1918 in History

1918

Chuck Stevens, American baseball player (died 2018)

Chuck Stevens, American baseball player (died 2018)

1918

Frank L. Lambert, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at Occidental College (died 2018)

Frank L. Lambert, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at Occidental College (died 2018)

1918

Fred Wacker, American race driver and engineer (died 1998)

Fred Wacker, American race driver and engineer (died 1998)

1918

Venetia Burney, English educator, who named Pluto (died 2009)

Venetia Burney, English educator, who named Pluto (died 2009)

1918

Roy Krenkel, American illustrator (died 1983)

Roy Krenkel, American illustrator (died 1983)

1918

Alberto Ascari, Italian race car driver (died 1955)

Alberto Ascari, Italian race car driver (died 1955)

1918

Ronald Bladen, American painter and sculptor (died 1988)

Ronald Bladen, American painter and sculptor (died 1988)

1918

Marcia Brown, American author and illustrator (died 2015)

Marcia Brown, American author and illustrator (died 2015)

1918

Fred Baur, American chemist and founder of Pringles (died 2008)

Fred Baur, American chemist and founder of Pringles (died 2008)

1918

Ingmar Bergman, Swedish director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2007)

Ingmar Bergman, Swedish director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2007)

1918

Arthur Laurents, American director, screenwriter, and playwright (died 2011)

Arthur Laurents, American director, screenwriter, and playwright (died 2011)

1918

Jay Wright Forrester, American computer engineer and systems scientist (died 2016)

Jay Wright Forrester, American computer engineer and systems scientist (died 2016)

1918

Bertram Brockhouse, Canadian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2003)

Bertram Brockhouse, Canadian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2003)

1918

Brenda Milner, English-Canadian neuropsychologist and academic

Brenda Milner, English-Canadian neuropsychologist and academic

1918

Denis Edward Arnold, English soldier (died 2015)

Denis Edward Arnold, English soldier (died 2015)

1918

Paul Farnes, British Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter pilot (died 2020)

Paul Farnes, British Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter pilot (died 2020)

1918

Samuel Victor Perry, English biochemist and rugby player (died 2009)

Samuel Victor Perry, English biochemist and rugby player (died 2009)

1918

Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio, Guatemalan soldier and politician, President of Guatemala (died 2003)

Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio, Guatemalan soldier and politician, President of Guatemala (died 2003)

1918

Nelson Mandela, South African lawyer and politician, 1st President of South Africa, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2013)

Nelson Mandela, South African lawyer and politician, 1st President of South Africa, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2013)

1918

Cindy Walker, American singer-songwriter and dancer (died 2006)

Cindy Walker, American singer-songwriter and dancer (died 2006)