Page 7: Historical Events In 1918

Apr 18   Cleveland center fielder Tris Speaker turns an unassisted double play in the year 1918.   

Apr 18   In the year 1918 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 in the year 1918.   

Apr 20   Reginald Harry Mybirgh Hands, cricketer (1 Test for SA), dies on this day in history.   

Apr 20   The Canadian Government calls up men from ages of 20 to 22 for military service in the year 1918.   

Apr 21   "Red Baron", [Manfred von Richtofen], shot down in WW I at 25 in the year 1918.   

Apr 21   "Red" Baron Manfred von Richtofen, killed in WW I on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1918.   

Apr 22   Mickey Vernon, baseball player in the year 1918.   

Apr 23   In the year 1918 battle of Zeebrugge ends   

Apr 23   Percy Thomson Dean, lt-commander, killed at Zeebrugge, dies on this day in history.   

Apr 23   In the year 1918 uSS Stewart destroys German submarine off France   

Apr 25   Astrid Varnay, Stockholm Sweden, soprano (Met Opera 1941-56) on this day in history.   

Apr 25   Australians drive Germans from Villers-Bretonneux, France in the year 1918.   

Apr 25   In the year 1918 the birth of Ella Fitzgerald, US jazz singer   

Apr 27   Giants' 9-0 winning start & Dodgers' 0-9 losing streak are stopped in the year 1918.   

Apr 27   In the year 1918 john Alfred Scali, journalist/correspondent (ABC)   

Apr 27   In the year 1918 lt. George Burdon McKean (14th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Gavrelle France   

Apr 29   In the year 1918 gavrilo Princip, Bosnian murderer of arch duke Ferdinand, dies at 22   

Apr 29   Mervyn Roye Harvey, cricketer (brother of Neil, Test for Australia) on this day in history.   

Apr 29   Tris Speaker ties career outfield record of 4 unassisted double plays in the year 1918.   

Apr 30   In the year 1918 orange Nassau soccer team forms in Groningen   

Apr 30   On this day in history w Donald McNeill, tennis champ (US Open-1940)   

May 02   In the year 1918 frederick Archibauld Warner, diplomat   

May 02   General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware on this day in history.   

May 03   Charlie Soong, Christian Missionary on this day in history.   

May 04   On this day in history kakuei Tanaka, Japanese PM (1972-74), convicted of bribe-taking   

May 04   Yankees set record with 8 sacrifices, beat Red Sox's Babe Ruth 5-4 in the year 1918.   

May 05   On this day in history erbie Bowser, pianist   

May 06   Godfrey Ridout, composer in the year 1918.   

May 07   In the year 1918 argeliers Leon, composer   

May 09   On this day in history mike Wallace, Brookline Mass, newscaster (Biography, 60 Minutes)   

May 10   HMS Vindictive sunk to block entrance of Ostend Harbor in the year 1918.   

May 11   44th Kentucky Derby: William Knapp on Exterminator wins in 2:10.8 in the year 1918.   

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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   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 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   Alessadro Natta, Italian political leader (Communist Party) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 06   On this day in history 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   In the year 1918 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