1918

Year 1918 () was a (link will display the full calendar) of the  (or a  of the 13-day-slower ).

January

 * - enacts "Mosaic Confessors" law granting Finnish Jews civil rights.
 * - The declare independence from.
 * - Breakout of the.

February

 * - switches from the  to the, date skips to February 14.
 * - The adopts the, declaring 's independence from the.
 * - After 7 centuries of foreign rule, declares its independence from the Russian Empire. The country is occupied by  the next day., , and  also declare their independence from the  but as the.

March

 * - German submarine sinks  off, Northern Ireland.
 * - : Germany, and  sign the  ending Russia's involvement in the war.
 * - The Soviet Russia moves its national capital from to
 * - founded. The blue  is adopted as its symbol as a tribute to the Swedish explorer and aviator  who donated the first plane. Von Rosen had painted the Buddhist symbol on the plane as his personal lucky insignia.
 * - World War I: forms an alliance with Germany.
 * – becomes the capital of Soviet Russia.
 * - The establishes s and approves  (DST went into effect on ).
 * - World War I: begins.
 * The giant German cannon, the so-called begins to shell Paris from 114 km (75 miles) away.
 * In London at the Empire,  (William E Robinson, US-born magician) dies during his trick where he was supposed to "catch" two separate bullets – one of them perforates his lung. He dies the following morning in hospital.
 * The declares  independent;  armies soon crush them.
 * - for the first time declares independence.
 * - for the first time declares independence.

April

 * - The and the  are merged to form the.

May

 * - German troops enter province; they take.
 * - acquires the  of.
 * - The was officially established.
 * - The Post Office Department (later renamed the ) begins the first regular service in the world (between,  and ).
 * - The is approved by US Congress.
 * - The Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic is abolished. Georgia declares its independence as the.
 * - and  declare their independence as the  and the  respectively.

June

 * - World War I: begins.

July

 * - The is launched to extract the Czechoslovak Legion from the Russian civil war.
 * - Change of of the  from  (Resad) (-1918) to  (Vahdettin) (1918-).
 * - : In, an inbound local train collides with an outbound express killing 101.
 * - The National Czechoslovak Committee was established.
 * - World War I: - The battle begins near the  with a German attack.
 * - By order of the and carried out by, , his immediate family, and retainers were murdered at the  in.

August

 * August - "" becomes ; over twenty-five million people die in the following six months (almost two times as many as died during the war).
 * British anti-Bolshevik forces occupy . commander is told to help.
 * Emma Susan Daugherty Banister becomes the first female sheriff in the United States following the death of her husband,.
 * - World War I: -  troops, backed by ns, begin a string of almost continuous victories with a push through the German front lines. German General  will later call this the "black day of the German army."
 * Strike of 20,000 London policemen with demands of increased pay and union recognition.
 * tries to shoot . Petrograd head of is assassinated the same day.
 * Strike of 20,000 London policemen with demands of increased pay and union recognition.
 * tries to shoot . Petrograd head of is assassinated the same day.

September

 * - The defeat the  for the  championship, their last World Series win until . They won again in.
 * - requests an armistice in World War I.

October

 * - makes.
 * - Abdication of King of  in the wake of the collapse of the Bulgarian military position in World War I.  He is succeeded by his son,.
 * - World War I - In the in, US Corporal  almost single-handedly kills 25 German soldiers and captures 132.
 * - The great spiritual teacher Sri Sai Baba of Shirdi attained his MAHASAMADHI
 * The city of was nearly destroyed by an earthquake and a tsunami.
 * Washington Declaration proclaimed the independent Czechoslovak Republic.
 * - The sinks on  near, 353 people die in the greatest maritime disaster in the Pacific Northwest.
 * declares its independence on.
 * New Polish government in Western
 * The Martin Declaration is published, embodying into the forming Czecho-Slovak state.
 * declares independence from the.
 * - becomes the oldest person to ever star in a, at age.
 * The Martin Declaration is published, embodying into the forming Czecho-Slovak state.
 * declares independence from the.
 * - becomes the oldest person to ever star in a, at age.

