Historical Events In 1918

Aug 15   Florian Zabach, Chicago, American musician and TV personality (Hot Canary, Club Embassy) on this day in history.  

Aug 15   Peter Gast, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1918.  

Aug 15   On this day in history uS and Russia sever diplomatic ties  

Aug 16   In the year 1918 uS troops overthrows Archangelsk  

Aug 17   In the year 1918 british troops attack Baku Azerbaijan  

Aug 17   Mort Marshall, NYC, actor (Cully-Dumplings) in the year 1918.  

Aug 17   In the year 1918 samuel Riddle buys Man o'War for $5,000  

Aug 18   In the year 1918 elsa Morante, writer  

Aug 19   On this day in history irving Berlin's musical "Yip Yip Yaphank," premieres in NYC  

Aug 19   In the year 1918 james George "Jimmy" Rowles, jazz pianist  

Aug 20   In the year 1918 britain opens offensive on Western front during WW I  

Aug 23   Guus [August CM] Hermus, Dutch actor (Jantjes, Soldaat van Oranje) on this day in history.  

Aug 24   Chicago Cubs, win earliest pennent ever (season ended Sept 2) in the year 1918.  

Aug 24   Ray McIntire, chemical engineer on this day in history.  

Aug 24   Sgt. Samuel Forsyth, NZ Engineers, attached to 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment, won the Victoria Cross at Grevillers, France on this day in history.  

Aug 25   Leonard Bernstein, Lawrence MA, conductor/composer (West Side Story) in the year 1918.  

Aug 25   In the year 1918 the birth of Leonard Bernstein, Composer and conductor  

Aug 26   Louis W "Louis" Stotijn, bassoonist/conductor (Residence Orchestra) in the year 1918.  

Aug 26   Lt. Charles S. Rutherford (5th Cdn. Infranty Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Monchy-le-Preux, France on this day in history.  

Aug 26   W Smith & F Bacons "Lightnin'," premieres in NYC in the year 1918.  

Aug 27   On this day in history christy Mathewson resigns as Reds manager to accept a commission as a captain in chemical warfare branch of Army  

Aug 27   Dr Joseph L Johnson named minister to Liberia on this day in history.  

Aug 27   On this day in history lord Winstanley, physician/British MP (Labour)  

Aug 27   Lt-Colonel William H. CLark-Kennedy (24th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Fresnes-Rouvroy, France on this day in history.  

Aug 28   Alejandro Lanusse, army officer/politician in the year 1918.  

Aug 28   On this day in history tris Speaker suspended for season due to assault on ump Tom Connolly  

Aug 29   In the year 1918 bapaume taken by Australian Corps and Canadian Corps in the Hundred Days Offensive  

Aug 29   Jelle Zijlstra, economist/minister/pres Netherlands Bank in the year 1918.  

Aug 29   Max Dauthendey, writer, dies at 51 in the year 1918.  

Aug 30   Czechoslovakia forms independence republic on this day in history.  

Aug 30   In the year 1918 ted Williams, American baseball player, last player in MLB to bat over .400 in a single season (Red Sox, AL MVP '46, '49; Trip Crown '42, '47)  

Aug 31   Alan Jay Lerner, lyricist composer (Lerner & Loewe-My Fair Lady) on this day in history.  

Aug 31   On this day in history boston Red Sox, win earliest AL pennent ever (season ended Sept 2)  

Aug 31   Joe English, Irish/Flemish signaler (WW I), dies at 36 in the year 1918.  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of willy den Ouden, Dutch swimmer, (WR 100m, 1:04.06)  

Jan 01   Patrick Anthony Porteous, Scottish Victoria Cross recipient (d. 2000) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   In the year 1918 birth of willi Graf, German anti-Nazi activist (d. 1943)  

Jan 03   Maxene Andrews, Minn, singer (Andrew Sisters-Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy) was born in the year 1918.  

Jan 05   In the year 1918 birth of jean Dixon, psychic (Gift of Prophecy)  

Jan 06   In the year 1918 birth of buddy Weed, Ossining NY, pianist (Penthouse Party)  

Jan 06   Caspar MB "Cas" Baas, Dutch actor/playwright/director (Ciske the Rat) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Alessadro Natta, Italian political leader (Communist Party) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1918.  

Jan 08   On this day in history michael Hertz, composer, dies at 73  

Jan 09   On this day in history death of Émile Reynaud, French scientist (b. 1844)  

Jan 24   On this day in history death of george Arthur Crump, Founder of the Pine Valley Golf Club in Clementon NJ (b. 1871)  

Jan 28   In the year 1918 john McCrae, Canadian poet/physician, dies  

Feb 02   In the year 1918 john L Sullivan, Mass, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 59  

Feb 06   In the year 1918 gustav Klimt, Austrian painter/cartoonist, dies at 55