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== Events ==
'''1918''' was a [[year]].


=== History of the Doctor Who Universe ===
According to a [[census]], the [[English]] [[village]] of [[Hexen Bridge]] had a [[population]] of [[504 (number)|504]] [[people]] in 1918. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Hollow Men (novel)}})


====November====
== Events ==
* [[11th November|11]] - [[World War I]], a multinational conflict on Earth triggered by [[Nemesis]] in [[1914]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis]]''), effectively ends with the imposition of a ceasefire (the war would not officially end, however, until June [[1919]]).
=== Dated ===
 
In [[Roma I]], this year was written as MMDCLXI. On [[8 January|8 Januarius]], [[Marcus Americanius Scriptor]] was born and the [[old man (Warlords of Utopia)|old man]] appeared in the [[Roman Forum]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Warlords of Utopia (novel)|Warlords of Utopia]]'')
====Unknown dates====
*[[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] arrives in the North Yorkshire village of Hawkswick. ([[EDA]]: ''[[Casualties of War]]'')
*[[Gerald Carter]] and [[Harriet Derbyshire]] investigate a temporal phenomena as part of [[Torchwood Three]] in [[Cardiff]]. ([[TW]]: ''[[To the Last Man]]'')
 
===History of ''Doctor Who''===
====[[February]]====
*[[9th February|9]] - [[Morris Barry]] is born.
*[[23rd February|23]] - [[Bill Strutton]] is born.


====[[March]]====
[[Russia]] changed from the [[Julian calendar|Julian]] to [[Gregorian calendar]], skipping the days [[1 February]] through [[13 February]]. [[Anastasia Romanov|Cousin Anastasia]] incorporated these days into the [[Thirteen-Day Republic]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'')
*[[1st March|1]] - [[Roger Delgado]], the first actor to portray [[the Master]], is born in [[London]].
*[[23rd March|23]] - [[Anthony Jacobs]] is born.


====[[July]]====
The [[Eighth Doctor]] visited the [[North Yorkshire]] village of [[Hawkswick]]. On [[19 March]], [[John Sykes]] was [[murder]]ed. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Casualties of War (novel)|Casualties of War]]'')
*[[7th July|7]] - [[Brenda Bruce]] is born.


====[[August]]====
On [[11 November]], [[World War I]] ended with [[Armistice Day]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The White Room (audio story)|The White Room]]'') beginning a [[between the wars|postwar period]] which ended with the beginning of [[World War II]] in [[1939]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A History of Humankind (novel)|A History of Humankind]]'')
*[[14th August|14]] - [[Patsy Smart]] is born.
*[[27th August|27]] - [[Norman Mitchell]], who played one of the [[police]]men in "[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]," is born in [[Sheffield]], [[Yorkshire]], [[England]].


*[[28th August|28]] - [[Tutte Lemkow]], who played [[Kuiju]] in "[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]," [[Ibrahim]] in "[[The Crusade]]," and [[Cyclops]] in "[[The Myth Makers]]," is born in Oslo, Norway.
=== Undated ===
It was the year of a [[Spanish Influenza Epidemic of 1918|major flu epidemic]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)|The Unicorn and the Wasp]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The White Room (audio story)|The White Room]]'') which carried over to [[1919]], killing more people than [[World War I]] had. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Clockwise Man (novel)|The Clockwise Man]]'') [[Colonel]] [[Hugh Curbishley]] caught it, and was "never the same" again. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)|The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'')


====[[October]]====
The [[USS Cyclops|USS ''Cyclops'']] sank in the [[Bermuda Triangle]] in this year. The [[Tenth Doctor]] told [[Heather McCrimmon]] that he could not save the ship, as its sinking was [[fixed point in time|part of history]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Cyclops (comic story)|Cyclops]]'')
*[[20th October|20]] - [[Anton Diffring]] is born.


====[[November]]====
[[Gerald Carter]] and [[Harriet Derbyshire]] investigated a temporal phenomenon for [[Torchwood Three]] in [[Cardiff]]. A future version of [[Tommy Brockless]] told them to [[suspended animation|freeze]] his present self in the hospital to be awakened later. The future Tommy, his mind in [[shell shock]], returned to this time not long after, with [[Toshiko Sato]] reminding him from the [[21st century]] to turn the "rift key" he had been given to stop the two time zones from collapsing on one another. ([[TV]]: ''[[To the Last Man (TV story)|To the Last Man]]'')
*[[5th November|5]] - [[Alan Tilvern]], who played [[Forester]] in "[[Planet of Giants]]," is born in [[London]].
*[[11th November|11]] - [[Stubby Kaye]] is born.
*[[27th November|27]] - [[Peter Tuddenham]] is born.


====Unknown date====
In the [[United Kingdom]], certain women over thirty gained the right to vote in the aftermath of World War I. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Suffering (audio story)|The Suffering]]'')
*[[George Pravda]] is born.


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1918 was a year.

According to a census, the English village of Hexen Bridge had a population of 504 people in 1918. (PROSE: The Hollow Men [+]Loading...["The Hollow Men (novel)"])

Events

Dated

In Roma I, this year was written as MMDCLXI. On 8 Januarius, Marcus Americanius Scriptor was born and the old man appeared in the Roman Forum. (PROSE: Warlords of Utopia)

Russia changed from the Julian to Gregorian calendar, skipping the days 1 February through 13 February. Cousin Anastasia incorporated these days into the Thirteen-Day Republic. (PROSE: The Book of the War)

The Eighth Doctor visited the North Yorkshire village of Hawkswick. On 19 March, John Sykes was murdered. (PROSE: Casualties of War)

On 11 November, World War I ended with Armistice Day, (AUDIO: The White Room) beginning a postwar period which ended with the beginning of World War II in 1939. (PROSE: A History of Humankind)

Undated

It was the year of a major flu epidemic, (TV: The Unicorn and the Wasp; AUDIO: The White Room) which carried over to 1919, killing more people than World War I had. (PROSE: The Clockwise Man) Colonel Hugh Curbishley caught it, and was "never the same" again. (TV: The Unicorn and the Wasp)

The USS Cyclops sank in the Bermuda Triangle in this year. The Tenth Doctor told Heather McCrimmon that he could not save the ship, as its sinking was part of history. (COMIC: Cyclops)

Gerald Carter and Harriet Derbyshire investigated a temporal phenomenon for Torchwood Three in Cardiff. A future version of Tommy Brockless told them to freeze his present self in the hospital to be awakened later. The future Tommy, his mind in shell shock, returned to this time not long after, with Toshiko Sato reminding him from the 21st century to turn the "rift key" he had been given to stop the two time zones from collapsing on one another. (TV: To the Last Man)

In the United Kingdom, certain women over thirty gained the right to vote in the aftermath of World War I. (AUDIO: The Suffering)