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What Happened on May 18, 1922

Historical Events

  • Dutch 2nd Chamber agrees to 48 hour work week (was 45 hrs)

Famous Birthdays

  • George Kitson, British principal of the Central School of Speech and Drama, born in Magherafelt, Northern Ireland (d. 2010)
  • Gerda Boyesen, Norwegian-born body psychotherapist (d. 2005)
  • Kai Winding, Danish-American Jazz musician and trombonist (Georgia On My Mind), born in Aarhus, Denmark (d. 1983)

Famous Deaths

  • Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, French physician (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1907), dies at 76
Died in 1922 1922 Highlights

About May 18, 1922

Calendar: Gregorian
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 102 years, 1 month and 25 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Taurus