Page 2: Historical Events In November - 18

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

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

1781  On November - 18 felice Blangini, composer   

1786  On November - 18 henry Rowley Bishop, British composer/conductor   

1787  On this day in history 1st Unitarian minister in US ordained, Boston   

1787  Sojourner Truth, abolitionist/feminist on November - 18.   

1793  Louvre officially opens in Paris on this day in history.   

1796  On this day in history catharina II, "The Great", tsarina of Russia (1762-96), dies at 67   

1803  On this day in history battle of Vertieres, in which Haitians defeat French   

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

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  On November - 18 antoine-Amable-Elie Elwart, composer   

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

1812  Jesse Johnson Finley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904 on this day in history.   

1820  US Navy Captain Nathaniel B Palmer discovers Antarctica on November - 18.   

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

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

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

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

1833  Netherlands & Belgium sign Treaty of Zonhoven on this day in history.   

1835  On this day in history -20] Charles Darwin travels to Tahiti   

1835  On November - 18 americus Vespucius Rice, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1904   

1836  On this day in history william Schwenck Gilbert, London, composer (Gilbert & Sullivan)   

1839  On November - 18 august A Kundt, German physicist (sound vibration, test of Kundt)   

1841  Georg Chistoph Grosheim, composer, dies at 77 on November - 18.   

1845  John F Mellaerts, Flemish social worker (1st Belgian farm gilde) on this day in history.   

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  On November - 18 state funeral of duke of Wellington (London)   

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

1860  On November - 18 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1736  On this day in history birth of carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, composer   

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

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

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 November - 18.   

1305  Death of John II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1239) on November - 18.   

1559  Death of Cuthbert Tunstall, English churchman (b. 1474) on this day in history.   

1590  On November - 18 death of george Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, English statesman (b. 1528)   

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 November - 18.