Page 19: Historical Events In 1918

Nov 30   Efren Zimbalist Jr, NYC, actor (77 Sunset Strip, FBI, Scruples)   

Dec 01   Danish parliament passed an act to grant Iceland independence.   

Dec 01   Iceland is recorded as becoming independent state under the Danish crown   

Dec 01   Kirby Laing, English contractor/multi-millionaire   

Dec 02   Margit Kaffka, writer, dies at 38   

Dec 02   Milton Delugg, LA Calif, orch leader (Tonight Show)   

Dec 04   Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Yugoslavia) proclaimed   

Dec 04   Pres Wilson sails for Versailles Peace Conference in France, 1st chief executive to travel outside US while in office.   

Dec 04   President Woodrow Wilson sails in USS George Washington for Paris Peace Conference   

Dec 05   Oil refinery on Curacao opens   

Dec 06   Granville James Leveson Gower, land owner.   

Dec 07   Jorunn Vidar, composer   

Dec 08   Ian Johnson, cricketer (Australian Test captbetween Hassett and Craig).   

Dec 09   French troops occupies Mainz.   

Dec 09   Jerome Beatty Jr., American author.   

Dec 10   Anne Gwynne, Waco TX, actress (Ride 'em Cowboy, House of Frankenstein).   

Dec 10   John A Heyder is recorded as becoming president of baseball's National League.   

Dec 11   Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn dissident Russian writer, was born   

Dec 11   Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russia, writer (Cancer Ward, Nobel 1970)   

Dec 11   Ivan Cankar, Slavic author (Hlapec Jernej), dies at 42   

Dec 12   Joe Williams, Cordele Ga, jazz singer (Everyday I have the Blues).   

Dec 13   US army of occupation crosses Rhine, enters Germany   

Dec 13   US army of occupation crosses the Rhine, enters Germany.   

Dec 13   Wilson, is recorded as becoming inaugural to make a foreign visit as president (France)   

Dec 14   Giacomo Puccini's opera "Il Trittico," premieres in NYC   

Dec 14   Sidonio Pais, prince of Portugal, murdered   

Dec 15   American Jewish Congress holds it's 1st meeting   

Dec 15   Jeff Chandler, [Ira Grossel], Bkln, actor (Broken Arrow).   

Dec 16   Henry Clarke, fashion photographer   

Dec 16   Jack Dempsey KOs Carl Morris in 14 seconds.   

Dec 18   Henryk Jarecki, composer, dies at 72.   

Dec 19   Robert Ripley began his "Believe It or Not" column (NY Globe)   

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.).   

Dec 20   Audrey Totter, Joliet Ill, actress (Carpetbaggers, Set-Up)   

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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,