Page 7: Historical Events In November - 18

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

1978  On November - 18 jim Jones, US pastor, leader of Jonestown Cult, commits suicide   

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

1982  On this day in history donald Dillaway, actor (Min & Bill, Platinum Blonde), dies at 78   

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

1987  On this day in history jacques Anquetil, French cyclist (5x Tour de France), dies at 53   

1989  On this day in history henry de Vries, painter/poet (Toovertuin), dies   

1990  On this day in history saddam offers to free an estimated 2,000 men held in Kuwait   

1990  On this day in history peter Schilperoort, saxophonist/clarinetist, dies   

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 this day in history gustav Husak, president of Czechoslovakia (1975-89), dies at 78   

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

1993  Fritz Feld, actor (Errand Boy, Promises Promises), dies at 93 on this day in history.   

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

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

1996  David Herbert, publisher, dies at 69 on November - 18.   

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

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

2007  On this day in history the Zasyadko mine disaster in eastern Ukraine claims the lives of 101 miners.   

2012  On November - 18 lewis Hamilton wins the 2012 US Formula One Grand Prix   

2014  On November - 18 jamaica win the 2014 Caribbean Cup in football   

2018  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 on November - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

2018  On this day in history american missionary John Allen Chau killed on forbidden North Sentinel Island, Bay of Bengal by one of world's most isolated tribe   

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

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

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

1680  On November - 18 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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1559  On November - 18 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  Elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Juliana, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1630  On November - 18 death of esaias van der Velde, Dutch painter, buried