è successo un 18 Dicembre

1620 : Pilgrims of the Mayflower went ashore at Plymouth harbor


On 18 December 1620, the Pilgrims of the Mayflower, originally from Nottinghamshire, arrive in a natural harbor of Cape Cod Bay.
They left on September 6, 1620 to found a new world and after a hard journey and having located a suitable place to go ashore, could finally leave the ship and found their first settlement.

1914 : Egypt came under British control


On December 18, 1914, Egypt came under the control of the English. The country was formerly under Turkish sovereignty.

1916 : End of the Battle of Verdun


After 10 months of a battle that claimed nearly a million French and German soldiers, the battle of Verdun ended December 18, 1916.

1978 : Cleveland went bankrupt


On December 18, 1978, the city of Cleveland, Ohio, was declared bankrupt. 10,000 city employees were laid off.

2009 : Arbeit Macht Frei stolen


On December 18, 2009, the sign Arbeit Macht Frei (work makes free) was stolen from the site of Auschwitz in Poland. The Nazis had placed it on the entrance gate of the extermination camp, to suggest that it was a labor camp, even if the people who came just to get out in the form of ashes were not likely to think that this could be the case. The sign was found the next day, cut into three pieces.

Novità del giorno : 18 Dicembre

Niger Republic Day
The Republic Day in Niger, marks the founding of the republic and the presidency of the republic on December 18, 1958.
Qatar National Day
Giornata Internazionale dei Migranti
On December 4, 2000, taking into account the increasing number of migrants worldwide, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 18 December as International Migrants Day (resolution 55/93).
It chose this date because the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families was adopted on December 18, 1990.

Citazione del giorno : 18 Dicembre

Voltaire
I decided to be happy because it's good for health.

Compleanni : 18 Dicembre

Paul Klee, Swiss painter (1879)
Jules Dassin, Regista americano (1911)
Willy Brandt, Cancelliere della Germania (1913)
Betty Grable, Attrice (1916)
Keith Richards, English guitarist (1943)
Steven Spielberg, American director (1946)
Steve Biko, Attivista anti-apartheid sudafricano (1946)
Laurent Voulzy, French author, composer and interpreter (1948)
Ray Liotta, Attore (1954)
Brian Orser, Pattinatore canadese (1961)
Brad Pitt, American actor (1963)
Casper Van Dien, Attore (1968)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Tennista spagnola (1971)
Katie Holmes, American actress (1978)
Christina Aguilera, Cantante americana (1980)
Hana Soukupová, Top model ceca (1985)

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Auguste Valensin, French philosopher and Jesuit (1953)
Bobby Jones, American golfer (1971)
Robert Bresson, French director (1999)
Gilbert Bécaud, Cantante (2001)
Jean Dieuzaide, French photographer (2003)
Joseph Barbera, American drawer (2006)
Václav Havel, Scrittore e uomo politico ceco (2011)
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