Page 13: Historical Events In 1918

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

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

Aug 15   In the year 1918 florian Zabach, Chicago, American musician and TV personality (Hot Canary, Club Embassy)   

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

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 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   Elsa Morante, writer in the year 1918.   

Aug 19   On this day in history irving Berlin's musical "Yip Yip Yaphank," premieres in NYC   

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

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

Aug 23   Guus [August CM] Hermus, Dutch actor (Jantjes, Soldaat van Oranje) on this day in history.   

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   Leonard Bernstein, Lawrence MA, conductor/composer (West Side Story) on this day in history.   

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   W Smith & F Bacons "Lightnin'," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history dr Joseph L Johnson named minister to Liberia   

Aug 27   Lord Winstanley, physician/British MP (Labour) on this day in history.   

Aug 27   Lt-Colonel William H. CLark-Kennedy (24th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Fresnes-Rouvroy, France in the year 1918.   

Aug 28   Alejandro Lanusse, army officer/politician on this day in history.   

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

Aug 29   Bapaume taken by Australian Corps and Canadian Corps in the Hundred Days Offensive on this day in history.   

Aug 29   Jelle Zijlstra, economist/minister/pres Netherlands Bank on this day in history.   

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

Aug 30   In the year 1918 czechoslovakia forms independence republic   

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   In the year 1918 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 in the year 1918.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of willi Graf, German anti-Nazi activist (d. 1943)   

Jan 03   In the year 1918 birth of maxene Andrews, Minn, singer (Andrew Sisters-Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy)   

Jan 05   In the year 1918 birth of jean Dixon, psychic (Gift of Prophecy)   

Jan 06   In the year 1918 birth of buddy Weed, Ossining NY, pianist (Penthouse Party)   

Jan 06   Caspar MB "Cas" Baas, Dutch actor/playwright/director (Ciske the Rat) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Alessadro Natta, Italian political leader (Communist Party) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 06   On this day in history georg F L P Cantor, German mathematician: collection, dies at 72   

Jan 08   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Feb 02   John L Sullivan, Mass, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 59 in the year 1918.   

Feb 06   Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter/cartoonist, dies at 55 in the year 1918.