Historical Events In 1918

Dec 15   American Jewish Congress holds it's 1st meeting on this day in history.   

Dec 15   Jeff Chandler, [Ira Grossel], Bkln, actor (Broken Arrow) on this day in history.   

Dec 16   In the year 1918 henry Clarke, fashion photographer   

Dec 16   On this day in history jack Dempsey KOs Carl Morris in 14 seconds   

Dec 18   On this day in history henryk Jarecki, composer, dies at 72   

Dec 19   Robert Ripley began his "Believe It or Not" column (NY Globe) on this day in history.   

Dec 19   In the year 1918 robert Ripley began his Believe It or Not feature in The New York Globe. (If you like the weird and unusual, check out the bizarre web sites featured on our Strange But True page.)   

Dec 20   Audrey Totter, Joliet Ill, actress (Carpetbaggers, Set-Up) in the year 1918.   

Dec 20   In the year 1918 eugene O'Neill's "Moon of the Caribees," premieres in NYC   

Dec 20   The use of the collective title "Canadian National Railways" is authorized by order in council P.C. 3122 in the year 1918.   

Dec 21   Donald Regan, White House staffer/US Secretary of Treasury (1981-85) on this day in history.   

Dec 21   On this day in history red Sox trade Dutch Leonard, Ernie Shore & Duffy Lewis to Yankees for Ray Caldwell & Slim Love, Frank Gilhooey, Al Walters & $15,000   

Dec 22   In the year 1918 albijn van de Abeele, Flemish author/mayor/painter, dies at 83   

Dec 23   In the year 1918 helmut Schmidt, Chancellor of Germany (SPD, 1974- )   

Dec 26   1st day of 1st-class cricket in Aust after WW I (Vic v NSW) on this day in history.   

Dec 26   Bertram Luard-Selby, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1918.   

Dec 27   On this day in history john Celardo, American comic strip artist   

Dec 27   On this day in history the Great Poland Uprising against the Germans begins.   

Dec 28   On this day in history george H White, last post Reconstruction congressman (Penn), dies   

Dec 30   John E Hoover decides to be called J Edgar Hoover on this day in history.   

Dec 30   W Eugene Smith, US photographer (Saipan, Walk to Paradise Garden) in the year 1918.   

Dec 31   On this day in history kid Gleason replaces Pants Rowland as White Sox manager   

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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   Patrick Anthony Porteous, Scottish Victoria Cross recipient (d. 2000) was born in the year 1918.   

Jan 02   In the year 1918 birth of willi Graf, German anti-Nazi activist (d. 1943)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of maxene Andrews, Minn, singer (Andrew Sisters-Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy)   

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

Jan 06   In the year 1918 birth of buddy Weed, Ossining NY, pianist (Penthouse Party)   

Jan 06   Caspar MB "Cas" Baas, Dutch actor/playwright/director (Ciske the Rat) was born in the year 1918.   

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   In the year 1918 georg F L P Cantor, German mathematician: collection, dies at 72   

Jan 08   In the year 1918 michael Hertz, composer, dies at 73   

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

Jan 24   In the year 1918 death of george Arthur Crump, Founder of the Pine Valley Golf Club in Clementon NJ (b. 1871)   

Jan 28   In the year 1918 john McCrae, Canadian poet/physician, dies   

Feb 02   John L Sullivan, Mass, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 59 in the year 1918.   

Feb 06   Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter/cartoonist, dies at 55 in the year 1918.