Historical Events In 1918

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

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   In the year 1918 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   Audrey Totter, Joliet Ill, actress (Carpetbaggers, Set-Up) on this day in history.  

Dec 20   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

Dec 21   In the year 1918 red Sox trade Dutch Leonard, Ernie Shore & Duffy Lewis to Yankees for Ray Caldwell & Slim Love, Frank Gilhooey, Al Walters & $15,000  

Dec 22   On this day in history albijn van de Abeele, Flemish author/mayor/painter, dies at 83  

Dec 23   On this day in history 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   Bertram Luard-Selby, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Dec 27   John Celardo, American comic strip artist on this day in history.  

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

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   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   In the year 1918 birth of willy den Ouden, Dutch swimmer, (WR 100m, 1:04.06)  

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of willi Graf, German anti-Nazi activist (d. 1943)  

Jan 03   In the year 1918 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 06   Caspar MB "Cas" Baas, Dutch actor/playwright/director (Ciske the Rat) was born in the year 1918.  

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 in the year 1918.  

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 in the year 1918.  

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

Feb 02   John L Sullivan, Mass, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 59 in the year 1918.  

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