Historical Events In 1918

Dec 16   On this day in history henry Clarke, fashion photographer  

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

Dec 20   Eugene O'Neill's "Moon of the Caribees," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

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) in the year 1918.  

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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1918.  

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

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

Dec 30   In the year 1918 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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1918.  

Jan 03   Maxene Andrews, Minn, singer (Andrew Sisters-Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 06   Buddy Weed, Ossining NY, pianist (Penthouse Party) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 07   Alessadro Natta, Italian political leader (Communist Party) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 06   On this day in history georg F L P Cantor, German mathematician: collection, dies at 72  

Jan 08   Michael Hertz, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1918.  

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   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   In the year 1918 gustav Klimt, Austrian painter/cartoonist, dies at 55