Page 7: Historical Events In 1918

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

Apr 18   Robert Zimonyi, Hungary, cox (Olympic-Hungary-bronze-1948/US-gold-64) on this day in history.   

Apr 20   In the year 1918 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   Reginald Harry Mybirgh Hands, cricketer (1 Test for SA), dies in the year 1918.   

Apr 20   On this day in history the Canadian Government calls up men from ages of 20 to 22 for military service.   

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

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

Apr 21   On this day in history 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   In the year 1918 battle of Zeebrugge ends   

Apr 23   In the year 1918 percy Thomson Dean, lt-commander, killed at Zeebrugge, dies   

Apr 23   On this day in history uSS Stewart destroys German submarine off France   

Apr 25   In the year 1918 astrid Varnay, Stockholm Sweden, soprano (Met Opera 1941-56)   

Apr 25   On this day in history australians drive Germans from Villers-Bretonneux, France   

Apr 25   The birth of Ella Fitzgerald, US jazz singer on this day in history.   

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

Apr 27   On this day in history 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   Gavrilo Princip, Bosnian murderer of arch duke Ferdinand, dies at 22 on this day in history.   

Apr 29   In the year 1918 mervyn Roye Harvey, cricketer (brother of Neil, Test for Australia)   

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   On this day in history frederick Archibauld Warner, diplomat   

May 02   General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware in the year 1918.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

May 05   Erbie Bowser, pianist on this day in history.   

May 06   Godfrey Ridout, composer on this day in history.   

May 07   Argeliers Leon, composer in the year 1918.   

May 09   Mike Wallace, Brookline Mass, newscaster (Biography, 60 Minutes) in the year 1918.   

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

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   On this day in history birth of patrick Anthony Porteous, Scottish Victoria Cross recipient (d. 2000)   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of maxene Andrews, Minn, singer (Andrew Sisters-Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy)   

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 in the year 1918.   

Jan 06   In the year 1918 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   Georg F L P Cantor, German mathematician: collection, dies at 72 in the year 1918.   

Jan 08   Michael Hertz, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   On this day in history 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   John L Sullivan, Mass, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 59 in the year 1918.   

Feb 06   On this day in history gustav Klimt, Austrian painter/cartoonist, dies at 55