Historical Events In 1918

Jan 25   Russia declared a republic of Soviets in the year 1918.  

Jan 25   In the year 1918 russia declared a Soviets republic  

Jan 26   Nicolae Ceausescu, Romanian president (1967-90) in the year 1918.  

Jan 26   Pres Hoover calls for "wheatless" & "meatless" days for war effort on this day in history.  

Jan 26   President Hoover calls for "wheatless" &"meatless" days for war effort on this day in history.  

Jan 27   On this day in history "Tarzan of the Apes," 1st Tarzan film, premieres at Broadway Theater  

Jan 27   "Tarzan of the Apes," first Tarzan film, premieres at Broadway Theater in the year 1918.  

Jan 27   Elmore James, musician (Dust My Broom) on this day in history.  

Jan 28   Harry M Corbett, Bradford, puppeteer/entertainer (Sooty, Some People) on this day in history.  

Jan 28   John McCrae, Canadian poet/physician, dies on this day in history.  

Jan 28   Leon Trotsky becomes leader of red army on this day in history.  

Jan 28   On this day in history strike on Berlin ammunition's factory  

Jan 28   On this day in history strike on Berlin ammunitions factory  

Jan 28   Trotsky becomes leader of Reds in the year 1918.  

Jan 29   John Forsythe, NJ, actor (Bachelor Father, Charlie's Angels, Dynasty) in the year 1918.  

Jan 30   David Opatoshu, NYC, actor (Bonino, Secret Empire, Masada) on this day in history.  

Jan 31   On this day in history a series of accidental collisions on a misty Scottish night leads to the loss of two Royal Navy submarines with over a hundred lives, and damage to another five British warships.  

Feb 01   Franz Lehars opera "Wo die Lerche singt," premieres in Budapest on this day in history.  

Feb 01   Maurice Laing, life president (John Laing) on this day in history.  

Feb 01   On this day in history russia adopts Gregorian calendar (becomes Feb 14)  

Feb 01   In the year 1918 the French ship LaDive is torpedoed in the Mediterranean.  

Feb 02   John L Sullivan, Mass, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 59 in the year 1918.  

Feb 03   Twin Peaks Tunnel longest (11,920') streetcar tunnel begins service on this day in history.  

Feb 05   In the year 1918 1st US pilot to down an enemy airplane, Stephen W Thompson  

Feb 05   Charles J "Tim" Holt, US actor (Treasure of Sierra Madre) on this day in history.  

Feb 05   First US pilot to down an enemy airplane, Stephen W Thompson on this day in history.  

Feb 05   Separation of church &state begins in USSR in the year 1918.  

Feb 06   In the year 1918 britain grants women (30 & over) the vote  

Feb 06   On this day in history britain grants women (30 & over) vote  

Feb 06   On this day in history gustav Klimt, Austrian painter/cartoonist, dies at 55  

Feb 07   Alexander Sergeyevich Taneyev, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1918.  

Feb 08   "Stars & Stripes," weekly US armed forces newspaper, 1st published in the year 1918.  

Feb 08   "Stars &Stripes," weekly US armed forces newspaper, first published on this day in history.  

Feb 08   HMS Boxer, a British 'A' Class destroyer, of around 300 tons, built by Thorneycroft at Chiswick, London, and completed in 1894, sunk in the English Channel after a collision with the SS St.Patrick in bad weather in the year 1918.  

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Jan 01   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of willi Graf, German anti-Nazi activist (d. 1943)  

Jan 03   Maxene Andrews, Minn, singer (Andrew Sisters-Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy) was born in the year 1918.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 06   In the year 1918 birth of caspar MB "Cas" Baas, Dutch actor/playwright/director (Ciske the Rat)  

Jan 07   In the year 1918 birth of alessadro Natta, Italian political leader (Communist Party)  

Jan 02   Sijbe K Bakker, vicar/theologist (Christian-Socialism), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

Jan 06   Georg F L P Cantor, German mathematician: collection, dies at 72 in the year 1918.  

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

Jan 09   Émile Reynaud, French scientist (b. 1844) died in the year 1918.  

Jan 24   George Arthur Crump, Founder of the Pine Valley Golf Club in Clementon NJ (b. 1871) died in the year 1918.  

Jan 28   In the year 1918 john McCrae, Canadian poet/physician, dies  

Feb 02   On this day in history john L Sullivan, Mass, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 59  

Feb 06   Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter/cartoonist, dies at 55 in the year 1918.