Page 17: Historical Events In 1918

Oct 21   Margaret Owen sets world typing speed record of 170 wpm for 1 min in the year 1918.   

Oct 21   On this day in history the Mount Royal Tunnel, Montreal, is opened for regular traffic by the Canadian Northern Railway.   

Oct 23   Actor Charlie Chaplin (29) weds Mildred Harris (17) in the year 1918.   

Oct 23   James Daly, Wisc, actor (Medical Center) in the year 1918.   

Oct 24   In the year 1918 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   Nearly 400 passengers drown when the Canadian steamship Princess Sophia founders off the Alaskan coast in the year 1918.   

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 on this day in history.   

Oct 27   Paul Dixon, Earling Iowa, Ohio talk show host (Paul Dixon Show) on this day in history.   

Oct 28   In the year 1918 czechoslovakia gains independence as Austria-Hungary breaks up   

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

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

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

Oct 31   In the year 1918 egon Schiele, Austria painter/graphic artist, dies at 28   

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   97 die in NYC subway's worst accident on this day in history.   

Nov 01   On this day in history sgt. Hugh Cairns (46th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Valenciennes, Belgium   

Nov 03   In the year 1918 austro-Hungarian Empire disolves   

Nov 03   Austro-Hungarian Empire dissolves on this day in history.   

Nov 03   In the year 1918 bob Feller, pitcher (Cleve Indian, 3 no-hitters)   

Nov 03   In the year 1918 poland proclaims independence from Russia after WW I   

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

Nov 04   On this day in history kiel in hands of revolutionary sailors   

Nov 04   On this day in history wilfred Owens, anti-war poet (Anthem for doomed youth), dies at 25   

Nov 06   Republic of Poland proclaimed on this day in history.   

Nov 06   Ronnie Brody, England, actor (Superman 3, What's Up Nurse, Ritz) on this day in history.   

Nov 07   On this day in history billy Graham, Charlotte NC, Baptist evangelist (Crusades)   

Nov 07   In the year 1918 goddard demonstrates tube-launched solid propellant rockets   

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

Nov 07   On this day in history united Press erroneously reports WW I armistice had been signed   

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 in the year 1918.   

Jan 01   In the year 1918 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   In the year 1918 birth of maxene Andrews, Minn, singer (Andrew Sisters-Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy)   

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history sijbe K Bakker, vicar/theologist (Christian-Socialism), dies at 42   

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   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   In the year 1918 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.