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   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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   In the year 1918 albijn van de Abeele, Flemish author/mayor/painter, dies at 83  

Dec 23   Helmut Schmidt, Chancellor of Germany (SPD, 1974- ) on this day in history.  

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   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   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 on this day in history.  

Dec 30   In the year 1918 w Eugene Smith, US photographer (Saipan, Walk to Paradise Garden)  

Dec 31   Kid Gleason replaces Pants Rowland as White Sox manager in the year 1918.  

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Jan 01   Willy den Ouden, Dutch swimmer, (WR 100m, 1:04.06) was born in the year 1918.  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of patrick Anthony Porteous, Scottish Victoria Cross recipient (d. 2000)  

Jan 02   Willi Graf, German anti-Nazi activist (d. 1943) was born in the year 1918.  

Jan 03   In the year 1918 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   In the year 1918 birth of buddy Weed, Ossining NY, pianist (Penthouse Party)  

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   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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.