Page 17: Historical Events In 1918

Oct 30   Robert Feller, MLB pitcher (Red Sox, led AL in strikeouts 7 times)   

Oct 30   Slovakia asks for creation of Czechoslovakian state.   

Oct 31   Egon Schiele, Austria painter/graphic artist, dies at 28.   

Oct 31   Spanish flu-virus results in the deaths of 21000 in US in 1 week   

Nov 01   102 die in a NYC BMT subway derailment at Malbone Street Brooklyn   

Nov 01   97 die in NYC subway's worst accident.   

Nov 01   In this year, Sgt. Hugh Cairns (46th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) claims the Victoria Cross at Valenciennes, Belgium.   

Nov 03   Austro-Hungarian Empire disolves   

Nov 03   Austro-Hungarian Empire dissolves.   

Nov 03   Bob Feller, pitcher (Cleve Indian, 3 no-hitters)   

Nov 03   Poland proclaims independence from Russia after WW I   

Nov 04   Art Carney, Mount Vernon NY, actor (Ed Norton-Honeymooners)   

Nov 04   Kiel in hands of revolutionary sailors   

Nov 04   Wilfred Owens, anti-war poet (Anthem for doomed youth), dies at 25   

Nov 06   Republic of Poland proclaimed.   

Nov 06   Ronnie Brody, England, actor (Superman 3, What's Up Nurse, Ritz).   

Nov 07   Billy Graham, American evangelist is born   

Nov 07   Billy Graham, Charlotte NC, Baptist evangelist (Crusades).   

Nov 07   Goddard demonstrates tube-launched solid propellant rockets.   

Nov 07   United Press erroneously reports WW I armistice had been signed.   

Nov 08   Hermann Zapf, German designer   

Nov 08   Pro-German supreme commander general Cutters lay-offs.   

Nov 09   Bavaria proclaims itself a republic   

Nov 09   Florence Chadwick, San Diego Calif, swimmer (Hall of Fame 1970)   

Nov 09   Guillaume Apollinaire, [Kostrowitsky], Fr poet (Alcools), dies at 38   

Nov 09   Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates after German defeat in WW I   

Nov 10   Ernst Fischer, German chemist (Nobel 1973).   

Nov 10   German emperor Wilhelm II flees to Netherland   

Nov 10   Independence of Poland proclaimed by Jozef Pilsudski.   

Nov 11   Armistice Day-WW I ends (at 11 AM on Western Front)   

Nov 11   Dutch SDAP leader Troelstra announces revolution   

Nov 11   Germany and the Allies sign the armistice, in a railway carriage in the Compiegne forest.   

Nov 11   Jurg Baur, composer   

Nov 11   Victor Adler, Austrian neurologist/foreign minister, dies   

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Jan 01   Willy den ouden: Dutch swimmer, (wr 100m, 1:04.06)   

Jan 01   Patrick anthony porteous: Scottish victoria cross recipient   

Jan 02   Willi graf: German anti-nazi activist   

Jan 03   Maxene andrews: Minn, singer (andrew sisters-boogie woogie bugle boy)   

Jan 05   Jean dixon: Psychic (gift of prophecy)   

Jan 06   Buddy weed: Ossining ny, pianist (penthouse party)   

Jan 06   Caspar mb "cas" baas: Dutch actor/playwright/director (ciske the rat)   

Jan 07   Alessadro natta: Italian political leader (communist party)   

Jan 02   Sijbe k bakker: Vicar/theologist (christian-socialism),   

Jan 06   Georg f l p cantor: German mathematician: collection,   

Jan 08   Michael hertz: Composer,    

Jan 09   Émile reynaud: French scientist (b. 1844)   

Jan 24   George arthur crump: Founder of the pine valley golf club in clementon nj (b. 1871)   

Jan 28   John mccrae: Canadian poet/physician,    

Feb 02   John l sullivan: Mass, heavyweight boxing champ,    

Feb 06   Gustav klimt: Austrian painter/cartoonist,