November 18
Appearance
November 18is the 322nd day of the year (323rd inleap years) in theGregorian calendar.There are 43 days remaining until the end of the year.
Events[change|change source]
Up to 1900[change|change source]
- 326- The oldSt. Peter's Basilicais consecrated inRome.
- 401-Visigoths,led by KingAlaric I,cross theAlpsand invade present-day northernItaly.
- 1095– TheCouncil of Clermont,called byPope Urban IIto discuss sending theFirst Crusadeto theHoly Land,begins.
- 1180-Philip II of FrancebecomesKing.
- 1210-Pope Innocent IIIexcommunicatesOtto IV, Holy Roman Emperor.
- 1302–Pope Boniface VIIIissues thePapal bullUnam sanctam( "The One Holy" ).
- 1307– According tolegend,William Tellshoots an apple off of his son's head.
- 1421– A seawall at theZuiderzeedike breaks, flooding 72 villages and killing about 10,000 people in theNetherlands.
- 1493–Christopher Columbusfirst sights what is nowPuerto Rico.
- 1494- KingCharles VII of FranceoccupiesFlorence,present-dayItaly.
- 1626-St. Peter's Basilicais consecrated inRome.
- 1738-Augustus IIIis decided as theKingofPoland,as thePeace of Viennaends theWar of the Polish Succession.
- 1803– TheBattle of Vertières,the last major battle of theHaitian Revolution,is fought, leading to the establishment of theRepublic of Haiti,the first black republic in theWestern Hemisphere.
- 1812-Napoleonic Wars:Battle of Krasnoi.
- 1863- KingChristian IX of Denmarksigns theNovemberConstitutionthat declaresSchleswigto be part ofDenmark.
- 1883– American and Canadianrailroadsinstitute five standard continentaltime zones,ending the confusion of thousands of local times.
1901 – 2000[change|change source]
- 1903– TheHay-Bunau-Varilla Treatyis signed by theUnited StatesandPanama,giving the Americans exclusive rights over thePanama Canal Zone.
- 1904– GeneralEsteban Huertassteps down after the government of Panama fears he wants to stage acoup.
- 1905– Prince Carl ofDenmarkbecomes KingHaakon VIIofNorway.
- 1905- BritishsteamshipHildastrikes areefoffBrittanyand sinks during asnowstorm,killing 125 people.
- 1909- TwoUSwarships are sent toNicaraguaafter 500revolutionaries(including 2Americans) are executed by order ofJose Santos Zelaya.
- 1916-World War I:The firstBattle of the Sommeends indecisively.
- 1918–Latviadeclares its independence fromRussia.
- 1926–George Bernard Shawrefuses to accept themoneyfor hisNobel Prize,saying, "I can forgiveAlfred Nobelfor inventingdynamite,but only a fiend in human form could have invented the Nobel Prize. "
- 1926-Dominionsof theBritish Empireare recognised as independent states.
- 1928– Release of the animated shortSteamboat Willie,the first fully synchronized soundcartoon,directed byWalt DisneyandUb Iwerks,featuring the second appearances of cartoon starsMickey MouseandMinnie Mouse.This is also considered by the Disney corporation to be Mickey's birthday.
- 1929- A magnitude 7.2earthquake,centred south ofNewfoundland,strikes. 12 underseacablesare broken and some south coast communities are destroyed.
- 1936-GermanyandItalyrecognise thegovernmentofFrancisco FrancoinSpain.
- 1939-DutchoceansteamerSimon Bolivarruns over a German minefield nearHarwich,exploding twice before sinking, killing 102 people.
- 1940– German leaderAdolf Hitlerand Italian Foreign MinisterGaleazzo Cianomeet to discussBenito Mussolini's disastrous invasion ofGreece.
- 1943–World War II:440Royal Air Forceplanes bombBerlincausing only light damage and killing 131. The RAF lost nine aircraft and 53 air crew.
- 1944- ThePopular Socialist Youthis founded inCuba.
- 1947- The Ballantyne's Department StorefireinChristchurch,New Zealand,kills 41 people.
