Page 20: 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) in the year 1918.   

Dec 16   Henry Clarke, fashion photographer in the year 1918.   

Dec 16   In the year 1918 jack Dempsey KOs Carl Morris in 14 seconds   

Dec 18   Henryk Jarecki, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1918.   

Dec 19   On this day in history robert Ripley began his "Believe It or Not" column (NY Globe)   

Dec 19   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.) on this day in history.   

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

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

Dec 20   The use of the collective title "Canadian National Railways" is authorized by order in council P.C. 3122 on this day in history.   

Dec 21   In the year 1918 donald Regan, White House staffer/US Secretary of Treasury (1981-85)   

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

Dec 22   Albijn van de Abeele, Flemish author/mayor/painter, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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) in the year 1918.   

Dec 26   In the year 1918 bertram Luard-Selby, composer, dies at 65   

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

Dec 27   The Great Poland Uprising against the Germans begins in the year 1918.   

Dec 28   George H White, last post Reconstruction congressman (Penn), dies on this day in history.   

Dec 30   John E Hoover decides to be called J Edgar Hoover in the year 1918.   

Dec 30   On this day in history w Eugene Smith, US photographer (Saipan, Walk to Paradise Garden)   

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

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Jan 01   Willy den Ouden, Dutch swimmer, (WR 100m, 1:04.06) was born in the year 1918.   

Jan 01   Patrick Anthony Porteous, Scottish Victoria Cross recipient (d. 2000) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Willi Graf, German anti-Nazi activist (d. 1943) was born in the year 1918.   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of jean Dixon, psychic (Gift of Prophecy)   

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

Jan 06   In the year 1918 birth of caspar MB "Cas" Baas, Dutch actor/playwright/director (Ciske the Rat)   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of alessadro Natta, Italian political leader (Communist Party)   

Jan 02   Sijbe K Bakker, vicar/theologist (Christian-Socialism), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1918 georg F L P Cantor, German mathematician: collection, dies at 72   

Jan 08   On this day in history michael Hertz, composer, dies at 73   

Jan 09   On this day in history death of Émile Reynaud, French scientist (b. 1844)   

Jan 24   On this day in history death of george Arthur Crump, Founder of the Pine Valley Golf Club in Clementon NJ (b. 1871)   

Jan 28   John McCrae, Canadian poet/physician, dies in the year 1918.   

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