Page 13: Historical Events In 1918

Aug 15   In the year 1918 1st full length cartoon (Sinking of Lusitania)   

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

Aug 15   Florian Zabach, Chicago, American musician and TV personality (Hot Canary, Club Embassy) in the year 1918.   

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   US troops overthrows Archangelsk in the year 1918.   

Aug 17   British troops attack Baku Azerbaijan on this day in history.   

Aug 17   In the year 1918 mort Marshall, NYC, actor (Cully-Dumplings)   

Aug 17   On this day in history samuel Riddle buys Man o'War for $5,000   

Aug 18   Elsa Morante, writer in the year 1918.   

Aug 19   Irving Berlin's musical "Yip Yip Yaphank," premieres in NYC in the year 1918.   

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

Aug 20   Britain opens offensive on Western front during WW I in the year 1918.   

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

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

Aug 24   In the year 1918 ray McIntire, chemical engineer   

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

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

Aug 25   The birth of Leonard Bernstein, Composer and conductor in the year 1918.   

Aug 26   Louis W "Louis" Stotijn, bassoonist/conductor (Residence Orchestra) on this day in history.   

Aug 26   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1918 dr Joseph L Johnson named minister to Liberia   

Aug 27   In the year 1918 lord Winstanley, physician/British MP (Labour)   

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

Aug 28   In the year 1918 alejandro Lanusse, army officer/politician   

Aug 28   Tris Speaker suspended for season due to assault on ump Tom Connolly in the year 1918.   

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

Aug 29   In the year 1918 jelle Zijlstra, economist/minister/pres Netherlands Bank   

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

Aug 30   Czechoslovakia forms independence republic in the year 1918.   

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

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Jan 01   In the year 1918 birth of willy den Ouden, Dutch swimmer, (WR 100m, 1:04.06)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Maxene Andrews, Minn, singer (Andrew Sisters-Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1918.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of caspar MB "Cas" Baas, Dutch actor/playwright/director (Ciske the Rat)   

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

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

Jan 06   In the year 1918 georg F L P Cantor, German mathematician: collection, dies at 72   

Jan 08   In the year 1918 michael Hertz, composer, dies at 73   

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

Jan 24   In the year 1918 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   On this day in history gustav Klimt, Austrian painter/cartoonist, dies at 55