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Born on Sunday October 18, 1914
- Anna Maria Heerdt, Armazém, Santa Catarina, Brasil († 1915)
- van Berkel, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Antonia Maria Theodora Wijbenga, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1991)
- Aaltje Willemien Wolf, Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland
- Anna Clasina van Kooten, Laag Nieuwkoop († 2005)
- Adrianus Johannes JANSEN, Princenhage, Breda (NL)
- Adriaan Verbree, Abcoude († 2003)
- Adrianus (Arie) VERBREE, Abcoude Proosdij († 2003)
- Anje KRUIJER, Appingedam, Groningen, Nederland
- Albert Georg Wilhelm Berkemeier, Rotterdam, ZH, Nederland († 1984)
Died on Sunday October 18, 1914
- Antonius Hubertus Knapen (63), Nederweert, Nederland
- Adrianus Johannes Jansen, Princenhage, Nederland
- Anna Geertruida Ballot (76), Haarlem
- Arie van Noordt (67), Poortugaal
- Arie van Noordt (67), Poortugaal
- Aafje Slok (86), Blokker
- Antje Germes (70), Purmerend
- Anna Maria Linders (56), Venray, Limburg, Nederland
- Barbara van Mechelen (82), Ossendrecht
- Anna Maria Van Looy (69), Itegem, 2222, België
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 18, 1914 at Delpher
Born on October 18
- 1909 » Norberto Bobbio, Italian philosopher and theorist († 2004)
- 1914 » Raymond Lambert, Swiss mountaineer († 1997)
- 1915 » Victor Sen Yung, American actor († 1980)
- 1918 » Bobby Troup, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor († 1999)
- 1918 » Konstantinos Mitsotakis, Greek lawyer and politician, 178th Prime Minister of Greece († 2017)
- 1918 » Molly Geertsema, Dutch lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands († 1991)
- 1919 » Anita O'Day, American singer († 2006)
- 1919 » Camilla Williams, American soprano and educator († 2012)
- 1919 » Pierre Trudeau, Canadian lawyer, academic, and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Canada († 2000)
- 1919 » Ric Nordman, Canadian captain and politician († 1996)
Died on October 18
- 1889 » Antonio Meucci, Italian-American engineer (b. 1808)
- 1892 » William W. Chapman, American lawyer and politician (b. 1808)
- 1893 » Charles Gounod, French composer and educator (b. 1818)
- 1908 » Nozu Michitsura, Japanese field marshal (b. 1840)
- 1911 » Alfred Binet, French psychologist and author (b. 1857)
- 1921 » Ludwig III of Bavaria (b. 1845)
- 1931 » Thomas Edison, American engineer and businessman, invented the light bulb and phonograph (b. 1847)
- 1934 » Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Spanish pathologist, histologist, and neuroscientist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852)
- 1935 » Gaston Lachaise, French-American sculptor (b. 1882)
- 1941 » Manuel Teixeira Gomes, Portuguese lawyer and politician, 7th President of Portugal (b. 1860)
Names that were popular for boys in 1914
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Jacob
- Gerardus
- Antonius
- Wilhelmus
- Arie
- Hendrikus
Names that were popular for girls in 1914
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Grietje
- Geertruida
- Aaltje
- Helena
- Margaretha
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1914
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
- January 5 » The Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday and minimum daily wage of $5 in salary plus bonuses.
- February 13 » Copyright: In New York City the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is established to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members.
- May 17 » The Protocol of Corfu is signed, recognising full autonomy to Northern Epirus under nominal Albanian sovereignty.
- August 14 » World War I: Start of the Battle of Lorraine, an unsuccessful French offensive designed to recover the lost province of Moselle from Germany.
- August 29 » World War I: Start of the Battle of St. Quentin in which the French Fifth Army counter-attacked the invading Germans at Saint-Quentin, Aisne.
- September 13 » World War I: The Battle of Aisne begins between Germany and France.
Weather October 18, 1914
The temperature on October 18, 1914 was between 6.8 °C and 12.3 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.