Page 3: Historical Events In 1918

Feb 08   On this day in history john Intoxication, resistance fighter   

Feb 09   On this day in history army chaplain school organized at Fort Monroe VA   

Feb 09   In the year 1918 army chaplain school organizes at Ft Monroe Va   

Feb 09   On this day in history emiel van der Straeten, [Delrue], Flemish playwright, dies at 30   

Feb 10   Gordon Pirie, England, Group Captain in the year 1918.   

Feb 13   In the year 1918 helen Stephens, Fulton Mo, 100m runner (Olympic-gold-1936)   

Feb 14   H Atteridge & S Rombergs musical "Sinbad," premieres in NYC in the year 1918.   

Feb 14   USSR adopts New Style (Gregorian) calendar in the year 1918.   

Feb 15   1st WW I US army troop ship torpedoed & sunk by Germany, off Ireland in the year 1918.   

Feb 15   On this day in history estonia, Latvia & Lithuania adopt the Gregorian calendar   

Feb 15   First WWI US army troop ship torpedoed & sunk by Germany, off Ireland on this day in history.   

Feb 16   In the year 1918 lithuania declares independence from Russia & Germany (National Day)   

Feb 16   Patty Andrews, American singer in the year 1918.   

Feb 17   Wilfrid Laurier, Canadian PM (1896-1911), dies on this day in history.   

Feb 20   Leonore Annenberg American Billionaire on this day in history.   

Feb 21   On this day in history australians chase Turkish troop out of Jericho, Dutch Palestine   

Feb 22   Germany claims Baltic states, Finland & Ukraine from Russia in the year 1918.   

Feb 23   Dom Aelred Watkin, headmaster (Downside School) in the year 1918.   

Feb 23   First victory of Red Army over the Kaiser's German troops near Narva and Pskov. Since 1923 this date become the Day of Red Army in honour of this victory in the year 1918.   

Feb 24   On this day in history estonia declares independence from Russia   

Feb 25   Henry Norwood Ewell, Harrisburg Pa, 4x100m runner (Olympic-gold-1948) on this day in history.   

Feb 26   On this day in history edwin Charles "Preacher" Roe, baseball pitcher (Bkln Dodgers)   

Feb 26   Stands at Hong Kong Jockey Club collapse & burn, killing 604 in the year 1918.   

Feb 28   On this day in history alfred Burke, London England, actor (Backfire)   

Mar 01   On this day in history johan Gustaf Emil Sjogren, composer, dies at 64   

Mar 01   In the year 1918 spanish flu (pandemic) in Worldwide killing 17-100 million people   

Mar 01   On this day in history typhus in Russia   

Mar 02   NY Yankees purchase 1st baseman George Burns from Detroit Tigers & immediately trades him to Phila A's on this day in history.   

Mar 02   In the year 1918 peter O'Sullevan, Ireland, horse racing commentator   

Mar 03   Arnold Newman, photographer (Faces USA) on this day in history.   

Mar 03   In the year 1918 richard Göring's "Seeschlacht", premieres in Berlin   

Mar 03   Russia withdraws from WWI, signs Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany & Austria in the year 1918.   

Mar 04   On this day in history eugene D'Harcourt, composer, dies at 58   

Mar 04   On this day in history terek Autonomous Republic established in RSFSR (until 1921)   

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Jan 01   Willy den Ouden, Dutch swimmer, (WR 100m, 1:04.06) was born in the year 1918.   

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

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

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history birth of alessadro Natta, Italian political leader (Communist Party)   

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 in the year 1918.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 28   John McCrae, Canadian poet/physician, dies in the year 1918.   

Feb 02   John L Sullivan, Mass, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 59 in the year 1918.   

Feb 06   In the year 1918 gustav Klimt, Austrian painter/cartoonist, dies at 55