Birthday December 18, 1707 Charles Wesley, cofounder of Methodist movement
Birthday December 18, 1709 Elizabeth, empress of Russia (to Peter the Great and Catherine I)
Birthday December 18, 1779 Joseph Grimaldi, English pantomimist, "greatest clown in history"
Birthday December 18, 1786 Carl Maria von Weber, German Romantic composer
Birthday December 18, 1861 Edward MacDowell, composer
Birthday December 18, 1870 Short story writer H.H. Munro is born in Burma
Birthday December 18, 1879 Paul Klee, Swiss abstract painter
Birthday December 18, 1886 Ty Cobb is born
Birthday December 18, 1886 Ty Cobb, played in 3000 games, batted .367, stole 892 bases
Birthday December 18, 1888 Robert Moses, power broker (built Long Island & NYC parks & roads)
Birthday December 18, 1890 Edwin Armstrong, radio pioneer (invented FM)
Birthday December 18, 1910 Abe Burrows, Broadway impresario
Birthday December 18, 1913 Willy Brandt, (SD), chancellor of West Germany (1969-74) (Nobel '71)
Birthday December 18, 1916 Betty Grable, in St Louis
Birthday December 18, 1917 Ossie Davis
Birthday December 18, 1917 Lynn Bari, Actress
Birthday December 18, 1927 Ramsey Clark, Attorney General
Birthday December 18, 1934 Boris V. Volynov, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 5, 21)
Birthday December 18, 1943 Keith Richard, singer (Rolling Stones)
Birthday December 18, 1946 Director Steven Spielberg born
Birthday December 18, 1947 Steven Spielberg, director (Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Arc)
Birthday December 18, 1950 Leonard Maltin, Movie reviewer
History December 18, 1737 Antonio Stradivari violin maker dies
History December 18, 1777 States give thanks
History December 18, 1787 NJ becomes 3rd state
History December 18, 1813 British take Fort Niagara in the War of 1812
History December 18, 1849 William Bond obtains 1st photograph of moon through a telescope
History December 18, 1862 Battle of Lexington, Tennessee
History December 18, 1865 13th Amendment ratified slavery abolished
History December 18, 1865 Slavery abolished in America
History December 18, 1878 The death of Molly-ism
History December 18, 1888 Wetherill and Mason discover Mesa Verde
History December 18, 1898 Auto speed record set -- 63 kph
History December 18, 1912 Piltdown Man discovered
History December 18, 1915 Pres Wilson widowed the year before marries Edith Bolling Galt
History December 18, 1915 Woodrow Wilson marries Edith Bolling Galt
History December 18, 1916 Battle of Verdun ends
History December 18, 1932 Chicago Bears beat Portsmouth Spartans 9-0 in 1st NFL playoff game
History December 18, 1941 Japan invades Hong Kong
History December 18, 1945 Uruguay joined UN
History December 18, 1956 Japan admitted to the UN
History December 18, 1958 Niger gains autonomy within French Community (National Day)
History December 18, 1958 1st voice from space: recorded Christmas message by Eisenhower
History December 18, 1958 1st test project of Signal Communications by Orbiting Relay Equip
History December 18, 1961 The Tokens earn a #1 hit with The Lion Sleeps Tonight
History December 18, 1961 India annexes Portuguese colonies of Goa Damao & Diu
History December 18, 1965 Borman & Lovell Splash down in Atlantic ends 2 week Gemini VII
History December 18, 1968 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang opens in New York
History December 18, 1969 Britain abolished death penalty
History December 18, 1971 Diana Lynn dies at 45
History December 18, 1971 1st Candlelight Processional
History December 18, 1972 Nixon announces start of Christmas Bombing of North Vietnam
History December 18, 1972 Nixon orders the initiation of Operation Linebacker II
History December 18, 1972 US began its heaviest bombing of North Vietnam
History December 18, 1973 Soyuz 13 launched into earth orbit for 8 days
History December 18, 1974 SF Visitors Center at City Hall opens
