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December 18[edit]
1908: Paul Siple, an antarctic explorer who proposed and helped develop the concept of wind chill, was born in Montpelier, Ohio
1957: A tornado outbreak, including three violent tornadoes, killed 17 people in Missouri and Illinois.
1959: Typhoon Gilda made landfall in the central Philippines, killing 23 people.