Page 6: Historical Events In 1918

Apr 03   House of Representatives accepts American Creed written by William Tyler   

Apr 03   House of Reps accepts American Creed written by William Tyler.   

Apr 04   Battle of Somme ends   

Apr 04   Cabinet passes wartime order-in-council stipulating that every male between 16 and 60 be regularly employed.   

Apr 04   Earl Jellicoe, chancellor (U of Southhampton)   

Apr 04   Food riot in Amsterdam   

Apr 04   HMS Bittern, a British 'C' Class destroyer, built by Vickers at Barrow in Furness and completed in 1897, sunk in collision off Portland Bill, Dorset after colliding with the SS Kenilworth   

Apr 05   Paul Vidal de la Blanche, French geographer, dies at 73.   

Apr 06   Joan Bernard, Principal (Trevelyan College, Durham).   

Apr 07   C B Bertie Clarke, cricketer (Barbados and West Indian leg-spinner).   

Apr 08   Betty Ford, inaugural Lady of the United States.   

Apr 08   Establishment of the Repatriation Department.   

Apr 09   Jorn Utzon, Danish architect (Sydney Opera House)   

Apr 09   Latvia proclaims independence.   

Apr 11   Arthur Ochse, cricketer (WW I played for S Afr in 1889 aged 19), dies   

Apr 11   Jean-Claude Servan-Schreiber, journalist   

Apr 12   18th earl of Derby, English landowner/multi-millionaire.   

Apr 13   Electrical fire results in the deaths of 38 mental patients at Oklahoma State Hospital.   

Apr 14   Douglas Campbell is 1st US ace pilot (shooting down 5th German plane).   

Apr 14   Mary Healy, New Orleans, actress (2nd Fiddle, He Married his Wife).   

Apr 15   In this year, Clemenceau publishes secret French/Austrian documents.   

Apr 15   inaugural Marine Aviation Force formed at Marine Flying Field, Miami, FL.   

Apr 15   John Baragrey, Haleyville AL, actor (Creeper, Colossus of NY)   

Apr 16   Spike Milligan, India, actor/comedian (Digby, 3 Musketeers).   

Apr 17   Anne Shirley, UK, actress (Devil and Daniel Webster, Stella Dallas)   

Apr 17   William Holden, American actor is born   

Apr 18   Cleveland center fielder Tris Speaker turns an unassisted double play   

Apr 18   Robert Zimonyi, Hungary, cox (Olympic-Hungary-bronze-1948/US-gold-64).   

Apr 20   Manfred von Richthofen, aka The Red Baron, shoots down his 79th and 80th victims marking his final victories before his death the following day   

Apr 20   Reginald Harry Mybirgh Hands, cricketer (1 Test for SA), dies   

Apr 20   The Canadian Government calls up men from ages of 20 to 22 for military service.   

Apr 21   "Red Baron", [Manfred von Richtofen], shot down in WW I at 25.   

Apr 21   "Red" Baron Manfred von Richtofen, killed in WW I   

Apr 21   World War I: German fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen, known as "The Red Baron", is shot down and killed over Vaux sur Somme in France   

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Jan 01   Willy den ouden: Dutch swimmer, (wr 100m, 1:04.06)   

Jan 01   Patrick anthony porteous: Scottish victoria cross recipient   

Jan 02   Willi graf: German anti-nazi activist    

Jan 03   Maxene andrews: Minn, singer (andrew sisters-boogie woogie bugle boy)   

Jan 05   Jean dixon: Psychic (gift of prophecy)   

Jan 06   Buddy weed: Ossining ny, pianist (penthouse party)   

Jan 06   Caspar mb "cas" baas: Dutch actor/playwright/director (ciske the rat)   

Jan 07   Alessadro natta: Italian political leader (communist party)   

Jan 02   Sijbe k bakker: Vicar/theologist (christian-socialism),    

Jan 06   Georg f l p cantor: German mathematician: collection,    

Jan 08   Michael hertz: Composer,   

Jan 09   Émile reynaud: French scientist (b. 1844)   

Jan 24   George arthur crump: Founder of the pine valley golf club in clementon nj (b. 1871)   

Jan 28   John mccrae: Canadian poet/physician,   

Feb 02   John l sullivan: Mass, heavyweight boxing champ,   

Feb 06   Gustav klimt: Austrian painter/cartoonist,