Deaths on August 18

Joseph E. Seagram

Died on August 18, 1919

Joseph E. Seagram, Canadian businessman and politician, founded the Seagram Company (b. 1841)

Joseph Emm Seagram (April 15, 1841 – August 18, 1919) was a Canadian distillery founder, politician, philanthropist, and major owner of thoroughbred racehorses.

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Events on 1919

23 Mar

Italian Fascism
In Milan, Italy, Benito Mussolini founds his Fascist political movement.
4 May

Treaty of Versailles
May Fourth Movement: Student demonstrations take place in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, protesting the Treaty of Versailles, which transferred Chinese territory to Japan.
19 May

Turkish War of Independence
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk lands at Samsun on the Anatolian Black Sea coast, initiating what is later termed the Turkish War of Independence.
29 May

General relativity
Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity is tested (later confirmed) by Arthur Eddington and Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin.
4 Jun

19th Amendment to the United States Constitution
Women's rights: The U.S. Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which guarantees suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification.

Deaths on August 18

Joseph E. Seagram

Died on August 18, 1919

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Events on 1919

Italian Fascism

Treaty of Versailles

Turkish War of Independence

General relativity

19th Amendment to the United States Constitution