Page 2: Historical Events In November - 18

1776  Hessians capture Fort Lee, NJ on November - 18.   

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  On this day in history 1st Unitarian minister in US ordained, Boston   

1787  On November - 18 sojourner Truth, abolitionist/feminist   

1793  On this day in history louvre officially opens in Paris   

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

1803  Battle of Vertieres, in which Haitians defeat French on this day in history.   

1803  Cornelius Broere, Dutch priest/poet on November - 18.   

1804  On November - 18 palver Purim 1st celebrated to commemorate miraculous escape   

1805  30 women meet at Mrs Silas Lee's home in Wiscasset Maine, organizes on November - 18.   

1808  Antoine-Amable-Elie Elwart, composer on this day in history.   

1810  Asa Gray, Sauquoit NY, botanist (Flora of North America) on November - 18.   

1812  On this day in history jesse Johnson Finley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904   

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

1820  Antarctica discovered by US Navy Capt Nathaniel B Palmer on this day in history.   

1822  Anton Teyber, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1824  On this day in history franz Sigel, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1902   

1827  On November - 18 wilhelm Hauff, writer, dies at 24   

1833  On this day in history netherlands & Belgium sign Treaty of Zonhoven   

1835  On November - 18 -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 this day in history.   

1841  On this day in history georg Chistoph Grosheim, composer, dies at 77   

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

1846  On November - 18 aloys, Liechtenstein nobleman/politician   

1851  Ernst August, duke of Cumberland/king of Hanover (1837-51), dies at 80 on November - 18.   

1852  On this day in history state funeral of duke of Wellington (London)   

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

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

1863  On November - 18 richard Dehmel, writer   

1865  Mark Twain publishes "Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" on this day in history.   

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1522  Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Flemish general and statesman (d. 1568) was born on November - 18.   

1527  Luca Cambiaso, Italian painter/sculptor was born on November - 18.   

1630  On this day in history birth of eleanor Gonzaga, Empress of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1686)   

1680  Jean-Baptiste Loeillet, composer was born on November - 18.   

1727  On November - 18 birth of philibert Commerçon, French naturalist (d. 1773)   

1736  On November - 18 birth of carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, composer   

1742  On November - 18 birth of felix Maximo Lopez, composer   

1772  On November - 18 birth of louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia Christian, composer   

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

1154  On November - 18 death of adélaide de Maurienne, wife of Louis VI of France (b. 1092)   

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

1305  On November - 18 death of john II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1239)   

1559  On this day in history death of cuthbert Tunstall, English churchman (b. 1474)   

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.