Historical Events In 1918

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

Aug 15   First full length cartoon (The Sinking of the Lusitania) in the year 1918.  

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

Aug 15   In the year 1918 peter Gast, composer, dies at 64  

Aug 15   US and Russia sever diplomatic ties on this day in history.  

Aug 16   In the year 1918 uS troops overthrows Archangelsk  

Aug 17   British troops attack Baku Azerbaijan in the year 1918.  

Aug 17   Mort Marshall, NYC, actor (Cully-Dumplings) on this day in history.  

Aug 17   Samuel Riddle buys Man o'War for $5,000 in the year 1918.  

Aug 18   In the year 1918 elsa Morante, writer  

Aug 19   Irving Berlin's musical "Yip Yip Yaphank," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

Aug 19   James George "Jimmy" Rowles, jazz pianist in the year 1918.  

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

Aug 23   In the year 1918 guus [August CM] Hermus, Dutch actor (Jantjes, Soldaat van Oranje)  

Aug 24   On this day in history chicago Cubs, win earliest pennent ever (season ended Sept 2)  

Aug 24   Ray McIntire, chemical engineer in the year 1918.  

Aug 24   Sgt. Samuel Forsyth, NZ Engineers, attached to 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment, won the Victoria Cross at Grevillers, France in the year 1918.  

Aug 25   In the year 1918 leonard Bernstein, Lawrence MA, conductor/composer (West Side Story)  

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

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

Aug 26   In the year 1918 lt. Charles S. Rutherford (5th Cdn. Infranty Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Monchy-le-Preux, France  

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

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

Aug 27   In the year 1918 dr Joseph L Johnson named minister to Liberia  

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   On this day in history alejandro Lanusse, army officer/politician  

Aug 28   In the year 1918 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   On this day in history jelle Zijlstra, economist/minister/pres Netherlands Bank  

Aug 29   On this day in history max Dauthendey, writer, dies at 51  

Aug 30   Czechoslovakia forms independence republic in the year 1918.  

Aug 30   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) in the year 1918.  

Aug 31   On this day in history alan Jay Lerner, lyricist composer (Lerner & Loewe-My Fair Lady)  

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Jan 01   Willy den Ouden, Dutch swimmer, (WR 100m, 1:04.06) was born on this day in history.  

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   Jean Dixon, psychic (Gift of Prophecy) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06   Buddy Weed, Ossining NY, pianist (Penthouse Party) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 07   In the year 1918 birth of alessadro Natta, Italian political leader (Communist Party)  

Jan 02   Sijbe K Bakker, vicar/theologist (Christian-Socialism), dies at 42 in the year 1918.  

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   Émile Reynaud, French scientist (b. 1844) died in the year 1918.  

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

Jan 28   On this day in history john McCrae, Canadian poet/physician, dies  

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

Feb 06   Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter/cartoonist, dies at 55 on this day in history.