Historical Events In November - 18

1776  Hessians capture Fort Lee, NJ on this day in history.   

1776  On this day in history hessians capture Ft Lee, NJ   

1781  Felice Blangini, composer on November - 18.   

1786  Henry Rowley Bishop, British composer/conductor on this day in history.   

1787  1st Unitarian minister in US ordained, Boston on November - 18.   

1787  On this day in history sojourner Truth, abolitionist/feminist   

1793  Louvre officially opens in Paris on this day in history.   

1796  On November - 18 catharina II, "The Great", tsarina of Russia (1762-96), dies at 67   

1803  On November - 18 battle of Vertieres, in which Haitians defeat French   

1803  On this day in history cornelius Broere, Dutch priest/poet   

1804  Palver Purim 1st celebrated to commemorate miraculous escape on November - 18.   

1805  30 women meet at Mrs Silas Lee's home in Wiscasset Maine, organizes on this day in history.   

1808  On November - 18 antoine-Amable-Elie Elwart, composer   

1810  Asa Gray, Sauquoit NY, botanist (Flora of North America) on this day in history.   

1812  Jesse Johnson Finley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904 on this day in history.   

1820  On this day in history uS Navy Captain Nathaniel B Palmer discovers Antarctica   

1820  On November - 18 antarctica discovered by US Navy Capt Nathaniel B Palmer   

1822  On November - 18 anton Teyber, composer, dies at 66   

1824  On November - 18 franz Sigel, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1902   

1827  Wilhelm Hauff, writer, dies at 24 on this day in history.   

1833  Netherlands & Belgium sign Treaty of Zonhoven on November - 18.   

1835  On this day in history -20] Charles Darwin travels to Tahiti   

1835  Americus Vespucius Rice, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1904 on this day in history.   

1836  William Schwenck Gilbert, London, composer (Gilbert & Sullivan) on November - 18.   

1839  August A Kundt, German physicist (sound vibration, test of Kundt) on November - 18.   

1841  Georg Chistoph Grosheim, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1845  On this day in history john F Mellaerts, Flemish social worker (1st Belgian farm gilde)   

1846  On this day in history aloys, Liechtenstein nobleman/politician   

1851  On this day in history ernst August, duke of Cumberland/king of Hanover (1837-51), dies at 80   

1852  State funeral of duke of Wellington (London) on November - 18.   

1852  On this day in history anton Bernhard Furstenau, composer, dies at 60   

1860  On this day in history ignacy Jan Paderewski, composer/1st premier of Poland (1919-20)   

1863  Richard Dehmel, writer on this day in history.   

1865  On November - 18 mark Twain publishes "Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"   

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1522  On November - 18 birth of lamoral, Count of Egmont, Flemish general and statesman (d. 1568)   

1527  On November - 18 birth of luca Cambiaso, Italian painter/sculptor   

1630  Eleanor Gonzaga, Empress of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1686) was born on November - 18.   

1680  On November - 18 birth of jean-Baptiste Loeillet, composer   

1727  On this day in history birth of philibert Commerçon, French naturalist (d. 1773)   

1736  Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, composer was born on this day in history.   

1742  Felix Maximo Lopez, composer was born on November - 18.   

1772  On this day in history birth of louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia Christian, composer   

0942  On November - 18 odo van Cluny, 2nd abbott of Cluny (924-42), dies   

1154  Death of Adélaide de Maurienne, wife of Louis VI of France (b. 1092) on this day in history.   

1170  On this day in history albrecht I "Bear", 1st margrave of Brandenburg (1150-70), dies at 70   

1305  Death of John II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1239) on this day in history.   

1559  Death of Cuthbert Tunstall, English churchman (b. 1474) on this day in history.   

1590  On this day in history death of george Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, English statesman (b. 1528)   

1603  On November - 18 elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Juliana, dies at 61   

1630  Death of Esaias van der Velde, Dutch painter, buried on this day in history.