- 1961-John F. Kennedysends 18,000militaryadvisors toSouth Vietnam.
- 1963- The push-buttontelephonegoes into service.
- 1968- The James Watt StreetfactoryfireinGlasgow,Scotland,kills 22 people.
- 1970-Joe Frazierdefends his heavyweightbo xingworld title againstBob FosterinDetroit.
- 1976- TheparliamentofSpainpasses a bill allowing the creation ofdemocracyin thecountry.
- 1978– InGuyana,Jim Jonesleads hisPeoples Templecultin a massmurder-suicide.918 people died, 909 of them atJonestownitself, including over 270 children. A few hours earlier,United States CongressmanLeo Ryan,visiting to investigate thecult,was shot dead.
- 1987– InLondon,31 people die in a fire at the city's busiestundergroundstation atKing's Cross St Pancras.
- 1987- TheUnited States Congressissues the final report on theIran Contra Affair.
- 1988–U.S. PresidentRonald Reagansigns a bill into law allowing thedeath penaltyfor murder in regards todrug traffickers.
- 1991–Church of EnglandenvoyTerry Waiteand American academicThomas Sutherlandare released inLebanon,where they had been held hostage; Waite since 1987 and Sutherland since 1985.
- 1991- After an 87-daysiege,the town of Vukovar,Croatia,surrenders to theYugoslav People's Armyand alliedSerbianparamilitaryforces.
- 1993– InSouth Africa,21 political parties approve a newconstitution.
- 1996-Bernard Dowiyogois electedPresidentofNauruoverLagumot Harris,and immediately endsdiplomaticrelations withFranceover its nuclear testing on MururoaAtoll,French Polynesia.
- 2000–Catherine Zeta-JonesandMichael Douglasmarry.
From 2001[change|change source]
- 2002–United Nationsweapons inspectors led byHans Blixarrive inIraq.
- 2003- The Local Government Act of2003becomes effective in theUnited Kingdom,ending the controversial Anti-Homosexualityamendment.
- 2004–Russiaofficially ratifies theKyoto Protocol.
- 2006-Tom CruiseandKatie Holmesmarry inItaly.Theirmarriageends indivorcein2012.
- 2009-2010 FIFA World CupQualification: Controversy is caused whenFrenchplayerThierry Henryappears to have handled theballin the run-up to agoalthat sends France to the World Cup against theRepublic of Ireland.
- 2019-Gotabaya RajapaksabecomesPresident of Sri Lanka;he later names his brother (and formerPresident)Mahinda RajapaksaasPrime Minister.
- 2019- TheUnited States governmentsays that is does not consider the building of Jewish settlements in theWest Bankto be illegal.
Births[change|change source]
Up to 1900[change|change source]
- 709-Emperor KoninofJapan(d.782)
- 1522-Lamoral, Count of Egmont,Flemishgeneralandstatesman(d.1568)
- 1527-Luca Cambiasi,Italian painter (d.1585)
- 1630–Eleanor Gonzaga,Holy Roman Empress (d.1686)
- 1647–Pierre Bayle,Frenchphilosopher(d.1706)
- 1736–Anton Graff,Swisspainter(d.1813)
- 1743–Johannes Ewald,Danishplaywright(d.1781)
- 1756-Thomas Burgess,Englishwriter,philosopherand religious figure (d.1837)
- 1772– PrinceLouis Ferdinand of Prussia(d.1806)
- 1774– PrincessWilhelmine of Prussia(d.1837)
- 1785-David Wilkie,Scottishpainter(d.1844)
- 1786–Carl Maria von Weber,Germancomposer(d.1826)
- 1787–Louis Daguerre,Frenchartistandphysicist(d.1851)
