Historical Events In November - 18
Monday, 18 November 2024
0326 On November - 18 the old St. Peter's Basilica is consecrated.
0794 On this day in history japanese emperor Kammu deallocates residence of Nara to Kioto
0942 On this day in history odo van Cluny, 2nd abbott of Cluny (924-42), dies
1105 On November - 18 maginulf elected anti-Pope Silvester I
1170 On this day in history albrecht I "Bear", 1st margrave of Brandenburg (1150-70), dies at 70
1210 On this day in history pope Innocent III excommunicates Roman Catholic Emperor Otto IV
1307 William Tell shoots apple off his son's head on November - 18.
1421 On November - 18 zuider Zee floods 72 villages, killing an estimated 10,000 in Netherlands
1421 Southern sea floods 72 villages, killing estimated 10,000 in Netherlands on this day in history.
1424 On November - 18 storm flood ravages Dutch coast
1477 The First English Printing press on this day in history.
1477 On this day in history 1st English printed book "Dictes & Sayengis of the Phylosophers"
1494 On November - 18 french king Charles VIII occupies Florence
1497 Bartolomeu Dias discovers Cape of Good Hope on November - 18.
1497 On this day in history vasco da Gama reached the Cape of Good Hope
1527 On November - 18 luca Cambiaso, Italian painter/sculptor
1603 On this day in history elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Juliana, dies at 61
1626 In Rome, St Peter's Church is consecrated on this day in history.
1626 St-Petruskerk in Rome, initiated on this day in history.
1630 On this day in history esaias van der Velde, Dutch painter, buried
1667 On November - 18 treaty of Bongaja: King Hassan-Udin of Makasar & VOC
1678 On November - 18 giovanni Maria Bononcini, composer, dies at 36
1680 Jean-Baptiste Loeillet, composer on this day in history.
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 Voltaires "Oedipe," premieres in Paris on this day in history.
1736 Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, composer on this day in history.
1738 France & Austria sign peace on this day in history.
1742 Prussia & England sign anti-French military covenant on this day in history.
1742 Felix Maximo Lopez, composer on November - 18.
1745 On November - 18 bonnie Prince Charlies troops occupy Carlisle
1755 On this day in history worst quake Massachusetts Bay area strikes Boston; no deaths report
1755 On this day in history worst quake in Mass Bay area strikes Boston; no deaths report
1771 Giuseppe de Majo, composer, dies at 73 on November - 18.
1772 Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia Christian, composer on this day in history.