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• Aart Oosterom, Moordrecht,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1988)
• Adrianus Eduard van Baarle († 1989)
• Antonie Luijendijk († 1991)
• Adam Kolbly, Wisconsin († 1941)
• Aaltien Hilberts, Anloo, Drenthe, Nederland († 2004)
• Barbera Elisabeth Maas, Hardinxveld, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1996)
• Clyde Harris, Maud, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States of America († 1958)
• Adriaan Bouter, Streefkerk († 1967)
• Alida Peet, Valkenburg (Z-H), Nederland († 1982)
• Anna Benjamins, Hoogeveen Drenthe, Netherlands († 1918)

• Adriaantje Maria Kapitein (75), Vlaardingen
• Albertus Hendrik Vosselman (67), Nunspeet, Gelderland, Netherlands
• Annetje Overeem (76), Rhenen, Utrecht, Nederland
• Albert Mouw (35), Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, Verenigde Staten
• Albertus Hendrikus Vosselman (67), Nunspeet
• Alfred Quayle (68), Middlesex, England
• Anna Norden (83), Amsterdam
• Albertus Gieskens (73)
• Albert van Olst (0), Genemuiden
• Adriaantje Maria Kaptein (75), Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland The Netherlands

• 1916 » Carl Burgos, American illustrator († 1984)
• 1916 » Doug Peden, Canadian basketball player († 2005)
• 1917 » Ty LaForest, Canadian-American baseball player († 1947)
• 1918 » André Bazin, French critic and theorist († 1958)
• 1918 » Clifton Hillegass, American publisher, founded CliffsNotes († 2001)
• 1918 » Gabriel Axel, Danish-French actor, director, and producer († 2014)
• 1918 » Shinobu Hashimoto, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter († 2018)
• 1918 » Tony Mottola, American guitarist and composer († 2004)
• 1919 » Esther Afua Ocloo, Ghanaian entrepreneur and pioneer of microlending († 2002)
• 1919 » Virginia O'Brien, American actress and singer († 2001)

• 1898 » Gustave Moreau, French painter and academic (b. 1826)
• 1906 » Luis Martín, Spanish religious leader, 24th Superior-General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1846)
• 1912 » Martha Ripley, American physician (b. 1843)
• 1917 » Vladimir Serbsky, Russian psychiatrist and academic (b. 1858)
• 1923 » Savina Petrilli, Italian religious leader (b. 1851)
• 1936 » Milton Brown, American singer and bandleader (b. 1903)
• 1936 » Ottorino Respighi, Italian composer and conductor (b. 1879)
• 1938 » George Bryant, American archer (b. 1878)
• 1942 » Aleksander Mitt, Estonian speed skater (b. 1903)
• 1942 » Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, American heiress, sculptor and art collector, founded the Whitney Museum of American Art (b. 1875)

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
• January 26 » Finnish Civil War: A group of Red Guards hangs a red lantern atop the tower of Helsinki Workers' Hall to symbolically mark the start of the war.
• March 16 » Finnish Civil War: Battle of Länkipohja is infamous for its bloody aftermath as the Whites executed 70–100 capitulated Reds.
• October 11 » The 7.1 M_w San Fermín earthquake shakes Puerto Rico. The quake and resulting tsunami kill up to 116 people.
• November 12 » Austria becomes a republic. After the proclamation, a coup attempt by the communist Red Guard is defeated by the social-democratic Volkswehr.
• November 21 » The Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918 is passed, allowing women to stand for Parliament in the UK.
• November 23 » Heber J. Grant succeeds Joseph F. Smith as the seventh president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The temperature on April 18, 1918 was between -0.6 °C and 7.4 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (5%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north.