Historical Events In 1918

Oct 21   Margaret Owen sets world typing speed record of 170 wpm for 1 min in the year 1918.   

Oct 21   The Mount Royal Tunnel, Montreal, is opened for regular traffic by the Canadian Northern Railway in the year 1918.   

Oct 23   On this day in history actor Charlie Chaplin (29) weds Mildred Harris (17)   

Oct 23   In the year 1918 james Daly, Wisc, actor (Medical Center)   

Oct 24   In the year 1918 alexander Charles Lecocq, composer, dies at 86   

Oct 25   Canadian steamship "Princess Sophia" hit a reef off Alaska, 398 die on this day in history.   

Oct 25   In the year 1918 nearly 400 passengers drown when the Canadian steamship Princess Sophia founders off the Alaskan coast.   

Oct 26   On this day in history soldier revolt at Harskamp Veluwe   

Oct 27   On this day in history major William G. Barker Cdn. (Royal air Force) wins the Victoria Cross for service over France   

Oct 27   In the year 1918 paul Dixon, Earling Iowa, Ohio talk show host (Paul Dixon Show)   

Oct 28   On this day in history czechoslovakia gains independence as Austria-Hungary breaks up   

Oct 28   In the year 1918 harold Sheperdson, soccer trainer   

Oct 30   In the year 1918 robert Feller, MLB pitcher (Red Sox, led AL in strikeouts 7 times)   

Oct 30   Slovakia asks for creation of Czechoslovakian state on this day in history.   

Oct 31   Egon Schiele, Austria painter/graphic artist, dies at 28 on this day in history.   

Oct 31   Spanish flu-virus kills 21,000 in US in 1 week on this day in history.   

Nov 01   102 die in a NYC BMT subway derailment at Malbone Street Brooklyn on this day in history.   

Nov 01   On this day in history 97 die in NYC subway's worst accident   

Nov 01   Sgt. Hugh Cairns (46th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Valenciennes, Belgium in the year 1918.   

Nov 03   Austro-Hungarian Empire disolves in the year 1918.   

Nov 03   On this day in history austro-Hungarian Empire dissolves   

Nov 03   In the year 1918 bob Feller, pitcher (Cleve Indian, 3 no-hitters)   

Nov 03   On this day in history poland proclaims independence from Russia after WW I   

Nov 04   Art Carney, Mount Vernon NY, actor (Ed Norton-Honeymooners) on this day in history.   

Nov 04   Kiel in hands of revolutionary sailors on this day in history.   

Nov 04   In the year 1918 wilfred Owens, anti-war poet (Anthem for doomed youth), dies at 25   

Nov 06   In the year 1918 republic of Poland proclaimed   

Nov 06   In the year 1918 ronnie Brody, England, actor (Superman 3, What's Up Nurse, Ritz)   

Nov 07   In the year 1918 billy Graham, Charlotte NC, Baptist evangelist (Crusades)   

Nov 07   Goddard demonstrates tube-launched solid propellant rockets in the year 1918.   

Nov 07   In the year 1918 the birth of Billy Graham, American evangelist   

Nov 07   United Press erroneously reports WW I armistice had been signed in the year 1918.   

Nov 08   Hermann Zapf, German designer on this day in history.   

Nov 08   Pro-German supreme commander general Cutters lay-offs in the year 1918.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of willy den Ouden, Dutch swimmer, (WR 100m, 1:04.06)   

Jan 01   In the year 1918 birth of patrick Anthony Porteous, Scottish Victoria Cross recipient (d. 2000)   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of willi Graf, German anti-Nazi activist (d. 1943)   

Jan 03   Maxene Andrews, Minn, singer (Andrew Sisters-Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Jean Dixon, psychic (Gift of Prophecy) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Buddy Weed, Ossining NY, pianist (Penthouse Party) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of caspar MB "Cas" Baas, Dutch actor/playwright/director (Ciske the Rat)   

Jan 07   Alessadro Natta, Italian political leader (Communist Party) was born in the year 1918.   

Jan 02   In the year 1918 sijbe K Bakker, vicar/theologist (Christian-Socialism), dies at 42   

Jan 06   Georg F L P Cantor, German mathematician: collection, dies at 72 in the year 1918.   

Jan 08   Michael Hertz, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Émile Reynaud, French scientist (b. 1844) died on this day in history.   

Jan 24   George Arthur Crump, Founder of the Pine Valley Golf Club in Clementon NJ (b. 1871) died on this day in history.   

Jan 28   John McCrae, Canadian poet/physician, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 02   On this day in history john L Sullivan, Mass, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 59   

Feb 06   Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter/cartoonist, dies at 55 on this day in history.