Page 18: Historical Events In 1918

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   

Nov 12   Emperor Karl of Austria-Hungary abdicates, Austria is recorded as becoming a republic   

Nov 12   Jo Stafford, Coalinga Calif, singer (I'll Never Smile Again)   

Nov 13   Janine Andrade, French violinist   

Nov 13   Marten Baersma, [MH Bottema], Fries author, dies at 28.   

Nov 13   Monarch Friedrich of Waldeck and Pyrmont abdicates throne   

Nov 14   Republic of Czechoslovakia created with T.G. Masaryk as President   

Nov 15   Georges Antoine, composer, dies at 26   

Nov 15   Victory' day celebrated in Britain to mark the ending of the inaugural World War.   

Nov 16   Hungarian People's Republic declared.   

Nov 17   Social Democratic Party is recorded as becoming Communistc Party Holland: CPH   

Nov 18   Brussels free Stofnar   

Nov 18   Latvia declares independence from Russia.   

Nov 18   Reggie Schwartz, cricketer (55 wickets for South Africa), dies.   

Nov 19   Catherine Elizabeth Pennington, personal assistant   

Nov 20   By order in Council P.C. 2854 the management of the Canadian Government Railways is entrusted to the Board of Directors of the Canadian Northern Railway Co. On the same day the Government takes over the Canadian Northern Railway and appoints a new Board of Directors   

Nov 20   Dora Ratjen, Germany, man possing as woman high jumper (Oly-4th-1936).   

Nov 21   2 German ammunition trains explode in Hamont Belgium, 1750 die   

Nov 22   Bathe: grand duke Frederik II steps down   

Nov 22   Claiborne Pell, (Sen-D-RI, 1961- ).   

Nov 24   Béla Can forms Hungarian Communist Party.   

Nov 24   Roley Jenkins, cricketer (English leg-spinner 1948-52)   

Nov 26   Charlie McLeod, cricketer (all-rounder for Australia 1894-1905), dies.   

Nov 26   Patricio Aylwin, president of Chile (1990-94).   

Nov 26   The Podgorica Assembly votes for "union of the people", declaring assimilation into the Kingdom of Serbia.   

Nov 27   Zeev Wolfgang Steinberg, composer.   

Nov 28   Alexis Contant, composer, dies at 60   

Nov 28   Emperor Wilhelm of Prussia and Germany, abdicates.   

Nov 29   Harald Kidde, Danish writer (Helten), dies at 40   

Nov 29   Herb Shriner, Toledo Ohio, host/humorist (Herb Shriner Show)   

Nov 29   Serbia annexes Montenegro   

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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,