Page 7: Historical Events In November - 18
Monday, 20 October 2025
1978 On November - 18 mass suicide in Peoples temple in Jonestown Guyana
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 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 November - 18.
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 this day in history dorothy Kirsten, US soprano, dies from stroke at 82
1993 Fritz Feld, actor (Errand Boy, Promises Promises), dies at 93 on November - 18.
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 this day in history.
2000 On this day in history a major fire at the 350 room Marriot Mountain REsort in Vale Colorado starts no deaths
2005 On this day in history the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is released in the UK and USA.
2007 The Zasyadko mine disaster in eastern Ukraine claims the lives of 101 miners on November - 18.
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 November - 18.
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 Äoković on this day in history.
2018 On November - 18 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
2018 American missionary John Allen Chau killed on forbidden North Sentinel Island, Bay of Bengal by one of world's most isolated tribe on this day in history.
2019 On this day in history book written by Charlotte Bronte aged 14 for her toy soldiers bought by the Bronte Society for €600,000 at auction in Paris
2019 "Joker" starring Joaquin Phoenix is the 1st R-rated film to earn $1 billion worldwide on November - 18.
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.