What Happened In June 1918 In History

Historical Events for June, 1918

• 1st » World War I, Western Front (World War I) called Western Front: Battle for Belleau Wood Allied Forces under John J. Pershing and James Harbord engage Imperial German Forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince.
• 10th » The Austro-Hungarian Navy Austro-Hungarian battleship Ship SMS Szent István sinks off the Croatian coast after being torpedoed by an Kingdom of Italy Italian MAS (ships) MAS motorboat; the event is recorded by camera from a nearby vessel.
• 22nd » The Hammond Circus Train Wreck kills 86 and injures 127 near Hammond, Indiana.
• 24th » First airmail service in Canada from Montreal to Toronto.
• 26th » World War I, Eastern Front (World War I) named Western Front: Battle for Belleau Wood Allied Forces under John J. Pershing and James Harbord defeat Imperial German Forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince.

Famous Birthdays on June in 1918

• 2nd » Ruth Atkinson, Canadian-American illustrator (d. 1997)
• 2nd » Kathryn Tucker Windham, American journalist and author (d. 2011)
• 3rd » Patrick Cargill, English actor and producer (d. 1996)
• 3rd » Lili St. Cyr, American actress and dancer (d. 1999)
• 6th » Edwin G. Krebs, American biochemist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine called Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)
• 8th » George Edward Hughes, Irish-New Zealand philosopher and logician (d. 1994)
• 8th » Robert Preston (actor) called Robert Preston, American actor and singer (d. 1987)
• 8th » John D. Roberts, American chemist and academic
• 8th » John H. Ross, American captain and pilot (d. 2013)
• 9th » John Hospers, American philosopher and politician (d. 2011)
• 10th » Patachou, French singer and actress
• 10th » Barry Morse, English-Canadian actor and director (d. 2008)
• 11th » Ruth Aarons, American table tennis player and manager (d. 1980)
• 12th » Samuel Z. Arkoff, American film producer (d. 2001)
• 12th » Christie Jayaratnam Eliezer, Sri Lankan-Australian mathematician and academic (d. 2001)
• 13th » Ben Johnson (actor) e.g Ben Johnson, American actor and stuntman (d. 1996)
• 13th » Helmut Lent, German soldier and pilot (d. 1944)
• 13th » Percy Rodriguez, Canadian-American actor (d. 2007)
• 15th » Zhang Ruifang, Chinese actress (d. 2012)
• 17th » Ajahn Chah, Thai educator (d. 1992)
• 18th » Jerome Karle, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize in Chemistry named Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)
• 18th » Franco Modigliani, Italian-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize in Economics e.g Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2003)
• 20th » George Lynch (racing driver) known as George Lynch, American race car driver (d. 1997)
• 20th » Zoltán Sztáray, Hungarian-American author (d. 2011)
• 21st » Robert A. Boyd, Canadian engineer (d. 2006)
• 21st » James Joll, English historian and scholar (d. 1994)
• 21st » Eddie Lopat, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1992)
• 21st » J. Clyde Mitchell, English sociologist and anthropologist (d. 1995)
• 21st » Dee Molenaar, American mountaineer, painter, and author
• 21st » Robert Roosa, American economist and banker (d. 1993)
• 21st » Tibor Szele, Hungarian mathematician and academic (d. 1955)
• 21st » Josephine Webb, American engineer
• 23rd » Madeleine Parent, Canadian activist (d. 2012)
• 24th » Mildred Ladner Thompson, American journalist and author (d. 2013)
• 24th » Yong Nyuk Lin, Singaporean politician (d. 2012)
• 25th » P. H. Newby, English author (d. 1997)
• 28th » Maxine Stuart, American actress (d. 2013)
• 28th » William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw, Scottish politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1999)

Famous Deaths for June 1918

• 10th » Arrigo Boito, Italian author, poet, and composer (b. 1842)
• 13th » Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia (b. 1878)
• 25th » Jake Beckley, American baseball player and coach (b. 1867)
• 26th » Peter Rosegger, Austrian poet (b. 1843)

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