December 18
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December 18
is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 13 days remaining.Events:
- 1352 - Innocent VI is elected Pope.
- 1642 - Abel Tasman lands at Mohua Golden Bay becoming the first European in New Zealand.
- 1776 - North Carolina's Constitution is ratified.
- 1787 - New Jersey is the third state to ratify the United States Constitution
- 1865 - Slavery is abolished in the United States, with the passing of the 13th Amendment
- 1894 - Women in South Australia become the first in Australia to gain the right to vote and to be elected to Parliament.
- 1912 - Piltdown Man "discovered"
- 1916 - Battle of Verdun ends
- 1958 - Niger becomes independent
- 1987 - Perl
1.000 is released by Larry
Wall
Births:
- 1626 - Queen Christina of Sweden (+ 1689)
- 1714 - Esterházy of Galántha, field marshal (+ 1790)
- 1786 - Carl Maria von Weber, German composer
- 1835 - Lyman Abbott, American author
- 1863 - Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria (+ 1914)
- 1870 - Saki, writer
- 1879 - Paul Klee, Swiss painter and graphic artist (+ 1940)
- 1886 - Ty Cobb, American baseball player (+ 1961)
- 1888 - Gladys Cooper, actress (+ 1971)
- 1890 - Edwin Armstrong, American inventor
- 1904 - George Stevens, American director (+ 1975)
- 1912 - Benjamin O. Davis Jr, American general (+ 2002)
- 1913 - Willy Brandt, German Chancellor (+ 1992)
- 1916 - Betty Grable, actress (+ 1973)
- 1917 - Ossie Davis, actor
- 1927 - Ramsey Clark, U.S. Attorney General during Lyndon Johnson's presidency
- 1928 - Józef Glemp, cardinal and primate of Poland
- 1934 - Boris Volynov, cosmonaut
- 1939 - Michael Moorcock, science fiction author
- 1943 - Keith Richards, British guitarist (the Rolling Stones)
- 1946 - Steven Spielberg, movie director
- 1946 - Steve Biko, South African anti-apartheid activist
- 1950 - Leonard Maltin, movie critic
- 1950 - Gillian Armstrong, film director
- 1955 - Ray Liotta, actor
- 1961 - Brian Orser, figure skater
- 1963 - Brad Pitt, American actor
- 1964 - Star Cullars, musician (P Funk)
- 1970 - DMX, singer
- 1975 - Trish Stratus, WWE performer
- 1980 - Christina
Aguilera, American
singer
Deaths:
- 821 - Theodulf, bishop of Orleans
- 1290 - Magnus I of Sweden, king of Sweden 1275-1290
- 1737 - Antonio Stradivari, Italian violin maker
- 1971 - Bobby Jones, golfer
- 1980 - Alexei Kosygin, former Soviet premier
- 1990 - Paul Tortelier, French musician
- 1992 - Mark Goodson, game show producer
- 1993 - Sam Wanamaker, actor
- 1995 - Konrad Zuse, German engineer and computing pioneer
- 1997 - Chris Farley, American actor, comedian
- 1998 - Lev Demin, cosmonaut
- 1999 - Robert Bresson, French film director
- 2000 - Kirsty MacColl, British musician
- 2001 - Gilbert Bécaud, singer
- 2002
- Ray
Hnatyshyn, former Canadian Governor-General
Holidays and Observances:
Recorded this day
- 1907 - "Two Little Baby Shoes" by Byron G. Harlan
- 1911 - "Berceuse de Jocelyn (Angels Guard Thee)" by Edmond Clement
- 1913 - "In The Candlelight" by Nora Watson & James F. Harrison
- 1913 - "Through The Sunrise" by Peter Dawson
- 1915 - "St Louis Blues" by Prince's Orchestra
- 1915 - "My Mother's Rosary" by Henry Burr
- 1923 - "I'm Goin' South" by Al Jolson
- 1924 - "Oh Lady Be Good" by Ben Bernie & his Orchestra
- 1925 - "The Gay Highway" by Peter Dawson
- 1925 - "Vagabond" by Peter Dawson
- 1925 - "A Cup Of Coffee, A Sandwich And You" by Helen Clark & Franklyn Baur
- 1925 - "That Certain Party" by Ted Lewis with Ted Lewis & his Orchestra
- 1928 - "Makin' Whoopee" by Eddie Cantor with orchestra conducted by Nat Shilkret
- 1929 - "Dream Lover" by Gladys Moncrieff with orchestra conducted by Gil Dech
- 1929 - "Won't You Get Off It, Please" by Fats Waller & his Buddies
- 1929 - "March Of The Grenadiers" by Gladys Moncrieff with orchestra conducted by Gil Dech
- 1929 - "Ridin' But Walkin'" by Fats Waller & his Buddies
- 1930 - "That's What Loneliness Means To Me" by Al Bowlly with The Palm Beach Hawaiians
