Historical Events In 1918

Dec 16   Henry Clarke, fashion photographer on this day in history.  

Dec 16   Jack Dempsey KOs Carl Morris in 14 seconds in the year 1918.  

Dec 18   Henryk Jarecki, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

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

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

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) on this day in history.  

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

Dec 26   Bertram Luard-Selby, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1918.  

Dec 30   John E Hoover decides to be called J Edgar Hoover on this day in history.  

Dec 30   W Eugene Smith, US photographer (Saipan, Walk to Paradise Garden) in the year 1918.  

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

Jan 05   Jean Dixon, psychic (Gift of Prophecy) was born in the year 1918.  

Jan 06   On this day in history 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   Alessadro Natta, Italian political leader (Communist Party) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 08   Michael Hertz, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Jan 09   Émile Reynaud, French scientist (b. 1844) died on this day in history.  

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

Feb 02   On this day in history john L Sullivan, Mass, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 59  

Feb 06   Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter/cartoonist, dies at 55 in the year 1918.