Historical Events In 1918

Apr 01   On this day in history in Alberta government declares total prohibition of alcoholic beverages. "the demon RUM"  

Apr 01   In the year 1918 in Britain, the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Force amalgamate to form the Royal Air Force.  

Apr 01   On this day in history karl Fritjof Valentin, composer, dies at 64  

Apr 03   Enrique Iturriaga, composer on this day in history.  

Apr 03   House of Representatives accepts American Creed written by William Tyler in the year 1918.  

Apr 03   In the year 1918 house of Reps accepts American Creed written by William Tyler  

Apr 04   Battle of Somme ends in the year 1918.  

Apr 04   In the year 1918 battle of Somme, ends  

Apr 04   In the year 1918 cabinet passes wartime order-in-council stipulating that every male between 16 and 60 be regularly employed.  

Apr 04   In the year 1918 earl Jellicoe, chancellor (U of Southhampton)  

Apr 04   In the year 1918 food riot in Amsterdam  

Apr 04   HMS Bittern, a British 'C' Class destroyer, built by Vickers at Barrow in Furness and completed in 1897, sunk in collision off Portland Bill, Dorset after colliding with the SS Kenilworth on this day in history.  

Apr 05   In the year 1918 paul Vidal de la Blanche, French geographer, dies at 73  

Apr 06   Joan Bernard, Principal (Trevelyan College, Durham) in the year 1918.  

Apr 07   On this day in history c B Bertie Clarke, cricketer (Barbados & West Indian leg-spinner)  

Apr 08   On this day in history betty Ford, First Lady of the United States  

Apr 08   In the year 1918 england's Royal Flying Corps replaced by Royal Air Force  

Apr 08   Establishment of the Repatriation Department on this day in history.  

Apr 09   In the year 1918 jorn Utzon, Danish architect (Sydney Opera House)  

Apr 09   On this day in history latvia proclaims independence  

Apr 11   Arthur Ochse, cricketer (WW I played for S Afr in 1889 aged 19), dies in the year 1918.  

Apr 11   In the year 1918 jean-Claude Servan-Schreiber, journalist  

Apr 12   On this day in history 18th earl of Derby, English landowner/multi-millionaire  

Apr 13   On this day in history electrical fire kills 38 mental patients at Oklahoma State Hospital  

Apr 14   Douglas Campbell is 1st US ace pilot (shooting down 5th German plane) on this day in history.  

Apr 14   On this day in history mary Healy, New Orleans, actress (2nd Fiddle, He Married his Wife)  

Apr 15   Clemenceau publishes secret French/Austrian documents in the year 1918.  

Apr 15   On this day in history first Marine Aviation Force formed at Marine Flying Field, Miami, FL  

Apr 15   John Baragrey, Haleyville AL, actor (Creeper, Colossus of NY) on this day in history.  

Apr 16   Spike Milligan, India, actor/comedian (Digby, 3 Musketeers) in the year 1918.  

Apr 17   Anne Shirley, UK, actress (Devil & Daniel Webster, Stella Dallas) on this day in history.  

Apr 17   The birth of William Holden, American actor on this day in history.  

Apr 18   Cleveland center fielder Tris Speaker turns an unassisted double play on this day in history.  

Apr 18   Robert Zimonyi, Hungary, cox (Olympic-Hungary-bronze-1948/US-gold-64) on this day in history.  

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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   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 on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Maxene Andrews, Minn, singer (Andrew Sisters-Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 06   Buddy Weed, Ossining NY, pianist (Penthouse Party) was born in the year 1918.  

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

Jan 07   Alessadro Natta, Italian political leader (Communist Party) was born on this day in history.  

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   Michael Hertz, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1918.  

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

Feb 06   Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter/cartoonist, dies at 55 on this day in history.