History December 18, 1980 Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin suffered a fatal heart attack at 76
History December 18, 1982 Power plant burns in Venezuela
History December 18, 1985 UN Security Council unanimously condemns `acts of hostage-taking'
December 18, 1707 Charles Wesley, cofounder of Methodist movement
December 18, 1709 Elizabeth, empress of Russia (to Peter the Great and Catherine I)
December 18, 1779 Joseph Grimaldi, English pantomimist, "greatest clown in history"
December 18, 1786 Carl Maria von Weber, German Romantic composer
December 18, 1861 Edward MacDowell, composer
December 18, 1870 Short story writer H.H. Munro is born in Burma
December 18, 1879 Paul Klee, Swiss abstract painter
December 18, 1886 Ty Cobb is born
December 18, 1886 Ty Cobb, played in 3000 games, batted .367, stole 892 bases
December 18, 1888 Robert Moses, power broker (built Long Island & NYC parks & roads)
December 18, 1890 Edwin Armstrong, radio pioneer (invented FM)
December 18, 1910 Abe Burrows, Broadway impresario
December 18, 1913 Willy Brandt, (SD), chancellor of West Germany (1969-74) (Nobel '71)
December 18, 1916 Betty Grable, in St Louis
December 18, 1917 Ossie Davis
December 18, 1917 Lynn Bari, Actress
December 18, 1927 Ramsey Clark, Attorney General
December 18, 1934 Boris V. Volynov, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 5, 21)
December 18, 1943 Keith Richard, singer (Rolling Stones)
December 18, 1946 Director Steven Spielberg born
December 18, 1947 Steven Spielberg, director (Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Arc)
December 18, 1950 Leonard Maltin, Movie reviewer
December 18, 1737 Antonio Stradivari violin maker dies
December 18, 1777 States give thanks
December 18, 1787 NJ becomes 3rd state
December 18, 1813 British take Fort Niagara in the War of 1812
December 18, 1849 William Bond obtains 1st photograph of moon through a telescope
December 18, 1862 Battle of Lexington, Tennessee
December 18, 1865 13th Amendment ratified slavery abolished
December 18, 1865 Slavery abolished in America
December 18, 1878 The death of Molly-ism
December 18, 1888 Wetherill and Mason discover Mesa Verde
December 18, 1898 Auto speed record set -- 63 kph
December 18, 1912 Piltdown Man discovered
December 18, 1915 Pres Wilson widowed the year before marries Edith Bolling Galt
December 18, 1915 Woodrow Wilson marries Edith Bolling Galt
December 18, 1916 Battle of Verdun ends
December 18, 1932 Chicago Bears beat Portsmouth Spartans 9-0 in 1st NFL playoff game
December 18, 1941 Japan invades Hong Kong
December 18, 1945 Uruguay joined UN
December 18, 1956 Japan admitted to the UN
December 18, 1958 Niger gains autonomy within French Community (National Day)
December 18, 1958 1st voice from space: recorded Christmas message by Eisenhower
December 18, 1958 1st test project of Signal Communications by Orbiting Relay Equip
December 18, 1961 The Tokens earn a #1 hit with The Lion Sleeps Tonight
December 18, 1961 India annexes Portuguese colonies of Goa Damao & Diu
December 18, 1965 Borman & Lovell Splash down in Atlantic ends 2 week Gemini VII
December 18, 1968 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang opens in New York
December 18, 1969 Britain abolished death penalty
December 18, 1971 Diana Lynn dies at 45
December 18, 1971 1st Candlelight Processional
December 18, 1972 Nixon announces start of Christmas Bombing of North Vietnam
December 18, 1972 Nixon orders the initiation of Operation Linebacker II
December 18, 1972 US began its heaviest bombing of North Vietnam
December 18, 1973 Soyuz 13 launched into earth orbit for 8 days
December 18, 1974 SF Visitors Center at City Hall opens
December 18, 1980 Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin suffered a fatal heart attack at 76
December 18, 1982 Power plant burns in Venezuela
December 18, 1985 UN Security Council unanimously condemns `acts of hostage-taking'