Timeline July 1918

Events in July 1918 8

• 1868 – 1918 Nicholas II of Russia (1868-1918) Died 17 July 1918, aged 50 Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia, was executed along with his family by Bolshevik forces in Yekaterinburg following his abdication in 1917. His reign was marked by military defeats, the 1905 Revolution, and growing unrest that culminated in the fall of the monarchy. He was later canonized as a passion bearer by the Russian Orthodox Church.
• 1918 The German Spring Offensive Western Front Ludendorff's last gamble, using troops freed from the east and stormtrooper tactics, before the Americans could arrive in force. It advanced further than anything since 1914, took 40 miles, and ran out of men and supplies short of anywhere decisive.
• 1918 – 1955 Alberto Ascari The Ciccio Two-time World Champion and Ferrari’s first great champion.
• 1918 Second Battle of the Marne Allied counteroffensive ends the last major German advance of the war German forces launched what became their final major offensive of World War I along the Marne River, which Allied armies under Ferdinand Foch repelled and turned into a counteroffensive. The battle marked the turning point after which Germany remained on the defensive for the rest of the war. It involved large numbers of newly arrived American troops.
• 1918 The Second Battle of the Marne Marne, France The last German offensive of the war was stopped and then thrown back by a French and American counter-attack. From this point the Allies never lost the initiative.
• 1918 Execution of the Romanov family Bolsheviks kill the last Russian imperial family in Yekaterinburg Former Tsar Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra, and their five children were shot by Bolshevik guards in the basement of the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg. The killings were ordered amid fears that advancing anti-Bolshevik forces might rescue the family. The event marked the definitive end of three centuries of Romanov rule in Russia.
• 1918 – 2013 Nelson Mandela Anti-apartheid leader and first president of democratic South Africa, 1918-2013 Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in prison before becoming South Africa's first democratically elected president in 1994, ending apartheid.
• 1918 – 1990 Thatcher resigns 1990 Iron Lady leaves Downing Street Margaret Thatcher resigned as British Prime Minister on November 22, 1990 after 11 years in power, following a leadership challenge from within her own Conservative Party.