Page 16: Historical Events In 1918

Oct 04   On this day in history musical "Sometime" with Mae West premieres in NYC   

Oct 05   Roland Garros, French stunt flyer, dies on this day in history.   

Oct 06   In the year 1918 uS ship Otranto sinks between Scotland & Ireland, 425 die   

Oct 07   On this day in history c Hubert H Parry, Engl musicologist/composer (Jerusalem), dies at 70   

Oct 07   Guido Aristarco, film critic on this day in history.   

Oct 08   On this day in history capt. Coulson Norman Mitchell (4th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Cambrai, France   

Oct 08   Ron Randell, Sydney Australia, actor (Loves of Carmen, I am a Camera) in the year 1918.   

Oct 08   In the year 1918 sgt Alvin York single-handedly kills 25, captures 132 Germans   

Oct 09   On this day in history e Howard Hunt, Hamburg NY, involved in Watergate break-in   

Oct 09   On this day in history michail V Alekseyev, Russian general (WW I), murdered at 60   

Oct 10   Baden's Geisz forms govt on this day in history.   

Oct 10   Bobby Byrne, Columbus Ohio, orch leader (Club Seven) in the year 1918.   

Oct 11   In the year 1918 jerome Robbins, [Rabinowitz], NY, choreographer (Tony-West Side Story)   

Oct 11   Lt. Wallace L. Algie (20th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Cambrai, France in the year 1918.   

Oct 11   In the year 1918 major Tsumani shakes Caribbean   

Oct 12   1st use of iron lung (Boston's Children Hospital) in the year 1918.   

Oct 12   Cloquet Minn and 25 other communities destroyed by forest fire, 559 die in the year 1918.   

Oct 12   Emil Cossetto, composer in the year 1918.   

Oct 12   First use of iron lung (Boston's Children Hospital) on this day in history.   

Oct 13   In the year 1918 gerrit Engelke, German writer (Briefer der Liebe), dies   

Oct 13   On this day in history jack MacGowran, Dublin Ireland, actor (King Lear, Exorcist)   

Oct 14   Doug Ring, cricketer (Australian leggie of the late 40's early 50's) in the year 1918.   

Oct 15   In the year 1918 british Q-ship Cymric sinks British submarine J6   

Oct 16   In the year 1918 bill Nichols, (Rep-D-AL, 1967- )   

Oct 16   Felix Arndt, composer, dies at 29 in the year 1918.   

Oct 17   De Kooy airport in Netherlands opens on this day in history.   

Oct 17   Gordon White, cricketer (WW I Superb S African batsman 1905-12), dies on this day in history.   

Oct 17   Yugoslavia proclaims itself a republic in the year 1918.   

Oct 18   Bobby Troup, Harrisburg Pa, pianist/actor (Emergency, Acapulco) in the year 1918.   

Oct 18   Czechoslovakia declares Independence from Austro-Hungarian Empire in the year 1918.   

Oct 19   On this day in history joseph Lesage, French painter/etcher (WW I), dies at 34   

Oct 19   In the year 1918 louis Althusser, French philosopher (For Marx, Strangled His Wife)   

Oct 20   On this day in history anton Diffring, Koblenz Germany, actor (Assignment Vienna)   

Oct 20   Germans, aimed at an armistice, Germans agree to further concessions on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history 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 in the year 1918.   

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

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

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

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   In the year 1918 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   Georg F L P Cantor, German mathematician: collection, dies at 72 in the year 1918.   

Jan 08   On this day in history michael Hertz, composer, dies at 73   

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   In the year 1918 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