Page 5: Historical Events In June - 18

1915  On June - 18 21st US Golf Open: John Travers shoots a 297 at Baltusrol GC NJ   

1915  On this day in history arthur Fagg, cricketer (dual double-centuries in a game for Kent 1938)   

1915  On this day in history eufemio Zapata, brother to Mexican revolutionist Emiliano Zapata, killed by Sidronio Comancho   

1916  Yanks score in every inning but 8th to beat Indians 19-3 in baseball on June - 18.   

1916  John Young, actor/TV panelist (Masquerade Party) on this day in history.   

1916  On June - 18 helmuth J L von Moltke, German chief general of staff, dies at 67   

1917  On June - 18 akhmet Jevdet Ismail Hajiyev, composer   

1918  On this day in history bob Carroll, singer/actor (Stage Two Revue, Stranger)   

1919  Edward Leadbitter, politician on June - 18.   

1920  On June - 18 aster Berkhof, [Louis Van de Bergh], Flemish writer (Furious Christ)   

1921  Eduardo Acevedo Diaz, Uruguay writer (Nativa, Lanza y Sable), dies on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history donald L Keene, NYC, Japanese translator/critic   

1922  On June - 18 john C Kapteyn, astronomer, dies at 71   

1924  On June - 18 pope Pius XI's encyclical Maximam gravissimamque   

1926  On June - 18 theodor Lessing laid-off "because he is a Jew" in Hanover   

1927  On June - 18 paavo Nurmi runs world record 2000 m: 5:24.6   

1928  On June - 18 amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the Atlantic. Her solo flight from Newfoundland to Wales took 21 hours.   

1928  Amelia Earhart becomes 1st female to fly across Atlantic Ocean on June - 18.   

1928  On June - 18 roald E G Amundsen, Norwegian pole explorer, dies   

1930  Groundbreaking ceremonies for the Franklin Institute held on June - 18.   

1934  On June - 18 uS Highway planning surveys nationwide authorized   

1934  On June - 18 francisco Lacerda, composer, dies at 65   

1935  August Reusner, composer, dies at 64 on June - 18.   

1936  On this day in history the first bicycle traffic court in America established, Racine, WI   

1936  On June - 18 1st bicycle traffic court in America established, Racine, WI   

1936  Maxim Gorki, [Alexei M Peshkov], Russian writer (Mother), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1937  The birth of John D. Rockerfeller IV, American millionaire on June - 18.   

1937  On June - 18 gaston Doumergue, premier/president of France (1913..34), dies   

1938  On this day in history babe Ruth is signed as a Dodgers coach for the rest of the season   

1939  French LM "Sas" van Aerschot, Flemish actor, dies at 73 on June - 18.   

1940  On this day in history the French cruiser Emile Bertin arrives in Canada with $305 million in gold from the Bank of France; gold released after the war.   

1940  The RAF's 242 'Canadian' Squadron withdraws from France on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history winston Churchill urges perseverance so that future generations would remember that "this was their finest hour"   

1940  On this day in history gen Charles de Gaulle on BBC tells French to defy nazi occupiers   

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1269  Princess Eleanor of England (d. 1298) was born on this day in history.   

1318  Princess Eleanor of Woodstock (d. 1355) was born on June - 18.   

1466  Ottaviano Petrucci, Italian printer (d. 1539) was born on June - 18.   

1511  On June - 18 birth of bartolommeo Ammanati, Italian sculptor/architect   

1511  On June - 18 birth of ponte Santa Trinita, Florence   

1517  On this day in history birth of emperor Ogimachi of Japan (d. 1593)   

1552  Gabriello Chiabrera, Italian poet (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.   

1581  Thomas Overbury, poet (baptized) was born on this day in history.   

0741  Leo III de Isaurier, Byzantine Emperor (717-41), dies on June - 18.   

1234  Death of Emperor Chukyo of Japan (b. 1218) on this day in history.   

1291  On June - 18 alfonso III, King of Aragon (1285-91), dies   

1464  On this day in history rogier van der Weyden, Flemish painter, dies at 65   

1580  On this day in history juliana van Stolberg, Engraver of Nassau, dies   

1588  On June - 18 anna, daughter of prince Willem I/Anna van Saksen, dies at 24   

1629  Piet Heyn, lt-admiral (Spanish silver fleet), dies in battle at 51 on June - 18.   

1667  On this day in history louise Henriette, daughter of Frederik Hendrik, dies at 39