What happened on Saturday May 04, 1918?

About May 4th, 1918, in brief:

  • Historical events: The Egyptian Expeditionary Force retreated back to the Jordan Valley after a challenging military engagement. They failed to hold the towns of Sunet Nimrun and Es Salt, suffering 1,784 casualties while inflicting over 2,000 casualties on the Ottoman forces.
  • Day of the week: May 4th, 1918 was a Saturday
  • Zodiac Sign: Taurus (in western zodiac), Horse (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Last Quarter
  • #1 US song: On the Road to Home Sweet Home by Percy Hemus
  • Popular movie: M'Liss directed by Marshall Neilan

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May 04, 1918: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on May 04, 1918:

  • Egyptian Expeditionary Force Retreat The Egyptian Expeditionary Force retreated back to the Jordan Valley after a challenging military engagement. They failed to hold the towns of Sunet Nimrun and Es Salt, suffering 1,784 casualties while inflicting over 2,000 casualties on the Ottoman forces.
  • Soviet Russia Military District Establishment Soviet Russia established three new military districts: Belomorsky, North Caucasus, and Volga, as part of its military reorganization during the Russian Civil War period.
  • Finnish Senate Restoration The Senate of Finland was re-established in the city of Vaasa, marking an important moment in Finland's political history during a period of significant national transformation.
  • New York Yankees Baseball Record The New York Yankees set a record with 8 sacrifices in a game, defeating the Boston Red Sox 5-4, with Babe Ruth pitching for the opposing team.
  • Baseball Ontario Founding Baseball Ontario was established in Hamilton, Ontario, as the provincial governing body for baseball, helping to organize and develop the sport in the region.

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May 04, 1918: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was May 04, 1918?


May 04, 1918 was a Saturday and it was the 124th day of the year 1918 in the Gregorian calendar.

May 04, 1918 can also be written as 5/4/1918 in the US and as 4/5/1918 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on May 04, 1918?


Famous people born on May 04, 1918:

  • Kakuei Tanaka

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May 04, 1918: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on May 04, 1918:

  • Karl Patzelt

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May 04, 1918: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on May 04, 1918 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week April 29th and May 5th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

May 04, 1918: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on May 04, 1918 was On the Road to Home Sweet Home by Percy Hemus, according to the music chart for the week April 29th and May 5th.

  1. - On the Road to Home Sweet Home youtube
  2. - Everybody's Crazy 'Bout the Doggone Blues (But I'm Happy) youtube
  3. - The Siren's Song youtube
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May 04, 1918: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for May 4th is Taurus.

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Babies born in May are either Taurus or Gemini. People born before May 20th are Taurus, while people born from May 21st have the sign of Gemini.

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May 04, 1918: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for May 04, 1918 is Horse and the associated element is Earth.

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May 04, 1918: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on May 04, 1918 was Last Quarter.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on May 04, 1918 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on May 04, 1918 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 29% full, rising at 02:05 am and setting at 02:24 pm.

The previous full moon was on Apr 26, 1918 while the next full moon would come on May 25, 1918.

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How old is someone born on May 04, 1918?


Someone born on May 04, 1918 is:

106 years 11 months old,

or 1283 months and 29 days old,

or 5583 weeks

or 39081 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on May 04, 1918?

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on May 04, 1918?

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