Historical Events In 1918

Jul 29   Vladimir Dudentzev, Russian writer in the year 1918.  

Jul 30   In the year 1918 chaim Soloveitchik, Rabbi of Brisk, talmudic scholar, dies  

Jul 30   In the year 1918 joe Daley, jazz tenor/clarinet/flute player  

Jul 30   On this day in history units of First Marine Aviation Force arrive at Brest, France  

Jul 31   In the year 1918 paul D. Boyer, American chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate  

Aug 01   British troops enter Vladivostok in the year 1918.  

Aug 01   In the year 1918 wyndraeth Morris-Jones, British political scientist  

Aug 02   In the year 1918 japan announces that it is deploying troops to Siberia in the aftermath of World War I.  

Aug 03   In the year 1918 albert P Hahn, Dutch political cartoonist (Het Volk), dies at 41  

Aug 03   In the year 1918 james MacGregor Burns, political writer (The Lion & the Fox)  

Aug 06   In the year 1918 ferdinand Foch becomes marshal of France  

Aug 07   On this day in history cees Buddingh', Dutch poet/writer/interpreter  

Aug 08   In the year 1918 battle for Amiens begins  

Aug 08   On this day in history canada/Australian/British breakthrough with 600 tanks at Amiens  

Aug 08   Cpl. Herman J. Good (13th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Amiens, France in the year 1918.  

Aug 08   On this day in history gertrude E Durden Rush, US composer/playwright, dies at 38  

Aug 08   Prv. John B. Cook (13th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Amiens, France on this day in history.  

Aug 08   Rory Calhoun, LA Calif, actor (Capitol, Motel Hell, Bill-Texan) in the year 1918.  

Aug 09   On this day in history cpl. Alexander P. Brereton (8th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Amiens, France  

Aug 09   Cpl. Frederick G. Coppins (8th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Amiens, France on this day in history.  

Aug 09   In the year 1918 cpl. Harry G. B. Miner (58th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Amiens, France  

Aug 09   Cpl. Joseph Kaeble (22nd Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Amiens, France in the year 1918.  

Aug 09   Lt. James E. Tait (78th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Amiens, France on this day in history.  

Aug 09   Lt. Jean Brillant (22nd Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Amiens, France on this day in history.  

Aug 09   In the year 1918 reds manager Christy Mathewson suspects Hal Chase of taking bribes to fix games, & suspends him "for indifferent play"  

Aug 09   In the year 1918 robert Aldrich, US director/producer (Dirty Dozen)  

Aug 09   In the year 1918 sgt. Raphael Louis Zengel (5th Cdn. infanctry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Amiens, France  

Aug 11   In the year 1918 battle of Amiens ends in WW I, Allieds beat Germans  

Aug 12   On this day in history prv. Thomas Dinesen (42nd Cdn. Infanctry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Parvillers, France  

Aug 12   On this day in history sgt. Robert Spall Prices Patricia's Cdn. Light Infantry) wins the Victoria Cross at Parvillers, France  

Aug 13   Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) established as a public company in Germany on this day in history.  

Aug 13   In the year 1918 denis Smallwood, British air chief marshal  

Aug 15   1st full length cartoon (Sinking of Lusitania) on this day in history.  

Aug 15   On this day in history first full length cartoon (The Sinking of the Lusitania)  

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Jan 01   In the year 1918 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   Willi Graf, German anti-Nazi activist (d. 1943) was born on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of alessadro Natta, Italian political leader (Communist Party)  

Jan 02   On this day in history sijbe K Bakker, vicar/theologist (Christian-Socialism), dies at 42  

Jan 06   On this day in history georg F L P Cantor, German mathematician: collection, dies at 72  

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

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

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

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