Page 20: Historical Events In 1918

Dec 15   American Jewish Congress holds it's 1st meeting on this day in history.   

Dec 15   On this day in history jeff Chandler, [Ira Grossel], Bkln, actor (Broken Arrow)   

Dec 16   On this day in history henry Clarke, fashion photographer   

Dec 16   Jack Dempsey KOs Carl Morris in 14 seconds on this day in history.   

Dec 18   Henryk Jarecki, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Dec 19   In the year 1918 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.) in the year 1918.   

Dec 20   In the year 1918 audrey Totter, Joliet Ill, actress (Carpetbaggers, Set-Up)   

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   In the year 1918 donald Regan, White House staffer/US Secretary of Treasury (1981-85)   

Dec 21   In the year 1918 red Sox trade Dutch Leonard, Ernie Shore & Duffy Lewis to Yankees for Ray Caldwell & Slim Love, Frank Gilhooey, Al Walters & $15,000   

Dec 22   In the year 1918 albijn van de Abeele, Flemish author/mayor/painter, dies at 83   

Dec 23   In the year 1918 helmut Schmidt, Chancellor of Germany (SPD, 1974- )   

Dec 26   In the year 1918 1st day of 1st-class cricket in Aust after WW I (Vic v NSW)   

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

Dec 27   In the year 1918 john Celardo, American comic strip artist   

Dec 27   The Great Poland Uprising against the Germans begins in the year 1918.   

Dec 28   George H White, last post Reconstruction congressman (Penn), dies in the year 1918.   

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

Dec 30   On this day in history w Eugene Smith, US photographer (Saipan, Walk to Paradise Garden)   

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

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Jan 01   Willy den Ouden, Dutch swimmer, (WR 100m, 1:04.06) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Patrick Anthony Porteous, Scottish Victoria Cross recipient (d. 2000) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1918 birth of willi Graf, German anti-Nazi activist (d. 1943)   

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

Jan 05   In the year 1918 birth of jean Dixon, psychic (Gift of Prophecy)   

Jan 06   In the year 1918 birth of buddy Weed, Ossining NY, pianist (Penthouse Party)   

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

Jan 07   Alessadro Natta, Italian political leader (Communist Party) was born in the year 1918.   

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 in the year 1918.   

Jan 08   In the year 1918 michael Hertz, composer, dies at 73   

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

Jan 24   On this day in history death of george Arthur Crump, Founder of the Pine Valley Golf Club in Clementon NJ (b. 1871)   

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.