What happened on Monday March 11, 1918?

About March 11th, 1918, in brief:

  • Historical events: Private Albert Gitchell, a mess cook at Fort Riley, Kansas, became the first documented military case of the Spanish flu. This event marked the beginning of a devastating global pandemic that would ultimately claim between 50-100 million lives worldwide, making it one of the deadliest pandemics in human history.
  • Day of the week: March 11th, 1918 was a Monday
  • Zodiac Sign: Pisces (in western zodiac), Horse (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waning crescent
  • #1 US song: Hail! Hail! The Gangs All Here by Shannon Four
  • Popular movie: Hearts of the World directed by D.W. Griffith

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March 11, 1918: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on March 11, 1918:

  • First Documented Military Case of Spanish Flu Private Albert Gitchell, a mess cook at Fort Riley, Kansas, became the first documented military case of the Spanish flu. This event marked the beginning of a devastating global pandemic that would ultimately claim between 50-100 million lives worldwide, making it one of the deadliest pandemics in human history.
  • Moscow Becomes Capital of Revolutionary Russia Following the Russian Revolution, Moscow was officially designated as the capital of the new revolutionary government, replacing St. Petersburg. This marked a significant political shift in the governance of Russia during a tumultuous period of social and political transformation.
  • Save the Redwoods League Founded The Save the Redwoods League was established to protect and preserve California's ancient redwood forests, initiating one of the earliest organized conservation efforts in the United States to safeguard critical ecological habitats.

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March 11, 1918: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was March 11, 1918?


March 11, 1918 was a Monday and it was the 70th day of the year 1918 in the Gregorian calendar.

March 11, 1918 can also be written as 3/11/1918 in the US and as 11/3/1918 in UK and Europe.

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March 11, 1918: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on March 11, 1918 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week March 11th and March 17th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

March 11, 1918: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on March 11, 1918 was Hail! Hail! The Gangs All Here by Shannon Four, according to the music chart for the week March 11th and March 17th.

  1. - Hail! Hail! The Gangs All Here youtube
  2. - The Rainbow of Love youtube
  3. - My Sunshine Jane youtube
  4. - Smile and Show Your Dimple youtube
  5. - Liberty Loan March youtube
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March 11, 1918: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for March 11th is Pisces.

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Pisces is the 12th sign in the Western Zodiac. People born between February 19th and March 20th belong to the Pisces sign: discover Pisces personality and who should a Pisces marry.

Babies born in March are either Pisces or Aries. People born before March 20th are Pisces, while people born from March 21st have the sign of Aries.

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March 11, 1918: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for March 11, 1918 is Horse and the associated element is Earth.

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March 11, 1918: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on March 11, 1918 was Waning crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on March 11, 1918 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on March 11, 1918 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 0% full, rising at 05:10 am and setting at 06:11 pm.

The previous full moon was on Feb 25, 1918 while the next full moon would come on Mar 27, 1918.

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How old is someone born on March 11, 1918?


Someone born on March 11, 1918 is:

107 years 2 months old,

or 1286 months and 3 days old,

or 5592 weeks and 2 days old,

or 39146 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on March 11, 1918?

There are 301 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Wednesday March 11th 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on March 11, 1918?

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