December 18

December 18

December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 13 days remaining.

Table of contents

1 Events
2 Births
3 Deaths
4 Holidays and Observances
5 Recorded this day
6 See Also

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 (d. 1689)
1714 - Esterh�zy of Gal�ntha, field marshal (d. 1790)
1786 - Carl Maria von Weber, German composer (d. 1826)
1835 - Lyman Abbott, American author (d. 1922)
1863 - Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria (d. 1914)
1870 - Saki, writer (d. 1916)
1879 - Paul Klee, Swiss painter and graphic artist (d. 1940)
1886 - Ty Cobb, American baseball player (d. 1961)
1888 - Gladys Cooper, actress (d. 1971)
1890 - Edwin Armstrong, American inventor (d 1954
1904 - George Stevens, American director (d. 1975)
1912 - Benjamin O. Davis Jr, American general (d. 2002)
1913 - Willy Brandt, German Chancellor (d. 1992)
1916 - Betty Grable, actress (d. 1973)
1917 - Ossie Davis, actor
1927 - Ramsey Clark, U.S. Attorney General during Lyndon Johnson's presidency
1928 - J�zef 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 (d. 1977)
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, rapper
1975 - Trish Stratus, WWE performer
1978 - Jiř� Hofman, scientist
1980 - Christina Aguilera, American singer

Deaths

821 - Theodulf, bishop of Orleans (b. c.760)
1290 - Magnus I of Sweden, king of Sweden 1275-1290 (b. 1240)
1737 - Antonio Stradivari, Italian violin maker (b. 1644?)
1936 - Andrija Mohorovičić, Croatian seismologist (b. 1857)
1971 - Bobby Jones, golfer (b. 1902)
1980 - Alexei Kosygin, former Soviet premier
1990 - Paul Tortelier, French musician (b. 1914)
1992 - Mark Goodson, game show producer (b. 1915)
1993 - Sam Wanamaker, actor (b. 1919)
1995 - Konrad Zuse, German engineer and computing pioneer (b. 1910)
1997 - Chris Farley, American actor, comedian (b. 1964)
1998 - Lev Demin, cosmonaut (b. 1926)
1999 - Robert Bresson, French film director (b. 1907)
2000 - Kirsty MacColl, British musician (b. 1959)
2001 - Gilbert B�caud, singer (b. 1927)
2002 - Ray Hnatyshyn, former Canadian Governor-General (b. 1934)

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 - "M�mes De La Cloches " by �dith Piaf with accordions Jean et Jacques M�dinger
1935 - "Java De C�zique" by �dith Piaf with accordions Jean & Jacques M�dinger
1935 - "Falling Leaves" by Jack Cooper with Ambrose & his Orchestra
1935 - "�tranger" by �dith 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 Ren�
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 Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra