Historical Events In 1918

Oct 21   Margaret Owen sets world typing speed record of 170 wpm for 1 min on this day in history.   

Oct 21   In the year 1918 the Mount Royal Tunnel, Montreal, is opened for regular traffic by the Canadian Northern Railway.   

Oct 23   In the year 1918 actor Charlie Chaplin (29) weds Mildred Harris (17)   

Oct 23   On this day in history james Daly, Wisc, actor (Medical Center)   

Oct 24   On this day in history alexander Charles Lecocq, composer, dies at 86   

Oct 25   Canadian steamship "Princess Sophia" hit a reef off Alaska, 398 die on this day in history.   

Oct 25   In the year 1918 nearly 400 passengers drown when the Canadian steamship Princess Sophia founders off the Alaskan coast.   

Oct 26   In the year 1918 soldier revolt at Harskamp Veluwe   

Oct 27   Major William G. Barker Cdn. (Royal air Force) wins the Victoria Cross for service over France in the year 1918.   

Oct 27   Paul Dixon, Earling Iowa, Ohio talk show host (Paul Dixon Show) in the year 1918.   

Oct 28   Czechoslovakia gains independence as Austria-Hungary breaks up on this day in history.   

Oct 28   Harold Sheperdson, soccer trainer in the year 1918.   

Oct 30   In the year 1918 robert Feller, MLB pitcher (Red Sox, led AL in strikeouts 7 times)   

Oct 30   On this day in history slovakia asks for creation of Czechoslovakian state   

Oct 31   Egon Schiele, Austria painter/graphic artist, dies at 28 in the year 1918.   

Oct 31   In the year 1918 spanish flu-virus kills 21,000 in US in 1 week   

Nov 01   On this day in history 102 die in a NYC BMT subway derailment at Malbone Street Brooklyn   

Nov 01   In the year 1918 97 die in NYC subway's worst accident   

Nov 01   In the year 1918 sgt. Hugh Cairns (46th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Valenciennes, Belgium   

Nov 03   On this day in history austro-Hungarian Empire disolves   

Nov 03   Austro-Hungarian Empire dissolves in the year 1918.   

Nov 03   On this day in history bob Feller, pitcher (Cleve Indian, 3 no-hitters)   

Nov 03   Poland proclaims independence from Russia after WW I in the year 1918.   

Nov 04   On this day in history art Carney, Mount Vernon NY, actor (Ed Norton-Honeymooners)   

Nov 04   Kiel in hands of revolutionary sailors in the year 1918.   

Nov 04   Wilfred Owens, anti-war poet (Anthem for doomed youth), dies at 25 in the year 1918.   

Nov 06   Republic of Poland proclaimed in the year 1918.   

Nov 06   Ronnie Brody, England, actor (Superman 3, What's Up Nurse, Ritz) in the year 1918.   

Nov 07   Billy Graham, Charlotte NC, Baptist evangelist (Crusades) on this day in history.   

Nov 07   Goddard demonstrates tube-launched solid propellant rockets in the year 1918.   

Nov 07   In the year 1918 the birth of Billy Graham, American evangelist   

Nov 07   United Press erroneously reports WW I armistice had been signed on this day in history.   

Nov 08   On this day in history hermann Zapf, German designer   

Nov 08   In the year 1918 pro-German supreme commander general Cutters lay-offs   

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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 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 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   On this day in history georg F L P Cantor, German mathematician: collection, dies at 72   

Jan 08   Michael Hertz, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1918.   

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