Historical Events In 1918

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

Dec 15   On this day in history 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   In the year 1918 henryk Jarecki, composer, dies at 72  

Dec 19   In the year 1918 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   On this day in history audrey Totter, Joliet Ill, actress (Carpetbaggers, Set-Up)  

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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) in the year 1918.  

Dec 26   On this day in history bertram Luard-Selby, composer, dies at 65  

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

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

Dec 28   In the year 1918 george H White, last post Reconstruction congressman (Penn), dies  

Dec 30   On this day in history 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 in the year 1918.  

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 in the year 1918.  

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 in the year 1918.  

Jan 06   On this day in history 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   In the year 1918 sijbe K Bakker, vicar/theologist (Christian-Socialism), dies at 42  

Jan 06   On this day in history 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 in the year 1918.  

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

Jan 28   On this day in history john McCrae, Canadian poet/physician, dies  

Feb 02   John L Sullivan, Mass, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

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