July 1918

Thursday 04:

Bolsheviks kill Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his family (Julian calendar date).

Tuesday 09:

Great train wreck of 1918: In Nashville, Tennessee, an inbound local train collides with an outbound express killing 101 and injuring 171 people, making it the deadliest rail accident in United States history.

Monday 15:

The battle begins near the River Marne with a German attack.

Tuesday 16:

Russian Revolution: At Ekaterinburg, Bolsheviks execute Czar Nicholas II of Russia and his family.