- 1804-Alfonso Ferrero la Marmora,Italiangeneralandstatesman(d.1878)
- 1810-Asa Gray,Americanbotanist(d.1888)
- 1820-James William Abert,American army officer and mapmaker (d.1897)
- 1832–Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld,Finnish-Swedishexplorer(d.1901)
- 1836–W. S. Gilbert,Britishphilosopher(d.1911)
- 1839-August Kundt,Germanphysicist(d.1894)
- 1856-Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia(d.1929)
- 1860-Ignacy Jan Paderewski,Polish composer and statesman (d.1941)
- 1861-Dorothy Dix,Americanjournalist(d.1951)
- 1873-Arthur J. Weaver,GovernorofNebraska(d.1945)
- 1874-Clarence Day,American writer (d.1935)
- 1877–Arthur Cecil Pigou,Britisheconomist(d.1959)
- 1880-Narum Torbov,Bulgarianarchitect(d.1952)
- 1882-Wyndham Lewis,British writer and painter (d.1957)
- 1882-Jacques Maritain,Frenchphilosopher(d.1973)
- 1882-Amelita Galli-Curci,Italiansoprano(d.1959)
- 1883–Carl Vinson,American politician (d.1981)
- 1888–Frances Marion,American screenwriter and director (d.1973)
- 1889-Stanislav Kosior,Polish-born Soviet politician (d.1939)
- 1891-Gio Ponti,Italianarchitect(d.1979)
- 1897–Patrick Blackett, Baron Blackett,Britishphysicist(d.1974)
- 1898-Joris Ivens,Dutchmoviemaker (d.1989)
- 1898-Poul F. Jensen,Faroesepoetandwriter(d.1970)
- 1899-Eugene Ormandy,Hungarian-born Americanviolinistandconductor(d.1985)
1901 – 1950[change|change source]
- 1901–George Gallup,American statistician andpollster(d.1984)
- 1901-V. Shantaram,Indiandirector,screenwriter,producerandactor(d.1984)
- 1904-Mihai Antonescu,Romanian politician (d.1946)
- 1906–Alec Issigonis,Greek-British car designer (d.1988)
- 1906–Klaus Mann,German writer (d.1949)
- 1906–George Wald,Americanscientist(d.1997)
- 1907–Compay Segundo,Cubanmusician(Buena Vista Social Club) (d.2003)
- 1909-Johnny Mercer,Americanlyricist(d.1976)
- 1911-Attilio Bertolucci,Italianpoetandwriter(d.2000)
- 1913-Endre Rozsda,French surrealist painter (d.1999)
- 1914-Haguroyama Masaji,Japanesesumowrestler (d.1969)
- 1915-Ken Burkhart,Americanbaseballplayer andumpire(d.2004)
- 1917-Pedro Infante,Mexican actor and singer (d.1957)
- 1919-Jocelyn Brando,American actress (d.2005)
- 1920–Mustafa Khalil,77thPrime MinisterofEgypt(d.2008)
- 1920-Ron Suart,Englishfootballer(d.2015)
- 1922-Luis Somoza Debayle,PresidentofNicaragua(d.1967)
- 1923–Alan Shepard,Americanastronaut,firstAmericanto travel intospace(d.1998)
- 1923–Ted Stevens,American politician (d.2010)
- 1926-Estanislau Basora,Spanishfootballer(d.2012)
- 1927–Hank Ballard,Americanmusician(d.2003)
- 1927-Eldar Ryazanov,Russianmovie directorandscreenwriter(d.2015)
- 1928-Sheila Jordan,Americanjazzsinger
- 1928-Salvador Laurel,Vice presidentof thePhilippines(d.2004)
- 1934-Vassilis Vassilikos,Greek writer and diplomat
- 1936–Don Cherry,Americanjazztrumpeter (d.1995)
- 1936-Ennio Antonelli,Italiancardinal
- 1938-Eugenio Montejo,Venezuelanwriter,poetanddiplomat(d.2008)
- 1938-Norbert Ratsirahonana,formerPrime MinisterofMadagascar
- 1939–Margaret Atwood,Canadianwriter
- 1939-John O'Keefe,American-Britishneurologist
- 1939-Liz J. Patterson,American politician (d.2018)
