Historical Events In November - 18

1776  Hessians capture Fort Lee, NJ on this day in history.   

1776  Hessians capture Ft Lee, NJ on this day in history.   

1781  Felice Blangini, composer on November - 18.   

1786  Henry Rowley Bishop, British composer/conductor on November - 18.   

1787  1st Unitarian minister in US ordained, Boston on November - 18.   

1787  On November - 18 sojourner Truth, abolitionist/feminist   

1793  On November - 18 louvre officially opens in Paris   

1796  On this day in history catharina II, "The Great", tsarina of Russia (1762-96), dies at 67   

1803  On this day in history battle of Vertieres, in which Haitians defeat French   

1803  Cornelius Broere, Dutch priest/poet on this day in history.   

1804  Palver Purim 1st celebrated to commemorate miraculous escape on November - 18.   

1805  On November - 18 30 women meet at Mrs Silas Lee's home in Wiscasset Maine, organizes   

1808  Antoine-Amable-Elie Elwart, composer on this day in history.   

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

1812  On November - 18 jesse Johnson Finley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904   

1820  US Navy Captain Nathaniel B Palmer discovers Antarctica on this day in history.   

1820  On November - 18 antarctica discovered by US Navy Capt Nathaniel B Palmer   

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  On this day in history wilhelm Hauff, writer, dies at 24   

1833  On November - 18 netherlands & Belgium sign Treaty of Zonhoven   

1835  On November - 18 -20] Charles Darwin travels to Tahiti   

1835  On this day in history americus Vespucius Rice, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1904   

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

1839  On November - 18 august A Kundt, German physicist (sound vibration, test of Kundt)   

1841  Georg Chistoph Grosheim, composer, dies at 77 on November - 18.   

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 this day in history ernst August, duke of Cumberland/king of Hanover (1837-51), dies at 80   

1852  State funeral of duke of Wellington (London) on November - 18.   

1852  Anton Bernhard Furstenau, composer, dies at 60 on November - 18.   

1860  On this day in history ignacy Jan Paderewski, composer/1st premier of Poland (1919-20)   

1863  On this day in history richard Dehmel, writer   

1865  On November - 18 mark Twain publishes "Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"   

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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 November - 18 birth of carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, composer   

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

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

0942  On November - 18 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 November - 18.   

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  Elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Juliana, dies at 61 on November - 18.   

1630  Death of Esaias van der Velde, Dutch painter, buried on this day in history.