1918 in History

1918

Abraham Bueno de Mesquita, Dutch comedian and actor (died 2005)

Abraham Bueno de Mesquita, Dutch comedian and actor (died 2005)

1918

Ruth Duccini, American actress (died 2014)

Ruth Duccini, American actress (died 2014)

1918

Pee Wee Reese, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 1999)

Pee Wee Reese, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 1999)

1918

Ruggiero Ricci, American violinist and educator (died 2012)

Ruggiero Ricci, American violinist and educator (died 2012)

1918

Jane Frank, American painter and sculptor (died 1986)

Jane Frank, American painter and sculptor (died 1986)

1918

Marjorie Lord, American actress (died 2015)

Marjorie Lord, American actress (died 2015)

1918

Leonard Rose, American cellist and educator (died 1984)

Leonard Rose, American cellist and educator (died 1984)

1918

Don Ingalls, American writer and producer (died 2014)

Don Ingalls, American writer and producer (died 2014)

1918

Edwin O'Connor, American journalist and author (died 1968)

Edwin O'Connor, American journalist and author (died 1968)

1918

Mary Lee Settle, American novelist, essayist, and memoirist (died 2005)

Mary Lee Settle, American novelist, essayist, and memoirist (died 2005)

1918

Paul D. Boyer, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2018)

Paul D. Boyer, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2018)

1918

Hank Jones, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (died 2010)

Hank Jones, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (died 2010)

1918

Frank Renouf, New Zealand businessman and financier (died 1998)

Frank Renouf, New Zealand businessman and financier (died 1998)

1918

T. J. Jemison, American minister and activist (died 2013)

T. J. Jemison, American minister and activist (died 2013)

1918

James MacGregor Burns, American historian, political scientist, and author (died 2014)

James MacGregor Burns, American historian, political scientist, and author (died 2014)

1918

Sidney Gottlieb, American chemist and theorist (died 1999)

Sidney Gottlieb, American chemist and theorist (died 1999)

1918

Larry Haines, American actor (died 2008)

Larry Haines, American actor (died 2008)

1918

Eddie Jefferson, American singer-songwriter (died 1979)

Eddie Jefferson, American singer-songwriter (died 1979)

1918

Brian Crozier, Australian-English historian and journalist (died 2012)

Brian Crozier, Australian-English historian and journalist (died 2012)

1918

Tom Drake, American actor and singer (died 1982)

Tom Drake, American actor and singer (died 1982)