Page 7: Historical Events In November - 18

1978  Mass suicide in Peoples temple in Jonestown Guyana on this day in history.   

1978  Jim Jones, US pastor, leader of Jonestown Cult, commits suicide on November - 18.   

1980  On this day in history conn Smythe founder o fthe NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs dies at age 85   

1982  Donald Dillaway, actor (Min & Bill, Platinum Blonde), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1987  On November - 18 31 die in a fire at King's Cross, London's busiest subway station   

1987  Jacques Anquetil, French cyclist (5x Tour de France), dies at 53 on November - 18.   

1989  Henry de Vries, painter/poet (Toovertuin), dies on this day in history.   

1990  Saddam offers to free an estimated 2,000 men held in Kuwait on this day in history.   

1990  Peter Schilperoort, saxophonist/clarinetist, dies on this day in history.   

1991  France deports Marlon's daughter Cheyenne Brando to Tahiti on this day in history.   

1991  Muslim Shites release hostages Terry Waite and Thomas Sutherland on November - 18.   

1991  On November - 18 gustav Husak, president of Czechoslovakia (1975-89), dies at 78   

1992  On November - 18 dorothy Kirsten, US soprano, dies from stroke at 82   

1993  On November - 18 fritz Feld, actor (Errand Boy, Promises Promises), dies at 93   

1994  Cab[ell] Calloway, US band leader/actor (Missourians), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1995  On this day in history miron Grindea, literary editor, dies at 86   

1996  On November - 18 david Herbert, publisher, dies at 69   

2000  A major fire at the 350 room Marriot Mountain REsort in Vale Colorado starts no deaths on November - 18.   

2005  The film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is released in the UK and USA on November - 18.   

2007  On November - 18 the Zasyadko mine disaster in eastern Ukraine claims the lives of 101 miners.   

2012  Lewis Hamilton wins the 2012 US Formula One Grand Prix on this day in history.   

2014  Jamaica win the 2014 Caribbean Cup in football on this day in history.   

2018  On this day in history 21 year old German Alexander Zverev breaks through for a maiden season-ending ATP World Tour Finals tennis title with a 6-4, 6-3 upset win in London over 5-time champion Novak Đoković   

2018  Apec Summit in Papa New Guinea fails to produce a joint agreement for first time in two decades after US and China clash on definition of trade on November - 18.   

2018  American missionary John Allen Chau killed on forbidden North Sentinel Island, Bay of Bengal by one of world's most isolated tribe on November - 18.   

2019  Book written by Charlotte Bronte aged 14 for her toy soldiers bought by the Bronte Society for €600,000 at auction in Paris on this day in history.   

2019  "Joker" starring Joaquin Phoenix is the 1st R-rated film to earn $1 billion worldwide on this day in history.   

2020  On November - 18 [COVID-19 pandemic] Pfizer and BioNTech complete trials on their COVID-19 vaccine, with an overall effectiveness rate of 95% without adverse events.   

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1522  On November - 18 birth of lamoral, Count of Egmont, Flemish general and statesman (d. 1568)   

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

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 November - 18.   

1772  Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia Christian, composer was born on November - 18.   

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  Albrecht I "Bear", 1st margrave of Brandenburg (1150-70), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1305  Death of John II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1239) on this day in history.   

1559  Death of Cuthbert Tunstall, English churchman (b. 1474) on this day in history.   

1590  Death of George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, English statesman (b. 1528) on November - 18.   

1603  On November - 18 elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Juliana, dies at 61   

1630  On this day in history death of esaias van der Velde, Dutch painter, buried