Page 17: Historical Events In 1918

Oct 21   On this day in history margaret Owen sets world typing speed record of 170 wpm for 1 min   

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

Oct 23   Actor Charlie Chaplin (29) weds Mildred Harris (17) on this day in history.   

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

Oct 24   Alexander Charles Lecocq, composer, dies at 86 in the year 1918.   

Oct 25   In the year 1918 canadian steamship "Princess Sophia" hit a reef off Alaska, 398 die   

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

Oct 26   In the year 1918 soldier revolt at Harskamp Veluwe   

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

Oct 27   On this day in history paul Dixon, Earling Iowa, Ohio talk show host (Paul Dixon Show)   

Oct 28   Czechoslovakia gains independence as Austria-Hungary breaks up on this day in history.   

Oct 28   Harold Sheperdson, soccer trainer in the year 1918.   

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

Oct 30   On this day in history slovakia asks for creation of Czechoslovakian state   

Oct 31   Egon Schiele, Austria painter/graphic artist, dies at 28 in the year 1918.   

Oct 31   In the year 1918 spanish flu-virus kills 21,000 in US in 1 week   

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

Nov 01   In the year 1918 97 die in NYC subway's worst accident   

Nov 01   Sgt. Hugh Cairns (46th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Valenciennes, Belgium on this day in history.   

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

Nov 03   In the year 1918 austro-Hungarian Empire dissolves   

Nov 03   Bob Feller, pitcher (Cleve Indian, 3 no-hitters) on this day in history.   

Nov 03   Poland proclaims independence from Russia after WW I in the year 1918.   

Nov 04   On this day in history art Carney, Mount Vernon NY, actor (Ed Norton-Honeymooners)   

Nov 04   Kiel in hands of revolutionary sailors in the year 1918.   

Nov 04   On this day in history wilfred Owens, anti-war poet (Anthem for doomed youth), dies at 25   

Nov 06   Republic of Poland proclaimed on this day in history.   

Nov 06   On this day in history ronnie Brody, England, actor (Superman 3, What's Up Nurse, Ritz)   

Nov 07   On this day in history billy Graham, Charlotte NC, Baptist evangelist (Crusades)   

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

Nov 07   On this day in history the birth of Billy Graham, American evangelist   

Nov 07   In the year 1918 united Press erroneously reports WW I armistice had been signed   

Nov 08   On this day in history hermann Zapf, German designer   

Nov 08   Pro-German supreme commander general Cutters lay-offs on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1918 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   Willi Graf, German anti-Nazi activist (d. 1943) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Maxene Andrews, Minn, singer (Andrew Sisters-Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy) was born in the year 1918.   

Jan 05   In the year 1918 birth of jean Dixon, psychic (Gift of Prophecy)   

Jan 06   On this day in history 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   In the year 1918 birth of alessadro Natta, Italian political leader (Communist Party)   

Jan 02   Sijbe K Bakker, vicar/theologist (Christian-Socialism), dies at 42 in the year 1918.   

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   On this day in history death of Émile Reynaud, French scientist (b. 1844)   

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   On this day in history john McCrae, Canadian poet/physician, dies   

Feb 02   In the year 1918 john L Sullivan, Mass, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 59   

Feb 06   On this day in history gustav Klimt, Austrian painter/cartoonist, dies at 55