March 1 – WWI: German submarine U-19 sinks HMS Calgarian off Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland.February 24 – Estonian Declaration of Independence from Russia, after seven centuries of foreign rule German forces capture Tallinn the following day.February 21 – The last Carolina parakeet (the last breed of parrot native to the eastern United States) dies in captivity at the Cincinnati Zoo.February 19– 25 – WWI: The Imperial Russian Navy evacuates Tallinn through thick ice, over the Gulf of Finland.
February 19 – WWI: The Capture of Jericho by the Egyptian Expeditionary Force begins the British occupation of the Jordan Valley. February 18 – Operations against the Marri and Khetran tribes in Balochistan by British authorities begin. February 16 – The Council of Lithuania adopts the Act of Independence of Lithuania, declaring Lithuania's independence from Germany, Russia or any other state. February 14 – Russia switches from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar the date skips from January 31 to February 14. February 6 – Women's suffrage in the United Kingdom: Representation of the People Act gives most women over 30 the vote. Cavalry soldiers and local ranchers kill 15 unarmed Mexican villagers, both men and boys.įebruary 23: Estonian Declaration of Independence January 28 – Porvenir massacre: Texas Rangers, U.S. January 27 – The Finnish Civil War begins with the Battle of Kämärä. January 25 – The Ukrainian People's Republic declares independence from Bolshevik Russia. January 19 – The Russian Constituent Assembly proclaims the Russian Democratic Federative Republic but is dissolved by the Bolshevik government on the same day. The Historic Concert for the Benefit of Widows and Orphans of Austrian and Hungarian Soldiers is held at the Konzerthaus, Vienna. The Russian Constituent Assembly meets. 
The Red Army (The Workers and Peasants Red Army) is formed in the Russian SFSR and Soviet Union. The keel of HMS Hermes is laid in Britain, the first purpose-designed aircraft carrier to be laid down. troops engage Yaqui Indian warriors in a minor skirmish in Arizona, and one of the last battles of the American Indian Wars between the United States and Native Americans. January 9 – Battle of Bear Valley: U.S. January 4 – The Finnish Declaration of Independence is recognized by Russia, Sweden, Germany and France. January – 1918 flu pandemic: The "Spanish flu" ( influenza) is first observed in Haskell County, Kansas. As of the start of 1918, the Gregorian calendar was 13 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. 
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