Page 19: Historical Events In 1918

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 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).   

Dec 20   Eugene O'Neill's "Moon of the Caribees," premieres in NYC.   

Dec 20   The use of the collective title "Canadian National Railways" is authorized by order in council P.C. 3122   

Dec 21   Donald Regan, White House staffer/US Secretary of Treasury (1981-85).   

Dec 21   Red Sox trade Dutch Leonard, Ernie Shore and Duffy Lewis to Yankees for Ray Caldwell and Slim Love, Frank Gilhooey, Al Walters and $15000   

Dec 22   Albijn van de Abeele, Flemish author/mayor/painter, dies at 83   

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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,