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  Felice Blangini, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

1787  On November - 18 sojourner Truth, abolitionist/feminist   

1793  On November - 18 louvre officially opens in Paris   

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

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

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

1804  On this day in history palver Purim 1st celebrated to commemorate miraculous escape   

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

1808  Antoine-Amable-Elie Elwart, composer on November - 18.   

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

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

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

1827  Wilhelm Hauff, writer, dies at 24 on this day in history.   

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

1835  On November - 18 -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  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 November - 18.   

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

1852  State funeral of duke of Wellington (London) on this day in history.   

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  Richard Dehmel, writer on November - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1630  On this day in history 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 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  Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia Christian, composer was born on this day in history.   

0942  On this day in history odo van Cluny, 2nd abbott of Cluny (924-42), dies   

1154  On this day in history 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  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  Elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Juliana, dies at 61 on November - 18.   

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