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United States supporting Franklin D. Roosevelt's Executive Order 9066 which cleared the way for the incarceration of nearly all 120,000 Japanese Americans, two-thirds of whom were U.S. citizens, born and raised in the United States. 1957 – A violent F5 tornado wipes out the entire community of Sunfield, Illinois.
Notes. Mohamed Bouazizi appears on December 17, so Tunisian revolution should not appear in the same year. December 18: National Day in Qatar ( 1878 ) Atlas rocket carrying SCORE. 1622 – Portuguese forces and their Imbangala allies defeated the Kongo army at the Battle of Mbumbi.
1964 - Death of Victor Franz Hess, Austrian-born physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1883) December 18: 1661 - Birth of Christopher Polhem, Swedish scientist and inventor (d. 1751) 1799 - Death of Jean-Étienne Montucla, French mathematician (b. 1725) 1829 - Death of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, French scientist (b. 1744)
David Dahmer was born on December 18, 1966, seven years after Jeffrey's birth on May 21, 1960. While the brothers' relationship was initially strong, it later suffered when Jeffrey reportedly ...
William Bradley Pitt (born December 18, 1963) is an American actor and film producer. He is the recipient of various accolades, including two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award.
DMX (December 18, 1970 –April 9, 2021), American rapper, would have turned 53 this year. Randy Castillo (December 18, 1950 –March 26, 2002), American drummer, would have turned 73 this year. Deke Leonard (December 18, 1944 –January 31, 2017), Welsh guitarist with Man, would have turned 79 this year.
December 2, 1962 (Sunday) A week of severe smog began in London, killing at least 106 people over four days, and causing the hospitalization of over 1,000. Most of the people whose deaths were blamed on the fog had pre-existing heart and lung problems, with 66 dead in the first three days.
Clarissa Harlowe Barton was born on December 25, 1821, in North Oxford, Massachusetts, a small farming community. She was named after the titular character of Samuel Richardson's novel Clarissa . Her father was Captain Stephen Barton, a member of the local militia and a selectman who influenced his daughter's patriotism and humanitarianism. [2]
David Kipper (1983–1990) Children. 1 (adopted) Teri Ann Garr (born December 11, 1944) [1] [a] is an American former actress, dancer, and comedian. She has frequently appeared in comedic roles throughout her career, [4] which spans four decades and includes over 140 credits in film and television. [5] Her accolades include an Academy Award ...
December 1, 1974 (Sunday) The TWA Flight 514 accident aircraft. All 92 people aboard TWA Flight 514 were killed when the Boeing 727 flew into the west side of Mount Weather, near Upperville, Virginia. The jet had departed from Columbus, Ohio and was approaching Dulles International Airport at Washington, D.C., in bad weather.