Historical Events In November - 18
Wednesday, 29 March 2023
0326 On November - 18 the old St. Peter's Basilica is consecrated.
0794 On this day in history japanese emperor Kammu deallocates residence of Nara to Kioto
0942 On this day in history odo van Cluny, 2nd abbott of Cluny (924-42), dies
1105 Maginulf elected anti-Pope Silvester I on this day in history.
1170 On this day in history albrecht I "Bear", 1st margrave of Brandenburg (1150-70), dies at 70
1210 Pope Innocent III excommunicates Roman Catholic Emperor Otto IV on this day in history.
1307 On November - 18 william Tell shoots apple off his son's head
1421 On this day in history zuider Zee floods 72 villages, killing an estimated 10,000 in Netherlands
1421 Southern sea floods 72 villages, killing estimated 10,000 in Netherlands on this day in history.
1424 Storm flood ravages Dutch coast on this day in history.
1477 The First English Printing press on November - 18.
1477 On November - 18 1st English printed book "Dictes & Sayengis of the Phylosophers"
1494 On November - 18 french king Charles VIII occupies Florence
1497 On November - 18 bartolomeu Dias discovers Cape of Good Hope
1497 Vasco da Gama reached the Cape of Good Hope on this day in history.
1527 Luca Cambiaso, Italian painter/sculptor on this day in history.
1603 On November - 18 elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Juliana, dies at 61
1626 On this day in history in Rome, St Peter's Church is consecrated
1626 On this day in history st-Petruskerk in Rome, initiated
1630 Esaias van der Velde, Dutch painter, buried on November - 18.
1667 Treaty of Bongaja: King Hassan-Udin of Makasar & VOC on November - 18.
1678 On this day in history giovanni Maria Bononcini, composer, dies at 36
1680 On this day in history jean-Baptiste Loeillet, composer
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 On this day in history voltaires "Oedipe," premieres in Paris
1736 On November - 18 carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, composer
1738 On this day in history france & Austria sign peace
1742 On November - 18 prussia & England sign anti-French military covenant
1742 On November - 18 felix Maximo Lopez, composer
1745 On November - 18 bonnie Prince Charlies troops occupy Carlisle
1755 Worst quake Massachusetts Bay area strikes Boston; no deaths report on this day in history.
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 November - 18 louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia Christian, composer