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| − | '''1918''' was a [[common year starting on Tuesday]] in the [[Gregorian calendar]], and a [[common year starting on Monday]] in the [[Julian calendar]].{{Year nav|1918}} | + | {{Year nav|1918}} |
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| | + | == 1918 Media == |
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| | + | File:Nepriklausomybes aktas.gif|[[February 16]]: The [[Act of Independence of Lithuania]] |
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| | + | File:Declaration of Estonian independence in Pärnu.jpg|[[February 23]]: [[Estonian Declaration of Independence]] |
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| | + | File:Bundesarchiv Bild 134-C1133, Szent István, Sinkendes Linienschiff.jpg|[[June 10]]: Austro-Hungarian battleship [[SMS Szent István|''Szent István'']] sunk by Italian [[torpedo boat]]s |
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| | + | File:Bundesarchiv Bild 134-C2280, Szent István, Sinkendes Linienschiff.jpg|[[SMS Szent István|''Szent István'']] |
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| | + | File:Family in 1913.jpg|[[July 17]]: [[Execution of the Romanov family]] |
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| | + | File:Lenin attempt.jpg|[[August 30]]: Attempted assassination of [[Lenin]], depicted by Vladimir Pchelin |
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| | + | File:Ausrufung Republik Scheidemann.jpg|[[November 9]]: [[Proclamation of the republic in Germany|Proclamation of German Republic]] by [[Philipp Scheidemann]] in Berlin on the [[Reichstag (building)|Reichstag]] balcony |
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| | + | File:Armisticetrain.jpg|Signatories to the [[Armistice of 11 November 1918]] with Germany, ending WWI, pose outside Marshal Foch's railway carriage |
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| | + | File:NYTimes-Page1-11-11-1918.jpg|November 11: Front page of ''[[The New York Times]]'' on [[Armistice Day]] |
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| | + | {{C18 year in topic}} |
| | + | '''1918''' ([[Roman numerals|MCMXVIII]]) was a [[common year starting on Tuesday]] in the [[Gregorian calendar]] and a [[common year starting on Monday]] in the [[Julian calendar]]. |
| | == Births == | | == Births == |
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| | * [[July 14]] – [[Ingmar Bergman]] Swedish movie director (d. [[2007]]) | | * [[July 14]] – [[Ingmar Bergman]] Swedish movie director (d. [[2007]]) |
| | * [[July 18]] – [[Nelson Mandela]], [[President of South Africa]] (d. [[2013]]) | | * [[July 18]] – [[Nelson Mandela]], [[President of South Africa]] (d. [[2013]]) |
| − | * [[July 31]] – [[Paul D. Boyer]], American biochemist (d. [[2018]]) | + | * [[July 30]] – [[Rabab Al-Kadhimi]], Iraqi physician and poet. (d. [[1998]]) |
| | + | * [[July 31]] – [[Paul D. Boyer|Pa]],[[Paul D. Boyer|ul D. Boyer]], American biochemist (d. [[2018]]) |
| | == August == | | == August == |
| | [[File:Shankar Dayal Sharma 36.jpg|thumb|110px|[[Shankar Dayal Sharma]]]] | | [[File:Shankar Dayal Sharma 36.jpg|thumb|110px|[[Shankar Dayal Sharma]]]] |
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| | * [[November 19]] – [[Joseph Fielding Smith (1838-1918)|Joseph Fielding Smith]], president of [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (b. [[1838]]) | | * [[November 19]] – [[Joseph Fielding Smith (1838-1918)|Joseph Fielding Smith]], president of [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (b. [[1838]]) |
| | == Events == | | == Events == |
| − | * [[November 11]] – The [[Armistice]] ends [[World War I]] | + | * [[September 11]] – The [[Boston Red Sox]] win the 1918 World Series in six games over the [[Chicago Cubs]]. This was the Red Sox last championship until 2004. The 1918 World Series was the only one to be played in September. The season ended early due to [[World War I]]. |
| | + | * [[November 11]] – The [[Armistice]] ends World War I. |
| | * [[Fire Brigades Union]] founded in [[London]] | | * [[Fire Brigades Union]] founded in [[London]] |
| | * [[Çanakkale Conquest]] | | * [[Çanakkale Conquest]] |