- 1939-Brenda Vaccaro,American actress
- 1939-Amanda Lear,Britishsinger,actressandauthor
- 1940–Qaboos bin Said al Said,SultanofOman(d.2020)
- 1941-Gary Bettenhausen,American racing driver (d.2014)
- 1942–Linda Evans,American actress
- 1942-Susan Sullivan,American actress
- 1943-Leonardo Sandri,Argentinecardinal
- 1944–Wolfgang Joop,Germanfashiondesigner
- 1945-Wilma Mankiller,American tribal chief (d.2010)
- 1945–Mahinda Rajapaksa,Prime Ministerand formerPresidentofSri Lanka
- 1946-Alan Dean Foster,Americanfantasyandscience fictionwriter
- 1948-Ana Mendieta,American performance artist
- 1950-Graham Parker,American singer
- 1950-Rudy Sarzo,Cuban-born Americanmusician
1951 – 1975[change|change source]
- 1952–Harald Konopka,Germanfootballer
- 1952-Peter Beattie,36thPremierofQueensland
- 1953–Alan Moore,British writer
- 1953-Kevin Nealon,American actor and comedian
- 1954-Guy Innes-Ker, 10th Duke of Roxburghe,Scottish aristocrat (d.2019)
- 1956-Warren Moon,American footballplayer
- 1958-David Brailovsky,Argentinefootballer
- 1959-Cindy Blackman,Americanjazzmusician
- 1959-Karla Faye Tucker,American murderer (d.1998)
- 1960–Elizabeth Perkins,Americanactress
- 1960–Kim Wilde,Englishsinger
- 1961-Steven Moffat,Scottishscreenwriterandproducer
- 1962–Kirk Hammett,Americanguitarist(Metallica)
- 1963-Joost Zwagerman,Dutch writer (d.2015)
- 1963–Peter Schmeichel,Danishfootballer
- 1967-Gavin Peacock,Englishfootballer
- 1967-Jocelyn Lemieux,Canadianice hockeyplayer
- 1968–Owen Wilson,American actor
- 1968-Gary Sheffield,Americanbaseballplayer
- 1969-Duncan Sheik,rock musicsinger
- 1969-Sam Cassell,Americanbasketballplayer
- 1969-Koichiro Kimura,Japanese mixed martial artist andprofessional wrestler(d.2014)
- 1970-Peter Dutton,Australian politician
- 1970-Mike Epps,American actor, comedian and writer
- 1970-Megyn Kelly,Americanlawyerandjournalist
- 1971-Therese Coffey,English politician
- 1972-Jessi Alexander,Americansinger-songwriter
- 1973–Darko Kovacevic,Serbianfootballer
- 1974-Chloe Sevigny,American actress
- 1975-Anthony McPartlin,English actor andtelevisionpresenter (Ant and Dec)
- 1975-David Ortiz,baseballplayer
From 1976[change|change source]
- 1976–Shagrath,Norwegian singer (Dimmu Borgir)
- 1977-Fabolous,Americanrapper
- 1980-Minori Chihara,Japanese singer
- 1980–François Duval,Frenchrallydriver
- 1980–Junichi Okada,Japanesesinger
- 1980-Maggie Stiefvater,Americanwriter
- 1980-Hamza al-Ghamdi,Saudi Arabianterrorist(d.2001)
- 1981-Christina Vidal,American actress
- 1983–Michael Dawson,Englishfootballer
- 1984–Johnny Christ(Real name:Jonathan Lewis Seward), AmericanbassistofAvenged Sevenfold
- 1985-Allyson Felix,Americanathlete
- 1986-Georgia King,Englishactress
- 1987–Jake Abel,Americanactor
- 1988-Michael Roach,Americansoccerplayer
- 1989-Natalie Osman,Americanprofessional wrestler
- 1991-Noppawan Lertcheewakarn,Thaitennisplayer
- 1992–Nathan Kress,American actor
- 1992-Queralt Casas,Spanishbasketballplayer
Deaths[change|change source]
Up to 1975[change|change source]
- 1154-Adelaide de Maurienne,Queen ofFrance(b.1092)
- 1170-Albert the Bear,Brandenburgnobleman(b.1100)
- 1305-John II, Duke of Brittany(b.1239)
