Historical Events In 1918

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

Dec 16   On this day in history jack Dempsey KOs Carl Morris in 14 seconds  

Dec 18   In the year 1918 henryk Jarecki, composer, dies at 72  

Dec 19   Robert Ripley began his "Believe It or Not" column (NY Globe) in the year 1918.  

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.) in the year 1918.  

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   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   Albijn van de Abeele, Flemish author/mayor/painter, dies at 83 in the year 1918.  

Dec 23   Helmut Schmidt, Chancellor of Germany (SPD, 1974- ) in the year 1918.  

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   On this day in history john Celardo, American comic strip artist  

Dec 27   In the year 1918 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   W Eugene Smith, US photographer (Saipan, Walk to Paradise Garden) in the year 1918.  

Dec 31   In the year 1918 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 in the year 1918.  

Jan 01   In the year 1918 birth of patrick Anthony Porteous, Scottish Victoria Cross recipient (d. 2000)  

Jan 02   In the year 1918 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   Jean Dixon, psychic (Gift of Prophecy) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of alessadro Natta, Italian political leader (Communist Party)  

Jan 02   On this day in history 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 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   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   In the year 1918 gustav Klimt, Austrian painter/cartoonist, dies at 55