Page 2: Historical Events In November - 18

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

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

1781  On November - 18 felice Blangini, composer   

1786  Henry Rowley Bishop, British composer/conductor on November - 18.   

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  Catharina II, "The Great", tsarina of Russia (1762-96), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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

1803  On November - 18 cornelius Broere, Dutch priest/poet   

1804  Palver Purim 1st celebrated to commemorate miraculous escape on this day in history.   

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

1808  On this day in history 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 November - 18.   

1820  On November - 18 uS Navy Captain Nathaniel B Palmer discovers Antarctica   

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

1822  Anton Teyber, composer, dies at 66 on November - 18.   

1824  Franz Sigel, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1902 on November - 18.   

1827  Wilhelm Hauff, writer, dies at 24 on November - 18.   

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

1835  -20] Charles Darwin travels to Tahiti on November - 18.   

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

1836  On November - 18 william Schwenck Gilbert, London, composer (Gilbert & Sullivan)   

1839  August A Kundt, German physicist (sound vibration, test of Kundt) on this day in history.   

1841  On November - 18 georg Chistoph Grosheim, composer, dies at 77   

1845  On November - 18 john F Mellaerts, Flemish social worker (1st Belgian farm gilde)   

1846  Aloys, Liechtenstein nobleman/politician on this day in history.   

1851  On November - 18 ernst August, duke of Cumberland/king of Hanover (1837-51), dies at 80   

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

1852  Anton Bernhard Furstenau, composer, dies at 60 on November - 18.   

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

1863  On this day in history richard Dehmel, writer   

1865  Mark Twain publishes "Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" on November - 18.   

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1522  Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Flemish general and statesman (d. 1568) was born on this day in history.   

1527  Luca Cambiaso, Italian painter/sculptor was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1727  Philibert Commerçon, French naturalist (d. 1773) was born on November - 18.   

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

1742  On this day in history birth of felix Maximo Lopez, composer   

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 November - 18.   

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

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

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

1590  Death of George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, English statesman (b. 1528) on November - 18.   

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

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