Historical Events In November - 18
Friday, 19 December 2025
0326 On November - 18 the old St. Peter's Basilica is consecrated. 

0794 Japanese emperor Kammu deallocates residence of Nara to Kioto on November - 18. 

0942 Odo van Cluny, 2nd abbott of Cluny (924-42), dies on this day in history. 

1105 On November - 18 maginulf elected anti-Pope Silvester I 

1170 On November - 18 albrecht I "Bear", 1st margrave of Brandenburg (1150-70), dies at 70 

1210 On this day in history pope Innocent III excommunicates Roman Catholic Emperor Otto IV 

1307 William Tell shoots apple off his son's head on this day in history. 

1421 Zuider Zee floods 72 villages, killing an estimated 10,000 in Netherlands on this day in history. 

1421 On this day in history southern sea floods 72 villages, killing estimated 10,000 in Netherlands 

1424 Storm flood ravages Dutch coast on this day in history. 

1477 The First English Printing press on this day in history. 

1477 1st English printed book "Dictes & Sayengis of the Phylosophers" on November - 18. 

1494 On this day in history french king Charles VIII occupies Florence 

1497 Bartolomeu Dias discovers Cape of Good Hope on November - 18. 

1497 On November - 18 vasco da Gama reached the Cape of Good Hope 

1527 On this day in history luca Cambiaso, Italian painter/sculptor 

1603 On this day in history elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Juliana, dies at 61 

1626 In Rome, St Peter's Church is consecrated on this day in history. 

1626 On this day in history st-Petruskerk in Rome, initiated 

1630 On November - 18 esaias van der Velde, Dutch painter, buried 

1667 Treaty of Bongaja: King Hassan-Udin of Makasar & VOC on November - 18. 

1678 On November - 18 giovanni Maria Bononcini, composer, dies at 36 

1680 Jean-Baptiste Loeillet, composer on this day in history. 

1686 On November - 18 charles Francois Felix operates on King Louis XIV of France's anal fistula after practicing the surgery on several peasants. 

1718 Voltaires "Oedipe," premieres in Paris on November - 18. 

1736 Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, composer on November - 18. 

1738 France & Austria sign peace on November - 18. 

1742 Prussia & England sign anti-French military covenant on this day in history. 

1742 Felix Maximo Lopez, composer on November - 18. 

1745 Bonnie Prince Charlies troops occupy Carlisle on this day in history. 

1755 Worst quake Massachusetts Bay area strikes Boston; no deaths report on November - 18. 

1755 On this day in history worst quake in Mass Bay area strikes Boston; no deaths report 

1771 On November - 18 giuseppe de Majo, composer, dies at 73 

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

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