- 1785–Louis Philippe I,French soldier and writer (b.1725)
- 1814-William Jessop,British civil engineer (b.1745)
- 1827–Wilhelm Hauff,Germanpoet(b.1802)
- 1830-Adam Weishaupt,German founder of theIlluminati
- 1841-Agustin Gamarra,PresidentofPeru
- 1886–Chester A. Arthur,21stPresident of the United States(b.1829)
- 1920–Matthias Jochumsson,Icelandicpoet(b.1835)
- 1922–Marcel Proust,Frenchwriter(b.1871)
- 1927-Scipione Borghese, 10th Prince of Sulmona,Italian industrialist, politician, explorer,mountaineerand racing driver (b.1871)
- 1941–Walther Nernst,Germanchemist(b.1864)
- 1941–Chris Watson,thirdPrime Minister of Australia(b.1867)
- 1962–Niels Bohr,Danishphysicist,Nobel Prizewinner (b.1885)
- 1965–Henry A. Wallace,Vice President of the United States(b.1888)
- 1969-Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.,Americanbusinessmanand father ofJohn F. Kennedy(b.1888)
- 1972-Danny Whitten,American musician (b.1843)
- 1973–Alois Haba,Czech composer (b.1893)
1976 – 2010[change|change source]
- 1976–Man Ray,Americanartist(b.1890)
- 1977–Kurt Schuschnigg,Austrianpolitician(b.1897)
- 1978–Leo Ryan,United StatesCongressman (b.1925)
- 1978–Jim Jones,Americancultleader (suicide) (b.1931)
- 1979-Freddie Fitzsimmons,Americanbaseballplayer (b.1901)
- 1987–Jacques Anquetil,Frenchcyclist(b.1934)
- 1991–Gustav Husak,Czechoslovakianpolitician (b.1913)
- 1994–Cab Calloway,American musician (b.1907)
- 1998-Aurelio de Lira Tavares,President of Brazil(b.1905)
- 1999–Paul Bowles,Americanwriter(b.1910)
- 2002–James Coburn,American actor (b.1928)
- 2004-Cy Coleman,Americancomposer,songwriterandpianist(b.1929)
- 2009–Jeanne-Claude,French artist (b.1935)
- 2009-Red Robbins,Americanbasketballplayer (b.1944)
- 2010-Brian G. Marsden,Britishastronomer(b.1937)
- 2010-Gaye Stewart,Canadianice hockeyplayer (b.1923)
From 2011[change|change source]
- 2011-Walt Hazzard,Americanbasketballplayer (b.1942)
- 2014-Pepe Eliaschev,Argentinejournalistandwriter(b.1945)
- 2014-Ahmad Lozi,Prime MinisterofJordan(b.1925)
- 2015-Jonah Lomu,New Zealandrugbyplayer (b.1975)
- 2015-Abdelhamid Abaaoud,Belgian terrorist (b.1988)
- 2015-Mal Whitfield,American runner (b.1924)
- 2016-Denton Cooley,American heart surgeon (b.1920)
- 2017-Azzedine Alaïa,Tunisian-French fashion designer (b.1933)
- 2017-Giorgio Antonucci,Italianphysician(b.1933)
- 2017-Commins Menapi,Solomon Islandsfootballer(b.1977)
- 2017-Youssouf Ouédraogo,6thPrime MinisterofBurkina Faso(b.1952)
- 2017-Friedel Rausch,Germanfootballer(b.1940)
- 2017-Ben Riley,Americanjazzdrummer (b.1933)
- 2017-Gillian Rolton,Australian equestrian (b.1956)
- 2017-Pancho Segura,Ecuadorean-Americantennisplayer (b.1921)
- 2017-Malcolm Young,Scottish-Australian musician (AC/DC) (b.1953)
- 2018-Waldyr Boccardo,Brazilianbasketballplayer (b.1936)
- 2018-Héctor Beltrán Leyva,Mexican drug cartel leader (b.1965)
- 2018-Eddie Reeves,American songwriter and record label executive (b.1939)
- 2018-Muhammad Abdul Wahhab,Pakistani Islamic cleric (b.1923)
- 2018-Uladzimir Zhuravel,Belarussianfootballer(b.1971)
- 2019-Norodom Buppha Devi,Cambodian royal and ballerina (b.1943)