What Happened In September 1918 In History

Historical Events for September, 1918

• 5th » The original publication of the Cheka decree, "On Red Terror".
• 10th » Russian Civil War: The Red Army Kazan Operation named captures Kazan.
• 26th » World War I: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive, the bloodiest single battle in American history, begins.
• 28th » World War I: The Fifth Battle of Ypres begins.
• 29th » World War I, Battle of St. Quentin Canal: The Hindenburg Line is broken by Allies of World War I or Allied forces. Bulgaria signs an armistice.

Famous Birthdays on September in 1918

• 2nd » Allen Drury, American journalist and author (d. 1998)
• 3rd » Helen Wagner, American actress (d. 2010)
• 4th » Paul Harvey, American radio host (d. 2009)
• 4th » Gerald Wilson, American trumpet player and composer (d. 2014)
• 5th » Luis Alcoriza, Mexican actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1992)
• 5th » Bob Katter, Sr., Australian captain and politician (d. 1990)
• 5th » Jean-Marie Poitras, Canadian politician (d. 2009)
• 5th » Buddy Williams (country musician) called Buddy Williams, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1986)
• 6th » Hugh Gillis, American farmer and politician (d. 2013)
• 8th » Derek Barton, English-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize in Chemistry known as Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)
• 9th » Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, Italian politician, 9th President of Italy (d. 2012)
• 13th » Dick Haymes, Argentinian-American actor and singer (d. 1980)
• 14th » Georges Berger, Belgian race car driver (d. 1967)
• 14th » Cachao López, Cuban-American bassist and composer (d. 2008)
• 15th » Alfred D. Chandler, Jr., American historian and academic (d. 2007)
• 15th » Phil Lamason, New Zealand soldier and pilot (d. 2012)
• 15th » Nipsey Russell, American comedian and actor (d. 2005)
• 16th » Władysław Kędra, Polish pianist (d. 1968)
• 17th » Lea Gottlieb, Hungarian-Israeli fashion designer, founded the Gottex known as Gottex Company (d. 2012)
• 17th » Chaim Herzog, Irish-Israeli general and politician, 6th President of Israel (d. 1997)
• 21st » Rand Brooks, American actor and producer (d. 2003)
• 21st » John Gofman, American physicist, chemist, and biologist (d. 2007)
• 21st » Karl Slover, Slovak-American actor (d. 2011)
• 22nd » Hans Scholl, German activist (d. 1943)
• 22nd » Henryk Szeryng, Polish-Mexican violinist and educator (d. 1988)
• 24th » Audra Lindley, American actress (d. 1997)
• 26th » John Rankine, Welsh author (d. 2013)
• 26th » John Zacherle, American television host, voice actor, and singer
• 27th » Martin Ryle, English astronomer and author, Nobel Prize in Physics or Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1984)
• 28th » Ángel Labruna, Argentinian footballer and manager (d. 1983)
• 28th » Arnold Stang, American actor and singer (d. 2009)
• 30th » Lewis Nixon (United States Army officer) e.g Lewis Nixon, American captain (d. 1995)
• 30th » René Rémond, French historian and economist (d. 2007)

Famous Deaths for September 1918

• 25th » Mikhail Alekseyev, Russian general (b. 1857)
• 28th » Georg Simmel, German sociologist and philosopher (b. 1858)
• 28th » Freddie Stowers, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1896)

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