Historical Events In 1918

Oct 23   On this day in history actor Charlie Chaplin (29) weds Mildred Harris (17)  

Oct 23   James Daly, Wisc, actor (Medical Center) in the year 1918.  

Oct 24   In the year 1918 alexander Charles Lecocq, composer, dies at 86  

Oct 25   Canadian steamship "Princess Sophia" hit a reef off Alaska, 398 die on this day in history.  

Oct 25   Nearly 400 passengers drown when the Canadian steamship Princess Sophia founders off the Alaskan coast in the year 1918.  

Oct 26   Soldier revolt at Harskamp Veluwe on this day in history.  

Oct 27   Major William G. Barker Cdn. (Royal air Force) wins the Victoria Cross for service over France in the year 1918.  

Oct 27   Paul Dixon, Earling Iowa, Ohio talk show host (Paul Dixon Show) in the year 1918.  

Oct 28   Czechoslovakia gains independence as Austria-Hungary breaks up in the year 1918.  

Oct 28   Harold Sheperdson, soccer trainer on this day in history.  

Oct 30   Robert Feller, MLB pitcher (Red Sox, led AL in strikeouts 7 times) in the year 1918.  

Oct 30   Slovakia asks for creation of Czechoslovakian state on this day in history.  

Oct 31   Egon Schiele, Austria painter/graphic artist, dies at 28 in the year 1918.  

Oct 31   On this day in history spanish flu-virus kills 21,000 in US in 1 week  

Nov 01   In the year 1918 102 die in a NYC BMT subway derailment at Malbone Street Brooklyn  

Nov 01   On this day in history 97 die in NYC subway's worst accident  

Nov 01   In the year 1918 sgt. Hugh Cairns (46th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Valenciennes, Belgium  

Nov 03   Austro-Hungarian Empire disolves in the year 1918.  

Nov 03   Austro-Hungarian Empire dissolves in the year 1918.  

Nov 03   In the year 1918 bob Feller, pitcher (Cleve Indian, 3 no-hitters)  

Nov 03   In the year 1918 poland proclaims independence from Russia after WW I  

Nov 04   Art Carney, Mount Vernon NY, actor (Ed Norton-Honeymooners) on this day in history.  

Nov 04   Kiel in hands of revolutionary sailors in the year 1918.  

Nov 04   On this day in history wilfred Owens, anti-war poet (Anthem for doomed youth), dies at 25  

Nov 06   Republic of Poland proclaimed on this day in history.  

Nov 06   Ronnie Brody, England, actor (Superman 3, What's Up Nurse, Ritz) on this day in history.  

Nov 07   On this day in history billy Graham, Charlotte NC, Baptist evangelist (Crusades)  

Nov 07   Goddard demonstrates tube-launched solid propellant rockets in the year 1918.  

Nov 07   The birth of Billy Graham, American evangelist in the year 1918.  

Nov 07   On this day in history united Press erroneously reports WW I armistice had been signed  

Nov 08   Hermann Zapf, German designer on this day in history.  

Nov 08   On this day in history pro-German supreme commander general Cutters lay-offs  

Nov 09   Bavaria proclaims itself a republic on this day in history.  

Nov 09   Florence Chadwick, San Diego Calif, swimmer (Hall of Fame 1970) on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   In the year 1918 birth of willy den Ouden, Dutch swimmer, (WR 100m, 1:04.06)  

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

Jan 02   Willi Graf, German anti-Nazi activist (d. 1943) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1918.  

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

Jan 07   Alessadro Natta, Italian political leader (Communist Party) was born in the year 1918.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 09   On this day in history death of Émile Reynaud, French scientist (b. 1844)  

Jan 24   On this day in history death of george Arthur Crump, Founder of the Pine Valley Golf Club in Clementon NJ (b. 1871)  

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   In the year 1918 gustav Klimt, Austrian painter/cartoonist, dies at 55