Historical Events In April - 18

1907  On April - 18 miklos Rozsa, Budapest Hungary, movie composer (Atomic Cafe, Fedora)  

1908  Tommy Burns KOs Jewy Smith in 5 for heavyweight boxing title on April - 18.  

1908  Edward Roberts, bishop (Ely) on April - 18.  

1909  On April - 18 joan of Arc declared a saint  

1910  On this day in history walter R. Brookins made the first airplane flight at night.  

1910  Jamie L Whitten, (Rep-D-MS, 1941- ) on this day in history.  

1911  J Helffrich discovers asteroid #713 Luscinia on this day in history.  

1911  On this day in history francis Frederick Johnson, architect  

1912  On this day in history the Cunard liner RMS Carpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMS Titanic to New York City.  

1912  On April - 18 john Lapworth Holt, boat Designer  

1913  Al Hodge, actor (Capt Video) on April - 18.  

1914  On this day in history c S Nayudu, cricketer (brother of C K, 11 Tests as leggie)  

1915  On April - 18 m Wolf discovers asteroids #806 Gyldenia & #807 Ceraskia  

1915  French pilot Roland Garros is shot down and glides to a landing on the German side of the lines during World War I on April - 18.  

1916  On this day in history in the Fox Islands, Alaska area a 7.4 quake was one of the largest earthquakes in the United States  

1917  Louise Frederika, Queen of Greece on April - 18.  

1917  Moritz F Freiherr von Bissing, gov-gen of Belg (1914-17), dies at 73 on April - 18.  

1918  On April - 18 cleveland center fielder Tris Speaker turns an unassisted double play  

1918  On this day in history robert Zimonyi, Hungary, cox (Olympic-Hungary-bronze-1948/US-gold-64)  

1919  On April - 18 enny Vrede, [Maria M Muller], Dutch actress, drowns at 35  

1920  Walter Clegg, MP on this day in history.  

1921  Junior Achievement incorporated in Colorado Springs Colo on this day in history.  

1921  On April - 18 barbara Hale, Dekalb Ill, actress (Della Street-Perry Mason)  

1921  Earnest [Bachigaloupi] Tourniaire, actor (Inkwartiering), dies at 70 on April - 18.  

1922  On April - 18 the birth of Barbara Hale, American actress  

1922  On April - 18 netherlands soccer team defeats Denmark 2-0  

1922  Avril Angers, actress (Brass Monkey) on April - 18.  

1923  On this day in history 74,000 (62,281 paid) on hand for opening of Yankee Stadium  

1923  Poland annexes Central Lithuania on April - 18.  

1923  On April - 18 yankee Stadium opened in the Bronx, NY  

1923  Baroness Platt of Writtle, British CEO (Equal Opportunities Comm) on April - 18.  

1924  On April - 18 simon and Schuster, Inc. published the first " Crossword Puzzle Book".  

1924  1st crossword puzzle book published (Simon & Schuster) on April - 18.  

1924  On this day in history buxton Daeblite Orr, composer  

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1480  On this day in history birth of lucretia Borgia, murderess (poison)/daughter (Pope Alexander VI)  

1521  On April - 18 birth of francois de Coligny, ruler of van Andelot, French general (Jarnac)  

1580  On April - 18 birth of thomas Middleton, English playwright (Game of Chess)  

1590  Ahmed I, 14th sultan of Turkey (1603-17) was born on April - 18.  

1590  Ahmed I, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1617) was born on April - 18.  

1605  On April - 18 birth of giacomo Carissimi, composer  

1729  Gaetano B Vestris, Italian/French ballet dancer was born on April - 18.  

1732  On April - 18 birth of george Colman, "the Elder  

0680  Mu'awijja, kalief of Al-Schaam, dies on April - 18.  

1161  Death of Theobald of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.  

1504  Filippino Lippi, painter, dies at about 52 on April - 18.  

1530  Francois Lambert d'avignon, French church reformer, dies at about 43 on this day in history.  

1552  John Leland, antiquary, dies on this day in history.  

1556  On this day in history luigi Alamanni, Italian poet (Flora, Antigone), dies at 61  

1558  On April - 18 death of roxelana, wife of Suleiman the Magnificent  

1567  On this day in history wilhelm von Grumbach, German military man, dies at 63