Historical Events
- WWI: Allies defeat Germans at the Battle of Amiens - the last great battle on the Western Front
Famous Birthdays
- Bob Carroll, American radio and screenwriter (I Love Lucy; The Lucy Show; The Mothers-In-Law; Here's Lucy), born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania (d. 2007)
Guy Gibson (1918-1944)
British aviator who led the Dambusters Raid (Victoria Cross), born in Simla, India
- Margaret Burbidge, British-American astronomer and educator (faint object spectrograph of the Hubble Space), born in Davenport, England (d. 2020) [1]
- Sid Bernstein, music producer and concert promoter (Beatles; Rolling Stones), born in New York City (d. 2013)
Famous Deaths
- Anna Held, Polish-born French actress and singer (A Parisian Model), dies of cancer at 46
Died in 1918 1918 Highlights
About August 12, 1918
Calendar: Gregorian
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 105 years, 11 months and 21 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Sign: Leo
