Historical Events In November - 18
Friday, 26 July 2024
0326 On November - 18 the old St. Peter's Basilica is consecrated.
0794 On November - 18 japanese emperor Kammu deallocates residence of Nara to Kioto
0942 On November - 18 odo van Cluny, 2nd abbott of Cluny (924-42), dies
1105 On this day in history maginulf elected anti-Pope Silvester I
1170 Albrecht I "Bear", 1st margrave of Brandenburg (1150-70), dies at 70 on November - 18.
1210 Pope Innocent III excommunicates Roman Catholic Emperor Otto IV on this day in history.
1307 On this day in history william Tell shoots apple off his son's head
1421 Zuider Zee floods 72 villages, killing an estimated 10,000 in Netherlands on this day in history.
1421 On November - 18 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 November - 18.
1477 1st English printed book "Dictes & Sayengis of the Phylosophers" on November - 18.
1494 French king Charles VIII occupies Florence on this day in history.
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 Luca Cambiaso, Italian painter/sculptor on this day in history.
1603 Elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Juliana, dies at 61 on November - 18.
1626 On this day in history in Rome, St Peter's Church is consecrated
1626 On November - 18 st-Petruskerk in Rome, initiated
1630 On November - 18 esaias van der Velde, Dutch painter, buried
1667 On November - 18 treaty of Bongaja: King Hassan-Udin of Makasar & VOC
1678 Giovanni Maria Bononcini, composer, dies at 36 on November - 18.
1680 On November - 18 jean-Baptiste Loeillet, composer
1686 On this day in history charles Francois Felix operates on King Louis XIV of France's anal fistula after practicing the surgery on several peasants.
1718 On November - 18 voltaires "Oedipe," premieres in Paris
1736 On this day in history 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 Felix Maximo Lopez, composer on this day in history.
1745 Bonnie Prince Charlies troops occupy Carlisle on November - 18.
1755 Worst quake Massachusetts Bay area strikes Boston; no deaths report on this day in history.
1755 Worst quake in Mass Bay area strikes Boston; no deaths report on November - 18.
1771 On this day in history giuseppe de Majo, composer, dies at 73
1772 Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia Christian, composer on November - 18.