Page 20: Historical Events In 1918

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

Dec 15   Jeff Chandler, [Ira Grossel], Bkln, actor (Broken Arrow) in the year 1918.   

Dec 16   In the year 1918 henry Clarke, fashion photographer   

Dec 16   Jack Dempsey KOs Carl Morris in 14 seconds in the year 1918.   

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   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   Audrey Totter, Joliet Ill, actress (Carpetbaggers, Set-Up) on this day in history.   

Dec 20   On this day in history 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 in the year 1918.   

Dec 21   On this day in history 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   On this day in history albijn van de Abeele, Flemish author/mayor/painter, dies at 83   

Dec 23   On this day in history helmut Schmidt, Chancellor of Germany (SPD, 1974- )   

Dec 26   On this day in history 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   On this day in history john Celardo, American comic strip artist   

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

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

Dec 30   John E Hoover decides to be called J Edgar Hoover on this day in history.   

Dec 30   W Eugene Smith, US photographer (Saipan, Walk to Paradise Garden) in the year 1918.   

Dec 31   Kid Gleason replaces Pants Rowland as White Sox manager on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1918 birth of willy den Ouden, Dutch swimmer, (WR 100m, 1:04.06)   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of patrick Anthony Porteous, Scottish Victoria Cross recipient (d. 2000)   

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

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

Jan 05   Jean Dixon, psychic (Gift of Prophecy) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Buddy Weed, Ossining NY, pianist (Penthouse Party) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Caspar MB "Cas" Baas, Dutch actor/playwright/director (Ciske the Rat) was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   John McCrae, Canadian poet/physician, dies in the year 1918.   

Feb 02   John L Sullivan, Mass, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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