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November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in Leap Year s) in the Gregorian Calendar . There are 43 days remaining.
Events
- 326 - The old St. Peter's Basilica is consecrated.
- 1095 - The Council Of Clermont , called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land , begins.
- 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal Bull '' Unam Sanctam '' ("The One Holy").
- 1307 - According to legend, William Tell shoots an apple off his son's head.
- 1421 - A seawall at the Zuider Zee dike breaks, flooding 72 villages and killing about 10,000 people in the Netherlands .
- 1477 - William Caxton produces ''Dictes or Sayengis of the Philosophres'', the first book printed on a printing press in England .
- 1493 - Christopher Columbus first sights what is now Puerto Rico .
- 1626 - St. Peter's Basilica is consecrated.
- 1686 - Charles Francois Felix operates on King Louis XIV 's anal Fistula after practicing the surgery on several peasants.
- 1865 - Mark Twain 's story '' The Celebrated Jumping Frog Of Calaveras County '' is published in the ''New York Saturday Press''.
- 1883 - American and Canadian Railroad s institute five standard continental Time Zone s, ending the confusion of thousands of local times.
- 1903 - The Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed by the United States and Panama , giving the Americans exclusive rights over the Panama Canal Zone .
- 1904 - General Esteban Huertas steps down after the government of Panama fears he wants to stage a Coup .
- 1905 - Prince Carl of Denmark becomes King Haakon VII Of Norway .
- 1909 - Two United States Warships are sent to Nicaragua after 500 Revolutionaries (including two Americans) are executed by order of José Santos Zelaya .
- ends - In France , British Expeditionary Force commander Douglas Haig calls off the battle which started on July 1 , 1916.
- 1918 - Latvia declares its independence from Russia .
- 1926 - George Bernard Shaw refuses to accept the money for his Nobel Prize , saying, "I can forgive Alfred Nobel for inventing Dynamite , but only a fiend in human form could have invented the Nobel Prize."
- 1928 - Release of the animated short '' Steamboat Willie '', the first fully synchronized sound Cartoon , directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks , featuring the second appearances of cartoon stars Mickey and Minnie Mouse .
- in the Atlantic Ocean , a Richter Magnitude 7.2 submarine Earthquake , centered on Grand Banks , breaks 12 submarine Transatlantic Telegraph Cable s and triggers a Tsunami that destroys many south coast communities in the Burin Peninsula area.
- 1938 - Trade Union members elect John L. Lewis as the first president of the Congress Of Industrial Organizations .
- and Italian Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano meet to discuss Benito Mussolini 's disastrous invasion of Greece .
- planes bomb Berlin causing only light damage and killing 131. The RAF lost nine aircraft and 53 air crew.
- 1959 - William Wyler 's film '' Ben-Hur '' premieres at Loew's Theater in New York City .
- 1970 - U.S. President Richard Nixon asks the U.S. Congress for US$155 million in supplemental aid for the Cambodia n government.
- 1970 - Singer Jerry Lee Lewis divorces his third wife, Myra Gail , after 12 years.
- , Jim Jones leads his Peoples Temple in a mass Murder-suicide ; 913 die, including 276 children.
- 1978 - The Blues Brothers appear for the first time on Saturday Night Live .
- 1982 - Duk Koo Kim dies unexpectedly from injuries sustained during a 14-round match against Ray Mancini in Las Vegas , prompting reforms in the sport of Boxing .
- 1985 - '' Calvin And Hobbes '', a Comic Strip by Bill Watterson , is first published.
- 1985 - Washington Redskins Quarterback Joe Theisman breaks his leg, ending his career.
- issues its final report on the Iran - Contra affair.
- , 31 people die in a fire at the city's busiest Underground station at King's Cross St Pancras .
- for murderous Drug Traffickers .
- defeats Nigel Benn in their WBO world Middleweight championship bout.
- 1991 - Shiite Muslim kidnappers in Lebanon set Anglican Church envoys Terry Waite and Thomas Sutherland free.
- 1991 - After the 3-month Siege , the Croatia n city of Vukovar is invaded by Serbia ns
- 1993 - In South Africa , 21 political parties approve a new Constitution .
