Historical Events In 1918

Dec 15   American Jewish Congress holds it's 1st meeting in the year 1918.   

Dec 15   Jeff Chandler, [Ira Grossel], Bkln, actor (Broken Arrow) on this day in history.   

Dec 16   In the year 1918 henry Clarke, fashion photographer   

Dec 16   In the year 1918 jack Dempsey KOs Carl Morris in 14 seconds   

Dec 18   Henryk Jarecki, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1918.   

Dec 19   In the year 1918 robert Ripley began his "Believe It or Not" column (NY Globe)   

Dec 19   On this day in history 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) in the year 1918.   

Dec 20   Eugene O'Neill's "Moon of the Caribees," premieres in NYC in the year 1918.   

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

Dec 21   On this day in history donald Regan, White House staffer/US Secretary of Treasury (1981-85)   

Dec 21   On this day in history red Sox trade Dutch Leonard, Ernie Shore & Duffy Lewis to Yankees for Ray Caldwell & Slim Love, Frank Gilhooey, Al Walters & $15,000   

Dec 22   Albijn van de Abeele, Flemish author/mayor/painter, dies at 83 in the year 1918.   

Dec 23   Helmut Schmidt, Chancellor of Germany (SPD, 1974- ) on this day in history.   

Dec 26   1st day of 1st-class cricket in Aust after WW I (Vic v NSW) on this day in history.   

Dec 26   In the year 1918 bertram Luard-Selby, composer, dies at 65   

Dec 27   John Celardo, American comic strip artist on this day in history.   

Dec 27   The Great Poland Uprising against the Germans begins on this day in history.   

Dec 28   In the year 1918 george H White, last post Reconstruction congressman (Penn), dies   

Dec 30   In the year 1918 john E Hoover decides to be called J Edgar Hoover   

Dec 30   W Eugene Smith, US photographer (Saipan, Walk to Paradise Garden) on this day in history.   

Dec 31   On this day in history kid Gleason replaces Pants Rowland as White Sox manager   

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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   Patrick Anthony Porteous, Scottish Victoria Cross recipient (d. 2000) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Willi Graf, German anti-Nazi activist (d. 1943) was born in the year 1918.   

Jan 03   In the year 1918 birth of maxene Andrews, Minn, singer (Andrew Sisters-Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy)   

Jan 05   Jean Dixon, psychic (Gift of Prophecy) was born in the year 1918.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of buddy Weed, Ossining NY, pianist (Penthouse Party)   

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

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of alessadro Natta, Italian political leader (Communist Party)   

Jan 02   Sijbe K Bakker, vicar/theologist (Christian-Socialism), dies at 42 in the year 1918.   

Jan 06   Georg F L P Cantor, German mathematician: collection, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Michael Hertz, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1918 death of Émile Reynaud, French scientist (b. 1844)   

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

Jan 28   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.