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December 1918

1918JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberThe following events occurred in December 1918: December 1, 1918 (Sunday)The union of Transylvania with Romania was proclaimed, after the Great National Assembly of Alba Iulia passed a resolution to allow Transylvania, Banat, Crișana, and the Satumare and Maramureș regions to unite with Romania.The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was proclaimed by Alexander Karađorđević, prince regent of the Kingdom of Serbia, after an agreement was reached by the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs, Kingdom of Serbia, and Kingdom of Montenegro to unite under one sovereignty.Iceland regained independence from Denmark through the Danish–Icelandic Act of Union, but remained in personal union with the King of Denmark, who also became the King of Iceland until 1944.The Allies began their occupation of the Rhineland that bordered Germany and France, which would continue until 1930.The Kars Republic was established in northeastern Turkey but was abolished in six months by the British High Commissioner.Pope Benedict released the encyclicalQuod iam diu (That which has long been) that requested all Catholics everywhere in the world, no matter which side they were on, to pray for a lasting peace and for those who are entrusted to make it during the upcoming peace negotiations in France.The second annual Pulitzer Prizes were awarded in the United States, including the first awards for fiction: The New York Times for Public ServiceHarold A. Littledale of the New York Evening Post for ReportingLouisville Courier Journal for Editorial WritingMinna Lewinson and Henry Beetle Hough, students at the School of Journalism, Columbia University for the Newspaper History AwardErnest Poole for the novelHis FamilyJesse Lynch Williams for the dramaWhy Marry?Sara Teasdale for the poetry collectionLove SongsJames Ford Rhodes for the history of the American Civil WarWilliam Cabell Bruce for the biography on Benjamin FranklinThe Farm Workers Union of Uppland was established in Uppland, Sweden.Born:Shunpei Uto, Japanese swimmer, silver and bronze medalist at the 1936 Summer Olympics; in Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Japan (d. unknown)Died:Peter Hume Brown, 68, Scottish historian, proponent of Scottish history as a discipline, member of the Privy Council of Scotland (b. 1849)Margit Kaffka, 38, Hungarian poet, first major female Hungarian writer, member of the Nyugat literary group; died of influenza (b. 1880)December 2, 1918 (Monday)U.S. President Woodrow Wilson addressed the 65th United States Congress where he cited the number of American men who enlisted and served in World War I, which ended about a month ago with an armistice.

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