What Happened In May 1918 In History

Historical Events for May, 1918

• 2nd » General Motors Corporation named General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware.
• 11th » The Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus is officially established.
• 16th » The Sedition Act of 1918 is passed by the U.S. Congress, making criticism of the government during wartime an imprisonable offense. It will be repealed less than two years later.
• 26th » The Democratic Republic of Georgia is established.
• 28th » The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and the First Republic of Armenia declare their independence.
• 29th » Armenia defeats the Military of the Ottoman Empire known as Ottoman Army in the Battle of Sardarabad.

Famous Birthdays on May in 1918

• 1st » Gersh Budker, Ukrainian-Russian physicist (d. 1977)
• 1st » Raymond Mailloux, Canadian politician (d. 1995)
• 1st » Jack Paar, American comedian, author and talk show host (d. 2004)
• 3rd » Ted Bates (footballer) called Ted Bates, English footballer and manager (d. 2003)
• 4th » Tom Mead, Australian journalist and politician (d. 2004)
• 4th » Kakuei Tanaka, Japanese politician, 64th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1993)
• 9th » Moisis Michail Bourlas, Greek soldier (d. 2011)
• 9th » Orville Freeman, American soldier and politician, 16th United States Secretary of Agriculture (d. 2003)
• 9th » Mike Wallace (journalist) called Mike Wallace, American journalist and game show host (d. 2012)
• 10th » T. Berry Brazelton, American pediatrician and author
• 10th » George Welch (pilot) known as George Welch, American soldier and pilot (d. 1954)
• 11th » Sheila Burnford, Scottish author (d. 1984)
• 11th » Richard Feynman, American physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics known as Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1988)
• 11th » Desmond MacNamara, Irish painter, sculptor, and author (d. 2008)
• 11th » Phil Rasmussen, American lieutenant (d. 2005)
• 12th » Mary Kay Ash, American businesswoman, founded Mary Kay known as Mary Kay Cosmetics (d. 2001)
• 12th » Julius and Ethel Rosenberg named Julius Rosenberg, American spy (d. 1953)
• 13th » Balasaraswati, Indian dancer (d. 1984)
• 15th » Eddy Arnold, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 2008)
• 15th » Joseph Wiseman, Canadian-American actor (d. 2009)
• 16th » Wilf Mannion, English footballer (d. 2000)
• 17th » A. C. Lyles, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2013)
• 17th » Birgit Nilsson, Swedish soprano (d. 2005)
• 18th » Massimo Girotti, Italian actor (d. 2003)
• 19th » Abraham Pais, Dutch-American physicist (d. 2000)
• 20th » Edward B. Lewis, American geneticist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine or Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)
• 21st » Dennis Day, American singer and actor (d. 1988)
• 23rd » Denis Compton, English cricketer and sportscaster (d. 1997)
• 26th » Anton Christoforidis, Turkish-Greek boxer (d. 1985)
• 27th » Yasuhiro Nakasone, Japanese commander and politician, 45th Prime Minister of Japan
• 28th » Johnny Wayne, Canadian actor and screenwriter (d. 1990)
• 30th » Pita Amor, Mexican poet (d. 2000)
• 30th » Bob Evans (restaurateur) e.g Bob Evans, American businessman, founded Bob Evans Restaurants (d. 2007)
• 31st » Sadie Corré, English actress and dancer (d. 2009)

Famous Deaths for May 1918

• 2nd » Jüri Vilms, Estonian politician (b. 1889)
• 3rd » Charlie Soong, Chinese businessman and missionary (b. 1863)
• 9th » George Coșbuc, Romanian journalist and poet (b. 1866)
• 14th » James Gordon Bennett, Jr., American publisher (b. 1841)
• 19th » Gervais Raoul Lufbery, French-American soldier and pilot (b. 1885)
• 30th » Georgi Plekhanov, Russian philosopher and theorist (b. 1856)

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