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 November - 18.  

1786  On this day in history 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 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  

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

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

1808  On this day in history antoine-Amable-Elie Elwart, composer  

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

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

1820  On this day in history uS Navy Captain Nathaniel B Palmer discovers Antarctica  

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

1822  Anton Teyber, composer, dies at 66 on November - 18.  

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

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

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

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

1835  Americus Vespucius Rice, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1904 on this day in history.  

1836  William Schwenck Gilbert, London, composer (Gilbert & Sullivan) on November - 18.  

1839  August A Kundt, German physicist (sound vibration, test of Kundt) on November - 18.  

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  On this day in history aloys, Liechtenstein nobleman/politician  

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 this day in history.  

1852  On November - 18 anton Bernhard Furstenau, composer, dies at 60  

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

1863  On November - 18 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 November - 18.  

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

1630  On this day in history birth of eleanor Gonzaga, Empress of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1686)  

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 this day in history.  

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

1772  On November - 18 birth of louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia Christian, composer  

0942  Odo van Cluny, 2nd abbott of Cluny (924-42), dies on November - 18.  

1154  Death of Adélaide de Maurienne, wife of Louis VI of France (b. 1092) on November - 18.  

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

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

1559  On this day in history death of cuthbert Tunstall, English churchman (b. 1474)  

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

1603  Elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Juliana, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1630  Death of Esaias van der Velde, Dutch painter, buried on November - 18.