- 1931 - "Black Jazz" by Casa Loma Orchestra
- 1931 - "Cuban Love Song" by Pat O'Malley with Jack Hylton & His Orchestra
- 1931 - "Tonight Or Never" by Pat O'Malley with Jack Hylton & His Orchestra
- 1931 - "Maniac's Ball " by Casa Loma Orchestra
- 1931 - "The Cough-Drop Shop" by Leslie Sarony with Jack Hylton & His Orchestra
- 1931 - "Love Came Into My Heart" by Pat O'Malley with Jack Hylton & His Orchestra
- 1934 - "I Think I Can" by Jack Buchanan with Geraldo and his Orchestra
- 1934 - "Rhythm Is Our Business" by Willie Smith with Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra
- 1934 - "One Good Tune Deserves Another " by Jack Buchanan with Geraldo & his Orchestra
- 1935 - "Mômes De La Cloches " by Édith Piaf with accordions Jean et Jacques Médinger
- 1935 - "Java De Cézique" by Édith Piaf with accordions Jean & Jacques Médinger
- 1935 - "Falling Leaves" by Jack Cooper with Ambrose & his Orchestra
- 1935 - "Étranger" by Édith Piaf with piano by Walter Joseph
- 1936 - "Peckin'" by Ben Pollack with Ben Pollack & his Orchestra
- 1938 - "This Can't Be Love" by Frances Langford & Rudy Vallee with orchestra conducted by Victor Young
- 1938 - "Love Makes The World Go Round" by Leslie A. Hutchinson
- 1939 - "Lord Haw Haw The Humbug Of Hamburg" by The Western Brothers
- 1939 - "You've Done Something To My Heart" by Evelyn Laye with Geraldo & his Orchestra
- 1940 - "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" by Judy Garland with orchestra conducted by David Rose
- 1940 - "It's A Great Day For The Irish" by Judy Garland with orchestra conducted by David Rose
- 1941 - "Tangerine" by Vaughn Monroe with Vaughn Monroe & his Orchestra
- 1943 - "Crazy Rhythm" by Victor Silvester's Jive Band
- 1944 - "Opus No. 1" by Ted Heath & his Music
- 1945 - "Prisoner Of Love" by Perry Como with orchestra conducted by Russ Case
- 1945 - "J'Attendrai" by Bing Crosby with Toots Camarata Orchestra
- 1945 - "Till The Clouds Roll By" by Bing Crosby with orchestra conducted by Toots Camarata
- 1945 - "Cruising Down The River" by Rita Williams with The Organ, The Danceband And Me
- 1945 - "We'll Gather Lilacs" by Bing Crosby with Toots Camarata Orchestra
- 1945 - "Symphonie" by Jean Sablon with orchestra conducted by Paul Baron
- 1945 - "All Through The Day" by Perry Como with orchestra conducted by Russ Case
- 1947 - "We're Gonna Rock, We're Gonna Roll" by Wild Bill Moore
- 1947 - "Ballin' The Jack" by Danny Kaye with orchestra conducted by Johnny Green
- 1947 - "Swedish Pastry " by Stan Hasselgard & his All-Star Six
- 1947 - "Once And For Always" by Bing Crosby & Rhonda Fleming with orchestra conducted by Victor Young
- 1951 - "You Don't Know What Lonesome Is" by Perry Como & The Sons of the Pioneers with The Western-Ayres
- 1951 - "A Kiss To Build A Dream On" by Johnny Parker with Hugo Winterhalter & his Orchestra
- 1951 - "At Last! At Last!" by Tony Martin with orchestra conducted by Henri René
- 1951 - "Please, Mister Sun" by Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres & his Orchestra
- 1951 - "Tulips and Heather" by Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres & his Orchestra
- 1951 - "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" by Perry Como & The Sons of the Pioneers with The Western-Ayres
- 1952 - "Doggie In The Window" by Patti Page with orchestra conducted by Jack Rael
- 1953 - "Indiscretion" by Jo Stafford with piano Liberace
- 1961 - "So I’ve Been Told" by Cliff Richard
- 1961 - "Twistin' The Night Away" by Sam Cooke
- 1973 - "Hasta Manana" by Abba
- 1979 - "What Time Does The Next Miracle Leave?" by Frank Sinatra & chorus with Los Angeles Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
- 1979 - "World War None!" by Frank Sinatra & chorus with Los Angeles Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
- 1979
- "Before The Music Ends" by Frank
Sinatra & chorus with Los Angeles Phiharmonic Symphony Orchestra
See Also:
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