- 1996 - A fire occurs in the Channel Tunnel soon after it opens.
- 1997 - Gary Glitter is arrested in the United Kingdom on Child Pornography charges.
- 1998 - Alice McDermott wins the National Book Award for her Novel ''Charming Billy''.
- 1999 - In College Station, Texas , 12 are killed and 28 injured at Texas A&M University when a huge Bonfire under construction collapses.
- 1999 - In Jasper, Texas , 24-year old Shawn Allen Berry is sentenced to life in prison, becoming the third person convicted in the Racially-motivated death of James Byrd, Jr. .
- 2001 - The Nintendo GameCube is released in North America
- weapons inspectors led by Hans Blix arrive in Iraq .
- 2003 - In the UK the Local Government Act 2003 , repealing controversial anti-gay amendment Section 28 , becomes effective.
- 2003 - The congress of the Communist Party Of Indian Union (Marxist-Leninist) decides to merge the party into Kanu Sanyal 's CPI(ML) .
- 2004 - Russia officially ratifies the Kyoto Protocol .
- in Bradford , UK, are shot, one fatally, causing gridlock in and out of the city.
- 2005 - Robert Blake was found liable for the Wrongful Death of his wife in a civil trial. The jury has ordered him to pay $30 million.
- 2005 - SBC Communications completes its purchase of AT&T Corp. , forming AT&T Inc.
Births
- 1522 - Lamoral, Count Of Egmont , Flemish general and statesman (d. 1568 )
- 1647 - Pierre Bayle , French philosopher (d. 1706 )
- 1772 - Louis Ferdinand Of Prussia , German prince (d. 1806 )
- 1785 - David Wilkie , British artist (d. 1841 )
- 1786 - Carl Maria Von Weber , German composer (d. 1826 )
- 1787 - Louis-Jacques Daguerre , French inventor and photographer (d. 1851 )
- 1804 - Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora , Italian general and statesman (d. 1878 )
- 1832 - Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld , Swedish explorer (d. 1901 )
- 1836 - Sir William S. Gilbert , British dramatist (d. 1911 )
- 1836 - Cesare Lombroso , Italian psychiatrist and founder of criminology (d. 1909 )
- 1839 - August Kundt , German physicist (d. 1894 )
- 1856 - Nikolai Nikolaevich Romanov , Grand Duke of Russia (d. 1929 )
- 1861 - Dorothea Dix , American activist (d. 1887 )
- 1870 - Dorothy Dix , pseudonym of US journalist Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer (d. 1951 )
- 1874 - Clarence Day , American author (d. 1935 )
- 1882 - Jacques Maritain , French philosopher (d. 1973 )
- 1883 - Carl Vinson , U.S. Congressman (d. 1981 )
- 1897 - Patrick Blackett , British physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1974 )
- 1898 - Joris Ivens , Dutch filmmaker (d. 1989 )
- 1899 - Eugene Ormandy , Hungarian-born conductor (d. 1985 )
- 1901 - George Gallup , American statistician and opinion pollster (d. 1984 )
- 1906 - Klaus Mann , German writer (d. 1949 )
- 1906 - George Wald , American scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine (d. 1997 )
- 1907 - Compay Segundo , Cuban musician ( Buena Vista Social Club ) (d. 2003 )
- 1908 - Imogene Coca , American actress and comedienne (d. 2001 )
- 1909 - Johnny Mercer , American lyricist (d. 1976 )
- 1916 - Amelita Galli-Curci , Italian soprano (d. 1963 )
- 1919 - Jocelyn Brando , American actress (d. 2005 )
- 1922 - Luis Somoza Debayle , Nicaraguan president (d. 1967 )
- 1923 - Alan Shepard , American astronaut (d. 1998 )
- 1925 - Gene Mauch , baseball manager (d. 2005 )
- 1927 - Hank Ballard , American musician (d. 2003 )
- 1928 - Mickey Mouse , cartoon mouse
- 1935 - Rudolf Bahro , German dissident (d. 1997 )
- 1939 - Margaret Atwood , Canadian writer
- 1939 - Brenda Vaccaro , American actress
