Page 20: Historical Events In 1918

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

Dec 15   In the year 1918 jeff Chandler, [Ira Grossel], Bkln, actor (Broken Arrow)   

Dec 16   In the year 1918 henry Clarke, fashion photographer   

Dec 16   In the year 1918 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) in the year 1918.   

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.) in the year 1918.   

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

Dec 20   On this day in history eugene O'Neill's "Moon of the Caribees," premieres in NYC   

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

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 in the year 1918.   

Dec 23   On this day in history helmut Schmidt, Chancellor of Germany (SPD, 1974- )   

Dec 26   In the year 1918 1st day of 1st-class cricket in Aust after WW I (Vic v NSW)   

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

Dec 27   In the year 1918 john Celardo, American comic strip artist   

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

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

Dec 30   In the year 1918 john E Hoover decides to be called J Edgar Hoover   

Dec 30   W Eugene Smith, US photographer (Saipan, Walk to Paradise Garden) on this day in history.   

Dec 31   Kid Gleason replaces Pants Rowland as White Sox manager on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   Willy den Ouden, Dutch swimmer, (WR 100m, 1:04.06) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 02   Willi Graf, German anti-Nazi activist (d. 1943) was born on this day in history.   

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   Buddy Weed, Ossining NY, pianist (Penthouse Party) was born in the year 1918.   

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

Jan 07   In the year 1918 birth of alessadro Natta, Italian political leader (Communist Party)   

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

Jan 06   Georg F L P Cantor, German mathematician: collection, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 09   In the year 1918 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 in the year 1918.   

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