Historical Events In 1918

Apr 18   Cleveland center fielder Tris Speaker turns an unassisted double play on this day in history.   

Apr 18   Robert Zimonyi, Hungary, cox (Olympic-Hungary-bronze-1948/US-gold-64) in the year 1918.   

Apr 20   On this day in history 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   In the year 1918 reginald Harry Mybirgh Hands, cricketer (1 Test for SA), dies   

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

Apr 21   On this day in history "Red Baron", [Manfred von Richtofen], shot down in WW I at 25   

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

Apr 21   In the year 1918 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.   

Apr 22   On this day in history mickey Vernon, baseball player   

Apr 23   On this day in history battle of Zeebrugge ends   

Apr 23   On this day in history percy Thomson Dean, lt-commander, killed at Zeebrugge, dies   

Apr 23   USS Stewart destroys German submarine off France in the year 1918.   

Apr 25   Astrid Varnay, Stockholm Sweden, soprano (Met Opera 1941-56) in the year 1918.   

Apr 25   Australians drive Germans from Villers-Bretonneux, France on this day in history.   

Apr 25   On this day in history the birth of Ella Fitzgerald, US jazz singer   

Apr 27   On this day in history giants' 9-0 winning start & Dodgers' 0-9 losing streak are stopped   

Apr 27   John Alfred Scali, journalist/correspondent (ABC) on this day in history.   

Apr 27   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Apr 30   Orange Nassau soccer team forms in Groningen on this day in history.   

Apr 30   W Donald McNeill, tennis champ (US Open-1940) in the year 1918.   

May 02   On this day in history 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 in the year 1918.   

May 04   Kakuei Tanaka, Japanese PM (1972-74), convicted of bribe-taking on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

May 07   On this day in history argeliers Leon, composer   

May 09   Mike Wallace, Brookline Mass, newscaster (Biography, 60 Minutes) on this day in history.   

May 10   In the year 1918 hMS Vindictive sunk to block entrance of Ostend Harbor   

May 11   On this day in history 44th Kentucky Derby: William Knapp on Exterminator wins in 2:10.8   

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Jan 01   Willy den Ouden, Dutch swimmer, (WR 100m, 1:04.06) was born in the year 1918.   

Jan 01   Patrick Anthony Porteous, Scottish Victoria Cross recipient (d. 2000) was born on this day in history.   

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   Buddy Weed, Ossining NY, pianist (Penthouse Party) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 07   In the year 1918 birth of alessadro Natta, Italian political leader (Communist Party)   

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   On this day in history michael Hertz, composer, dies at 73   

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   John McCrae, Canadian poet/physician, dies in the year 1918.   

Feb 02   John L Sullivan, Mass, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Feb 06   In the year 1918 gustav Klimt, Austrian painter/cartoonist, dies at 55