November

 * the worst accident in world history occurs under the intersection of Malbone Street and Flatbush Avenue,, New York City, with at least 93 dead.
 * in eastern declares brief
 * World War I: Austria-Hungary enters an armistice with the.
 * declares its independence from Russia.
 * World War I: surrenders to.
 * Mutiny in the German fleet at begin the.
 * - A new Polish government is proclaimed in.
 * - German army withdraws its support of the Kaiser
 * Kaiser abdicates and chooses to live in exile in the.
 * Provisional National Council Minister-President declares  to be a.
 * ends: Germany signs with the Allies in a  car outside of  in.
 * Poland regains independence after 123 years of . is appointed.
 * Emperor gives up his absolute power but does not abdicate.
 * - becomes a.
 * becomes a.
 * is appointed of
 * declares independence from
 * declared
 * - declares its independence from Russia.
 * founds German Communist Party
 * returns to after the war
 * - the Assembly voted for "union of the people", declaring a joining into the Kingdom of
 * - : invades, beginning of the war. A  is established in  the next day.
 * declares independence from
 * declared
 * - declares its independence from Russia.
 * founds German Communist Party
 * returns to after the war
 * - the Assembly voted for "union of the people", declaring a joining into the Kingdom of
 * - : invades, beginning of the war. A  is established in  the next day.
 * - : invades, beginning of the war. A  is established in  the next day.

December

 * becomes a self-governing kingdom, yet remains in personal union with the king of Denmark who also becomes king of the Kingdom of Iceland.
 * New voting laws in : votes no longer dependent on taxable assets; one person, one vote.
 * Proclamation of Union of . Following the incorporation of  and,  unites with.
 * The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later known as the ) is proclaimed.
 * - US President sails for the, becoming the first US president to travel to  while in office.
 * - returned to the Czechoslovak Republic.
 * - Beginning of, the Poles in (or } rise against the Germans.
 * - becomes the first woman elected to the.
 * - becomes the first woman elected to the.

Undated

 * Empire ceases to exist.
 * ceases to exist.
 * British occupy
 * is founded.
 * founds the.
 * founded to promote in U.S.
 * founded in London (as United Newspapers Ltd.)

Ongoing

 * between the Reds and the Whites, from January - April.
 * erupts in, from -.

January - March

 * -, Scottish recipient of the (d. )
 * -, 2nd (d. )
 * , Dutch poet (d. )
 * , American writer and producer (d. )
 * -, American publisher (d. )
 * -, Mexican bandleader (d. )
 * -, U.S. Army officer
 * -, American scientist recipient of the (d. )
 * -, American neo-Pentecostal televangelist
 * -, American baseball sportscaster
 * , Romanian dictator (d. )
 * , American writer
 * , English-born musician and bandleader (d. )
 * , American musician (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * , English-born musician and bandleader (d. )
 * , American musician (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actor


 * -, Scottish author (d. )
 * -, Dutch writer
 * , American runner (d. )
 * , American entertainer, member of the (d. )
 * -, American Actress & Voice Artist, (voice of on )
 * -, German author (d. )
 * -, Irish painter (d. )
 * -, American professional wrestler (d. )
 * -, American physicist, laureate (d. )
 * -, on 
 * -, American singer
 * -, American poet (d. )
 * -, founder of the racist sect.
 * , American tallest man record-holder (d. )
 * , Owner of the Oakland A's 1960-80 (d. )
 * , American athlete (d. )
 * , American tennis player (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * , American athlete (d. )
 * , American tennis player (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )


 * , British actor (d. )
 * , (d. )
 * , American biochemist, recipient of the
 * , German equestrian (d. )
 * -, former American female tennis player
 * -, American economist, laureate (d. )
 * -, The Skipper on (d. )
 * , American Nazi leader (d. )
 * , American writer (d. )
 * -, American evangelist (d. )
 * -, American artist (d. )
 * -, American physicist, laureate (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * , baseball player (d. )
 * , American sports writer (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American attorney, lecturer, and sports journalist (d. )
 * , American singer and actress (d. )
 * , founder of Wal-Mart (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American attorney, lecturer, and sports journalist (d. )
 * , American singer and actress (d. )
 * , founder of Wal-Mart (d. )
 * , founder of Wal-Mart (d. )

April - June

 * -, Danish architect
 * -, Irish comedian (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American author, founder of  (d. )
 * -, Swedish physicist, laureate
 * -, baseball player
 * -, Dutch athlete (d. )
 * -, Dutch athlete (d. )


 * -, American television show host (d. )
 * -, American architect (d. )
 * , American journalist
 * , American politician (d. )
 * -, American physicist, laureate (d. )
 * -, American-born Soviet spy (d. )
 * , American singer
 * , Canadian actor
 * -, English footballer (d. )
 * -, Swedish soprano (d. )
 * -, Dutch-born American physicist (d. )
 * -, American geneticist, recipient of the (d. )
 * -, major league baseball player and politician (d. )
 * -, of , 1982-87
 * (towards) -, Slovenian potter, Master of folk art (d. )
 * -, of , 1982-87
 * (towards) -, Slovenian potter, Master of folk art (d. )


