What Happened on May 19, 1918

Day of the Week: Sunday

Historical Events

  • Wash 1st Sunday game, Senators beat Cleveland 1-0 in 18 innings

Famous Birthdays

  • Abraham Pais, Dutch-born American physicist (d. 2000)

Person of interestFlorence Chadwick

Florence Chadwick, swimmer (1st to swim English Channel both ways), born in San Diego, California (d. 1995)

Swimmer Florence Chadwick
Swimmer
Florence Chadwick

Famous Deaths

  • Gervais Raoul Lufbery, French-American World War I fighter pilot and flying ace, dies at 33