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  Felice Blangini, composer on November - 18.   

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

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

1787  Sojourner Truth, abolitionist/feminist on this day in history.   

1793  On this day in history louvre officially opens in Paris   

1796  On November - 18 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  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  Antoine-Amable-Elie Elwart, composer on November - 18.   

1810  On November - 18 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 this day in history.   

1820  Antarctica discovered by US Navy Capt Nathaniel B Palmer on this day in history.   

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 November - 18.   

1835  On November - 18 -20] Charles Darwin travels to Tahiti   

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 this day in history 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  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  Richard Dehmel, writer on this day in history.   

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

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1522  On this day in history birth of lamoral, Count of Egmont, Flemish general and statesman (d. 1568)   

1527  On November - 18 birth of luca Cambiaso, Italian painter/sculptor   

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

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

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

1772  On November - 18 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  On this day in history albrecht I "Bear", 1st margrave of Brandenburg (1150-70), dies at 70   

1305  On this day in history death of john II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1239)   

1559  On November - 18 death of cuthbert Tunstall, English churchman (b. 1474)   

1590  On this day in history death of george Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, English statesman (b. 1528)   

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.