Page 2: Historical Events In November - 18

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

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

1781  On this day in history felice Blangini, composer   

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

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

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

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 November - 18.   

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

1803  Cornelius Broere, Dutch priest/poet on this day in history.   

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 November - 18.   

1808  On November - 18 antoine-Amable-Elie Elwart, composer   

1810  Asa Gray, Sauquoit NY, botanist (Flora of North America) on this day in history.   

1812  On November - 18 jesse Johnson Finley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904   

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

1820  On this day in history 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  On this day in history wilhelm Hauff, writer, dies at 24   

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

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

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

1836  On November - 18 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 this day in history.   

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

1846  On this day in history aloys, Liechtenstein nobleman/politician   

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

1852  On November - 18 state funeral of duke of Wellington (London)   

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

1860  On November - 18 ignacy Jan Paderewski, composer/1st premier of Poland (1919-20)   

1863  On November - 18 richard Dehmel, writer   

1865  On this day in history mark Twain publishes "Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"   

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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  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 November - 18.   

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

1736  Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, composer was born on November - 18.   

1742  Felix Maximo Lopez, composer was born on this day in history.   

1772  Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia Christian, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  Albrecht I "Bear", 1st margrave of Brandenburg (1150-70), dies at 70 on November - 18.   

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

1559  Death of Cuthbert Tunstall, English churchman (b. 1474) on November - 18.   

1590  On this day in history 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.