Page 6: Historical Events In November - 18

1950  On November - 18 gerardus van de Lion, Dutch minister of Education, dies at 60   

1951  "See it Now" premieres on TV on November - 18.   

1951  John H Van Maarseveen, Dutch minister of Justice, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1952  The feasibility of using a helicopter as an aerial minesweeper was demonstrated in the first of a series of tests conducted by VX-1 pilots flying an HRP-1 helicopter off~ Panama City, Fla on this day in history.   

1952  Paul Eluard, French communist/poet, dies at 56 on November - 18.   

1953  Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) accept female suffrage on November - 18.   

1954  Yanks trade Woodling, Byrd, McDonald, Triandos, Miranada & Smith to Orioles for Turley, Larsen & Hunter as part of an 18 player deal on November - 18.   

1955  On November - 18 bell X-2 rocket plane taken up for first powered flight   

1955  Bell X-2 rocket plane taken up for 1st powered flight on this day in history.   

1956  Morocco gains independence on this day in history.   

1957  On November - 18 tunisia refuses Russian weapons   

1958  1st true reservoir in Jerusalem opens on this day in history.   

1958  Sivert Samuelson, cricketer (one Test S Africa v England 1910), dies on November - 18.   

1959  On this day in history wash Senator Bob Allison wins AL Rookie of Year   

1960  On this day in history copyright office issues its 10 millionth registration   

1960  Charlie Finley, makes a bid to purchase expansion LA Angels on this day in history.   

1961  US Ranger 2 launched to Moon; failed on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history "Gay Life" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 113 performances   

1962  Luc Haesaerts, Flemish art critic (Flandre), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1963  The Bell telephone company introduce the first push button telephones in the United States on November - 18.   

1964  J Edgar Hoover describes Martin Luther King as "most notorious liar" on this day in history.   

1965  Henry A Wallace, VP (1941-45)/founder (Progressive Party), dies at 77 on November - 18.   

1966  Bela Tardos, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1967  British government devalues œ from US equivalent of $2.80 to $2.40 on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history walter Wanger, US producer (Cleopatria), dies at 74   

1969  On this day in history joseph P Kennedy, JFK/RFK/TMK father, dies in Hyannis Port Mass, at 81   

1970  Russia lands self propelled rover on the Moon on November - 18.   

1970  Hal Dickinson, singer (Modernaires), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1971  Junior Parker, rocker, dies during brain operation at 44 on this day in history.   

1972  Danny Whitten, rocker, dies of a drug overdose on November - 18.   

1975  The province of Ontario pass a manditory seatbelt law and lowers the speed limit on highways to conserve energy on this day in history.   

1976  Spain's parliament establishes democracy after 37 years of dictatorship on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history man Ray, US artist (Dada), dies at 86   

1977  Victor Francen, actor (J'Acusse, San Antonio), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste Loeillet, composer   

1727  On this day in history birth of philibert Commerçon, French naturalist (d. 1773)   

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

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

1772  On this day in history birth of louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia Christian, composer   

0942  Odo van Cluny, 2nd abbott of Cluny (924-42), dies on this day in history.   

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  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  Death of George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, English statesman (b. 1528) on November - 18.   

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 this day in history.