Finnish Civil War: The battle of Tampere ends. The Battle of Tampere was one of the most decisive and bloodiest engagements of the Finnish Civil…
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1 December 1918
Iceland becomes a sovereign state, yet remains a part of the Danish kingdom. In the early 20th century, Iceland’s push for greater autonomy accelerated as…
22 June 1918
The Hammond Circus Train Wreck kills 86 and injures 127 near Hammond, Indiana. The Hammond Circus Train Wreck occurred in the early hours of June…
17 January 1918
Finnish Civil War: The first serious battles take place between the Red Guards and the White Guard. The Finnish Civil War took place between January…
27 November 1918
The Makhnovshchina is established. The Makhnovshchina, also known as the Makhnovist movement or the Free Territory, was an anarchist and anti-Bolshevik revolutionary insurrection that took…
17 August 1918
Bolshevik revolutionary leader Moisei Uritsky is assassinated. Moisei Solomonovich Uritsky was a prominent Bolshevik revolutionary leader who played a significant role during the early days…
21 March 1918
World War I: The first phase of the German Spring Offensive, Operation Michael, begins. Operation Michael, also known as the Spring Offensive, was a major…
15 March 1918
Finnish Civil War: The battle of Tampere begins The Finnish Civil War was fought from January to May 1918, and it ended with the victory…
24 February 1918
Estonian Declaration of Independence. The Estonian Declaration of Independence was proclaimed on February 24, 1918, by the Estonian Provincial Assembly in Tallinn, Estonia. The declaration…
11 November 1918
Germany signs an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car in the forest of Compiègne.