Page 2: Historical Events In November - 18

1776  Hessians capture Fort Lee, NJ on this day in history.   

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

1781  Felice Blangini, composer on this day in history.   

1786  Henry Rowley Bishop, British composer/conductor on this day in history.   

1787  1st Unitarian minister in US ordained, Boston on November - 18.   

1787  On this day in history sojourner Truth, abolitionist/feminist   

1793  On November - 18 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 November - 18.   

1803  On this day in history cornelius Broere, Dutch priest/poet   

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

1805  30 women meet at Mrs Silas Lee's home in Wiscasset Maine, organizes on this day in history.   

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

1810  On this day in history asa Gray, Sauquoit NY, botanist (Flora of North America)   

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

1820  US Navy Captain Nathaniel B Palmer discovers Antarctica on this day in history.   

1820  Antarctica discovered by US Navy Capt Nathaniel B Palmer on November - 18.   

1822  On this day in history anton Teyber, composer, dies at 66   

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

1827  On this day in history wilhelm Hauff, writer, dies at 24   

1833  Netherlands & Belgium sign Treaty of Zonhoven on November - 18.   

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

1835  On this day in history americus Vespucius Rice, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1904   

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

1839  On this day in history august A Kundt, German physicist (sound vibration, test of Kundt)   

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

1845  John F Mellaerts, Flemish social worker (1st Belgian farm gilde) on November - 18.   

1846  Aloys, Liechtenstein nobleman/politician on November - 18.   

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

1852  State funeral of duke of Wellington (London) on November - 18.   

1852  Anton Bernhard Furstenau, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1860  Ignacy Jan Paderewski, composer/1st premier of Poland (1919-20) on November - 18.   

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  On this day in history birth of lamoral, Count of Egmont, Flemish general and statesman (d. 1568)   

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

1630  On November - 18 birth of eleanor Gonzaga, Empress of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1686)   

1680  On November - 18 birth of jean-Baptiste Loeillet, composer   

1727  Philibert Commerçon, French naturalist (d. 1773) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1772  Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia Christian, composer was born on November - 18.   

0942  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1630  Death of Esaias van der Velde, Dutch painter, buried on this day in history.