- 1940 - Qaboos Ibn Sa’id , Sultan Of Oman
- 1941 - David Hemmings , British actor (d. 2003 )
- 1942 - Linda Evans , American actress
- 1944 - Susan Sullivan , American actress
- 1946 - Alan Dean Foster , American author
- 1947 - Jameson Parker , American actor
- 1948 - Andrea Marcovicci , American singer and actress
- 1948 - Jack Tatum , American football player
- 1950 - Eric Pierpoint , American actor
- 1951 - Justin Raimondo , American author
- 1953 - Alan Moore , British comic book writer and novelist
- 1954 - John Parr , British pop singer
- 1956 - Noel Brotherston , Northern Irish footballer (d. 1995 )
- 1956 - Warren Moon , American football player
- 1957 - Seán Mac Falls , Irish-born poet
- 1958 - Laura Miller , Mayor of Dallas, Texas
- 1959 - Jimmy Quinn , Northern Irish footballer and football manager
- 1960 - Kim Wilde , British singer
- 1962 - Kirk Hammett , American guitarist ( Metallica )
- 1963 - Dante Bichette , baseball player
- 1963 - Peter Schmeichel , Danish footballer
- 1966 - Jorge Camacho , Spanish poet
- 1968 - Barry Hunter , Northern Irish footballer and football manager
- 1968 - Gary Sheffield , baseball player
- 1968 - Owen Wilson , American actor
- 1969 - Sam Cassell , American basketball player
- 1970 - Peta Wilson , Australian actress
- 1975 - David Ortiz , Dominican Major League Baseball player
- 1977 - Trent Barrett , Australian rugby league player
- 1978 - Damien Johnson , Northern Irish footballer
- 1979 - Fabolous , American rapper
- 1983 - Jon Johansen , Norwegian software developer
- 1984 - Jonathan "Johnny Christ" Seward , American musician ( Avenged Sevenfold )
- 1985 - Rex Goudie , Canadian singer
Deaths
- 1154 - Adélaide De Maurienne , wife of Louis VI Of France (b. 1092 )
- 1305 - John II, Duke Of Brittany (b. 1239 )
- 1559 - Cuthbert Tunstall , English churchman (b. 1474 )
- 1590 - George Talbot, 6th Earl Of Shrewsbury , English statesman (b. 1528 )
- 1724 - Bartolomeu De Gusmão , Portuguese naturalist (b. 1685 )
- 1785 - Louis Philip I, Duke Of Orléans , French soldier and writer (b. 1725 )
- 1797 - Jacques-Alexandre Laffon De Ladebat , French shipbuilder and merchant (b. 1719 )
- 1814 - William Jessop , British civil engineer (b. 1745 )
- 1886 - Chester A. Arthur , 21st President Of The United States (b. 1829 )
- 1889 - William Allingham , Irish author
- 1922 - Marcel Proust , French novelist (b. 1871 )
- 1941 - Walther Nernst , German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1864 )
- 1941 - Chris Watson , third Prime Minister Of Australia (b. 1867 )
- 1952 - Paul Eluard , French poet (b. 1895 )
- 1962 - Niels Bohr , Danish physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1885 )
- 1965 - Henry A. Wallace , Vice President Of The United States (b. 1888 )
- 1967 - Luis Somoza Debayle , Nicaraguan president (b. 1922 )
- 1969 - Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. , American politician (b. 1888 )
- 1976 - Man Ray , American artist (b. 1890 )
- 1978 - Jim Jones , American cult leader (suicide) (b. 1931 )
- 1978 - Leo Ryan , U.S. Congressman (b. 1905 )
- 1982 - Duk Koo Kim , Korean boxer (b. 1959 )
- 1986 - Gia Carangi , American model (AIDS) (b. 1960 )
- 1987 - Jacques Anquetil , French cyclist (cancer) (b. 1934 )
- 1991 - Gustáv Husák , President Of Czechoslovakia (b. 1913 )
- 1994 - Cab Calloway , American bandleader (b. 1907 )
- 1999 - Paul Bowles , American novelist (b. 1910 )
- 2002 - James Coburn , American actor (b. 1928 )
- 2003 - Michael Kamen , American composer (b. 1948 )
Holidays and observances
External links
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