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Tom Drake
1918Aug, 5

Tom Drake

Tom Drake, American actor and singer (d. 1982)
Tom Drake (born Alfred Sinclair Alderdice, August 5, 1918 – August 11, 1982) was an American actor. Drake made films starting in 1940 and continuing until the mid-1970s, and also made TV acting appearances.

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Events on 1918

  • 3Mar

    World War I

    Russia signs the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, agreeing to withdraw from World War I, and conceding German control of the Baltic States, Belarus and Ukraine. It also conceded Turkish control of Ardahan, Kars and Batumi.
  • 2May

    Chevrolet Motor Company

    General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware.
  • 24Jun

    Montreal

    First airmail service in Canada from Montreal to Toronto.
  • 4Jul

    Nicholas II of Russia

    Bolsheviks kill Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his family (Julian calendar date).
  • 9Nov

    Wilhelm II, German Emperor

    Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany abdicates after the German Revolution, and Germany is proclaimed a Republic.