May 1918 calendar

Events

• 01 May 1918 German troops enter Don province they take Rostov May 6.
• 02 May 1918 General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware.
• 10 May 1918 HMS Vindictive sunk to block entrance of Ostend Harbor.
• 11 May 1918 44th Kentucky Derby: William Knapp on Exterminator wins in 2:10.8.
• 14 May 1918 Sunday baseball is made legal in Washington DC.
• 15 May 1918 1st airmail postal service
• 16 May 1918 The Sedition Act of 1918 is passed by the U.S. Congress, making criticism of the government an imprisonable offense.
• 18 May 1918 Netherlands Indian Volksraad installed in Batavia.
• 19 May 1918 Washington's first Sunday game, Senators beat Cleveland 1-0 in 18 innings.
• 20 May 1918 The small town of Codell, Kansas is hit for the third year in a row by a tornado. Coincidentally, all three tornadoes hit on May 20, 1916, 1917, and 1918 respectively.
• 21 May 1918 House of Representatives passes amendment allowing women to vote.
• 23 May 1918 King Oil / Shell refinery on Curacao officially opens
• 24 May 1918 Cleveland beats New York Yankees 3-2 in 19 inning.
• 26 May 1918 Georgian Social Democratic Republic declares independence from Russia.
• 27 May 1918 Battle of Aisne.
• 28 May 1918 Tatars declares Azerbaijan, in Russian Caucasus, independent.
• 29 May 1918 Armenia defeats the Ottoman Army in the Battle of Sardarapat.

Famous Birthday

• Richard Feynman

  American theoretical physicist known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum...

• Mike Wallace (journalist)
• Henry Calvin

  American actor known for his role as the Spanish soldier, Sergeant Garcia on Walt Disney's live-action television series "Zorro"...

• Birgit Nilsson

  Swedish soprano opera singer who received her first operatic contract in 1947 and sang at the Metropolitan Opera on 12/18/1959.

• Masahilo Nakazono
• Jack Paar

  American comedian author and talk show host (d. 2004).

• Julius Rosenberg

  NYC, 1st US civilian executed for espionage at 37.

• Yasuhiro Nakasone

  Japanese commander and politician 45th Prime Minister of Japan.

• Massimo Girotti

  Italian film actor whose career spanned seven decades.

• Donald Ballard

  American business administrator and noted family, the son of the founders of the religious cult, "The Mighty I Am.

• Joseph Wiseman

  Canadian-American actor (d. 2009).

• Willem Noske

  Dutch prodigy violinist, music collector and music historian.

• Eddy Arnold (singer)
• Kam Fong
• Stephen F Keating
• Jacques Mitterrand

  French military man and noted family member, his brother is François Mitterrand.

• Mary Kay Ash

  American entrepreneur (Born 1915).

• Robert Gall
• Dennis Day

  Irish-American singer and radio and television personality (Jack Benny Show), dies of Lou Gehrigs disease at age 71 (born 1916).

• Alberto Bonucci

  Italian film actor and director.

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Famous Deaths

• Raoul Lufbery

  French-American World War I fighter pilot and flying ace (Born 1885).

• Eusapia Palladino Napolitan

  dies at age 64.

• Toivo Kuula composer

  dies at age 34.

• Henry Adams US literature historian (Esther)

  dies at age 80.

• Georgi V Plechanov Russian revolutionary theorist

  dies.

• Charlie Soong

  Christian missionary.

• George Cosbuc

  Romanian poet (Born 1866).

• James Gordon Bennett

  Jr.

• Ozutsu Man'emon

  Japanese sumo wrestler, the 18th Yokozuna (Born 1869).

• Georgi Plekhanov

  Russian philosopher theorist and author (d. 1918).

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Percy Hemus - On the Road to Home Sweet Home
2. Marion Harris - Everybody's Crazy 'Bout the Doggone Blues (But I'm Happy)
3. Helen Clark & Gladys Rice - The Siren's Song
4. Van & Schenck - In the Land O Yamo Yamo
5. Oscar Seagle & Columbia Stellar Quartet - Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag