Historical Events In November - 18

1776  On November - 18 hessians capture Fort Lee, NJ   

1776  Hessians capture Ft Lee, NJ on November - 18.   

1781  On this day in history felice Blangini, composer   

1786  On this day in history henry Rowley Bishop, British composer/conductor   

1787  1st Unitarian minister in US ordained, Boston on this day in history.   

1787  On November - 18 sojourner Truth, abolitionist/feminist   

1793  Louvre officially opens in Paris on this day in history.   

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

1803  Battle of Vertieres, in which Haitians defeat French on November - 18.   

1803  Cornelius Broere, Dutch priest/poet on November - 18.   

1804  On November - 18 palver Purim 1st celebrated to commemorate miraculous escape   

1805  30 women meet at Mrs Silas Lee's home in Wiscasset Maine, organizes on this day in history.   

1808  On November - 18 antoine-Amable-Elie Elwart, composer   

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  On this day in history uS Navy Captain Nathaniel B Palmer discovers Antarctica   

1820  Antarctica discovered by US Navy Capt Nathaniel B Palmer on this day in history.   

1822  Anton Teyber, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1824  Franz Sigel, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1902 on November - 18.   

1827  Wilhelm Hauff, writer, dies at 24 on this day in history.   

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

1835  -20] Charles Darwin travels to Tahiti on this day in history.   

1835  Americus Vespucius Rice, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1904 on November - 18.   

1836  On November - 18 william Schwenck Gilbert, London, composer (Gilbert & Sullivan)   

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

1841  Georg Chistoph Grosheim, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1845  John F Mellaerts, Flemish social worker (1st Belgian farm gilde) on this day in history.   

1846  On this day in history aloys, Liechtenstein nobleman/politician   

1851  Ernst August, duke of Cumberland/king of Hanover (1837-51), dies at 80 on November - 18.   

1852  On this day in history state funeral of duke of Wellington (London)   

1852  On November - 18 anton Bernhard Furstenau, composer, dies at 60   

1860  On November - 18 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 November - 18 birth of lamoral, Count of Egmont, Flemish general and statesman (d. 1568)   

1527  Luca Cambiaso, Italian painter/sculptor was born on this day in history.   

1630  Eleanor Gonzaga, Empress of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1686) was born on November - 18.   

1680  Jean-Baptiste Loeillet, composer was born on November - 18.   

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

1736  Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, composer was born on this day in history.   

1742  Felix Maximo Lopez, composer was born on November - 18.   

1772  On November - 18 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  Death of Adélaide de Maurienne, wife of Louis VI of France (b. 1092) on November - 18.   

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  On this day in history death of george Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, English statesman (b. 1528)   

1603  Elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Juliana, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1630  Death of Esaias van der Velde, Dutch painter, buried on November - 18.