 * -, American drummer (d. )
 * -, American biochemist, recipient of the
 * -, American Actor in (d. )
 * , American chemist, laureate
 * , Italian-born economist, laureate (d. )
 * , Italian-born economist, laureate (d. )

July - September

 * , American advice columnist (d. )
 * , American advice columnist and twin sister to Ann Landers
 * , King of Tonga (d. )
 * -, American composer (d. )
 * -, American Actor (d. )
 * -, Salvation Army General (d. )
 * -, Italian race car driver (d. )
 * -, Swedish film director (d. )
 * -, Canadian physicist, laureate (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, , recipient of the
 * -, Italian-born violinist
 * -, American artist (d. )
 * -, American cellist (d. )
 * -, American novelist and winner (d. )
 * -, American chemist, laureate
 * -, American chemist, laureate


 * -, American Central Intelligence Agency official (d. )
 * -, co-founder of National Ballet of Canada (d. )
 * -, English painter and World War II spy (d. )
 * -, English biochemist, laureate
 * -, American composer and conductor (d. )
 * -, 's father; a writer on religion
 * -, American baseball player (d. )


 * -, American actress/Soap opera star
 * -, American radio broadcaster
 * -, British chemist, laureate (d. )
 * -, 's lobotomized sister (d. )
 * -, 6th of  1983–93 (d. )
 * -, Democratic National Committee Chairman, 's Presidential Campaign Chairman.
 * -, American scientist and advocate (d. )
 * -, Polish-born violinist (d. )
 * -, English radio astronomer, recipient of the (d. )

October - December

 * -, Japanese chemist, laureate (d. )
 * -, Danish chemist, laureate
 * -, Coordinated break-in (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, former Greek Prime Minister
 * -, French philosopher (d. )
 * , Estonian statesman (d. )
 * , American actress (d. )
 * -, American parapsychologist (d. )
 * -, American parapsychologist (d. )


 * , baseball player
 * , American Brigadier General (d. )
 * , U.S. Senator from Louisiana (d. )
 * , film and television screenwriter (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American Evangelist, Spiritual Adviser to Multiple U.S. Presidents
 * -, American Vice President (d. )
 * -, German chemist, laureate
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * -, American Actor ~ Voice Reading the Audio
 * -, American Actor ~ Voice Reading the Audio


 * -, French baritone (d. )
 * -, author of children's literature (d. )
 * -, Russian writer, laureate
 * -, American jazz singer (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * , Chief of Staff and U.S. Treasury Secretary (d. )
 * , and  (d. )
 * , Italian-born flamenco dancer (d. )
 * ~ 1974-82
 * -, , recipient of the (d. )
 * ~ 1974-82
 * -, , recipient of the (d. )

January - June

 * -, German mathematician (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, French science teacher and maker of the first animated films (b. )
 * -, Canadian soldier and poet (b. )
 * -, Austrian painter (b. )
 * -, Italian pacifist, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, Lithuanian composer (b. )
 * -, poet and novelist (killed in action) (b. )
 * -, French composer (b. )
 * -, American historian (b. )
 * -, German phyicist, laureate (b. )
 * -, "Red Baron", German World War I pilot (b, )
 * -, assassin of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (b. )
 * -, American newspaper publisher (b. )
 * -, American World War I pilot (b. )
 * -, Australian air ace (killed in action) (b. )
 * -, Italian poet and composer (b. )

July - December

 * - Sultan (b. )
 * - Family of Tsar (b. )
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * -, Indian World War I pilot (killed in combat) (b. )
 * -, American law officer, cowboy, and Texas Ranger (b. )
 * -, Canadian VC recipient (killed in action) (b. )
 * -, Canadian World War I sniper (b. )
 * -, early wrestler in the style (b. )
 * -, fourth (b. )
 * -, German sociologist and philosopher (b. )
 * -, French pilot (shot down) (b. )
 * -, Canadian VC recipient (killed in action) (b. )
 * -, Indian and  (b. circa )
 * -, American stage and screen actress (b. )
 * -, English poet (killed in action) (b. )
 * -, French poet (b. )
 * -, tenth president of (b. )
 * -, Slovenian writer (b. )
 * -, Brazilian poet (b. )

Nobel prizes

 * - not awarded
 * - not awarded
 * - not awarded
 * - not awarded
 * - not awarded