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) on this day in history.   

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

Aug 15   On this day in history peter Gast, composer, dies at 64   

Aug 15   On this day in history uS and Russia sever diplomatic ties   

Aug 16   In the year 1918 uS troops overthrows Archangelsk   

Aug 17   In the year 1918 british troops attack Baku Azerbaijan   

Aug 17   Mort Marshall, NYC, actor (Cully-Dumplings) in the year 1918.   

Aug 17   Samuel Riddle buys Man o'War for $5,000 on this day in history.   

Aug 18   Elsa Morante, writer on this day in history.   

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

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

Aug 20   Britain opens offensive on Western front during WW I on this day in history.   

Aug 23   Guus [August CM] Hermus, Dutch actor (Jantjes, Soldaat van Oranje) in the year 1918.   

Aug 24   Chicago Cubs, win earliest pennent ever (season ended Sept 2) on this day in history.   

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

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

Aug 25   Leonard Bernstein, Lawrence MA, conductor/composer (West Side Story) in the year 1918.   

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

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   On this day in history w Smith & F Bacons "Lightnin'," premieres in NYC   

Aug 27   In the year 1918 christy Mathewson resigns as Reds manager to accept a commission as a captain in chemical warfare branch of Army   

Aug 27   Dr Joseph L Johnson named minister to Liberia on this day in history.   

Aug 27   In the year 1918 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   Alejandro Lanusse, army officer/politician on this day in history.   

Aug 28   On this day in history tris Speaker suspended for season due to assault on ump Tom Connolly   

Aug 29   Bapaume taken by Australian Corps and Canadian Corps in the Hundred Days Offensive in the year 1918.   

Aug 29   Jelle Zijlstra, economist/minister/pres Netherlands Bank in the year 1918.   

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

Aug 30   In the year 1918 czechoslovakia forms independence republic   

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) on this day in history.   

Aug 31   Alan Jay Lerner, lyricist composer (Lerner & Loewe-My Fair Lady) on this day in history.   

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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   In the year 1918 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   On this day in history birth of jean Dixon, psychic (Gift of Prophecy)   

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 in the year 1918.   

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   Georg F L P Cantor, German mathematician: collection, dies at 72 in the year 1918.   

Jan 08   Michael Hertz, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1918.   

Jan 09   Émile Reynaud, French scientist (b. 1844) died on this day in history.   

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

Feb 02   On this day in history 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