Historical Events In 1918

Apr 18   Cleveland center fielder Tris Speaker turns an unassisted double play in the year 1918.   

Apr 18   Robert Zimonyi, Hungary, cox (Olympic-Hungary-bronze-1948/US-gold-64) on this day in history.   

Apr 20   Manfred von Richthofen, aka The Red Baron, shoots down his 79th and 80th victims marking his final victories before his death the following day in the year 1918.   

Apr 20   On this day in history reginald Harry Mybirgh Hands, cricketer (1 Test for SA), dies   

Apr 20   In the year 1918 the Canadian Government calls up men from ages of 20 to 22 for military service.   

Apr 21   On this day in history "Red Baron", [Manfred von Richtofen], shot down in WW I at 25   

Apr 21   On this day in history "Red" Baron Manfred von Richtofen, killed in WW I   

Apr 21   World War I: German fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen, known as "The Red Baron", is shot down and killed over Vaux sur Somme in France in the year 1918.   

Apr 22   Mickey Vernon, baseball player on this day in history.   

Apr 23   In the year 1918 battle of Zeebrugge ends   

Apr 23   Percy Thomson Dean, lt-commander, killed at Zeebrugge, dies in the year 1918.   

Apr 23   USS Stewart destroys German submarine off France in the year 1918.   

Apr 25   Astrid Varnay, Stockholm Sweden, soprano (Met Opera 1941-56) in the year 1918.   

Apr 25   In the year 1918 australians drive Germans from Villers-Bretonneux, France   

Apr 25   The birth of Ella Fitzgerald, US jazz singer in the year 1918.   

Apr 27   Giants' 9-0 winning start & Dodgers' 0-9 losing streak are stopped on this day in history.   

Apr 27   On this day in history john Alfred Scali, journalist/correspondent (ABC)   

Apr 27   Lt. George Burdon McKean (14th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Gavrelle France in the year 1918.   

Apr 29   In the year 1918 gavrilo Princip, Bosnian murderer of arch duke Ferdinand, dies at 22   

Apr 29   In the year 1918 mervyn Roye Harvey, cricketer (brother of Neil, Test for Australia)   

Apr 29   On this day in history tris Speaker ties career outfield record of 4 unassisted double plays   

Apr 30   Orange Nassau soccer team forms in Groningen in the year 1918.   

Apr 30   W Donald McNeill, tennis champ (US Open-1940) in the year 1918.   

May 02   Frederick Archibauld Warner, diplomat in the year 1918.   

May 02   General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware on this day in history.   

May 03   Charlie Soong, Christian Missionary in the year 1918.   

May 04   Kakuei Tanaka, Japanese PM (1972-74), convicted of bribe-taking in the year 1918.   

May 04   On this day in history yankees set record with 8 sacrifices, beat Red Sox's Babe Ruth 5-4   

May 05   On this day in history erbie Bowser, pianist   

May 06   Godfrey Ridout, composer on this day in history.   

May 07   Argeliers Leon, composer in the year 1918.   

May 09   Mike Wallace, Brookline Mass, newscaster (Biography, 60 Minutes) in the year 1918.   

May 10   In the year 1918 hMS Vindictive sunk to block entrance of Ostend Harbor   

May 11   44th Kentucky Derby: William Knapp on Exterminator wins in 2:10.8 on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   Willy den Ouden, Dutch swimmer, (WR 100m, 1:04.06) was born in the year 1918.   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of patrick Anthony Porteous, Scottish Victoria Cross recipient (d. 2000)   

Jan 02   Willi Graf, German anti-Nazi activist (d. 1943) was born in the year 1918.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of maxene Andrews, Minn, singer (Andrew Sisters-Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy)   

Jan 05   Jean Dixon, psychic (Gift of Prophecy) was born in the year 1918.   

Jan 06   Buddy Weed, Ossining NY, pianist (Penthouse Party) was born in the year 1918.   

Jan 06   In the year 1918 birth of caspar MB "Cas" Baas, Dutch actor/playwright/director (Ciske the Rat)   

Jan 07   Alessadro Natta, Italian political leader (Communist Party) was born in the year 1918.   

Jan 02   In the year 1918 sijbe K Bakker, vicar/theologist (Christian-Socialism), dies at 42   

Jan 06   Georg F L P Cantor, German mathematician: collection, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Michael Hertz, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1918 death of Émile Reynaud, French scientist (b. 1844)   

Jan 24   George Arthur Crump, Founder of the Pine Valley Golf Club in Clementon NJ (b. 1871) died in the year 1918.   

Jan 28   John McCrae, Canadian poet/physician, dies in the year 1918.   

Feb 02   John L Sullivan, Mass, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Feb 06   On this day in history gustav Klimt, Austrian painter/cartoonist, dies at 55