Historical Events In November - 18
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
0326 The old St. Peter's Basilica is consecrated on November - 18.
0794 Japanese emperor Kammu deallocates residence of Nara to Kioto on this day in history.
0942 On November - 18 odo van Cluny, 2nd abbott of Cluny (924-42), dies
1105 Maginulf elected anti-Pope Silvester I on November - 18.
1170 Albrecht I "Bear", 1st margrave of Brandenburg (1150-70), dies at 70 on this day in history.
1210 Pope Innocent III excommunicates Roman Catholic Emperor Otto IV on November - 18.
1307 William Tell shoots apple off his son's head on this day in history.
1421 Zuider Zee floods 72 villages, killing an estimated 10,000 in Netherlands on November - 18.
1421 Southern sea floods 72 villages, killing estimated 10,000 in Netherlands on November - 18.
1424 Storm flood ravages Dutch coast on November - 18.
1477 On this day in history the First English Printing press
1477 On November - 18 1st English printed book "Dictes & Sayengis of the Phylosophers"
1494 French king Charles VIII occupies Florence on November - 18.
1497 On this day in history bartolomeu Dias discovers Cape of Good Hope
1497 Vasco da Gama reached the Cape of Good Hope on this day in history.
1527 On November - 18 luca Cambiaso, Italian painter/sculptor
1603 Elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Juliana, dies at 61 on November - 18.
1626 On this day in history in Rome, St Peter's Church is consecrated
1626 St-Petruskerk in Rome, initiated on this day in history.
1630 Esaias van der Velde, Dutch painter, buried on November - 18.
1667 Treaty of Bongaja: King Hassan-Udin of Makasar & VOC on November - 18.
1678 On November - 18 giovanni Maria Bononcini, composer, dies at 36
1680 Jean-Baptiste Loeillet, composer on November - 18.
1686 On this day in history charles Francois Felix operates on King Louis XIV of France's anal fistula after practicing the surgery on several peasants.
1718 On this day in history voltaires "Oedipe," premieres in Paris
1736 On this day in history carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, composer
1738 France & Austria sign peace on this day in history.
1742 Prussia & England sign anti-French military covenant on November - 18.
1742 Felix Maximo Lopez, composer on November - 18.
1745 On this day in history bonnie Prince Charlies troops occupy Carlisle
1755 Worst quake Massachusetts Bay area strikes Boston; no deaths report on this day in history.
1755 On this day in history worst quake in Mass Bay area strikes Boston; no deaths report
1771 On November - 18 giuseppe de Majo, composer, dies at 73
1772 On this day in history louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia Christian, composer