ‚Å‚o, queen of Hungary (d. 1559)   

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

1641  Francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois) was born on this day in history.   

1657  On this day in history birth of hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau)   

1672  On January - 18 birth of antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (d. 1731)   

1685  On January - 18 birth of tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized   

1688  On this day in history birth of lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765)   

0052  On this day in history death of publius Clodius Pulcher (murdered) (b. 93 BC)   

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

1367  On January - 18 pedro I, king of Portugal (1357-67), dies at 46   

1425  Death of Edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (b. 1391) on January - 18.   

1471  On January - 18 death of emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (b. 1419)   

1479  Louis IX, the Rich, duke of Bayern (U of Ingolstadt), dies at 61 on January - 18.   

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

1586  Death of Margaret of Austria, regent of The Netherlands (b. 1522) on this day in history.