Page 2: Historical Events In November - 18

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

1776  On this day in history hessians capture Ft Lee, NJ   

1781  Felice Blangini, composer on this day in history.   

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 November - 18.   

1796  Catharina II, "The Great", tsarina of Russia (1762-96), dies at 67 on November - 18.   

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

1803  On November - 18 cornelius Broere, Dutch priest/poet   

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

1805  On this day in history 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  Jesse Johnson Finley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904 on this day in history.   

1820  US Navy Captain Nathaniel B Palmer discovers Antarctica on November - 18.   

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

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

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  -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 this day in history august A Kundt, German physicist (sound vibration, test of Kundt)   

1841  On November - 18 georg Chistoph Grosheim, composer, dies at 77   

1845  On November - 18 john F Mellaerts, Flemish social worker (1st Belgian farm gilde)   

1846  On November - 18 aloys, Liechtenstein nobleman/politician   

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

1852  On November - 18 state funeral of duke of Wellington (London)   

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

1860  Ignacy Jan Paderewski, composer/1st premier of Poland (1919-20) on November - 18.   

1863  On November - 18 richard Dehmel, writer   

1865  On this day in history mark Twain publishes "Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"   

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1522  Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Flemish general and statesman (d. 1568) was born on November - 18.   

1527  Luca Cambiaso, Italian painter/sculptor was born on November - 18.   

1630  On this day in history birth of eleanor Gonzaga, Empress of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1686)   

1680  Jean-Baptiste Loeillet, composer was born on this day in history.   

1727  Philibert Commerçon, French naturalist (d. 1773) was born on this day in history.   

1736  On this day in history birth of carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, composer   

1742  Felix Maximo Lopez, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1170  On November - 18 albrecht I "Bear", 1st margrave of Brandenburg (1150-70), dies at 70   

1305  Death of John II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1239) on November - 18.   

1559  Death of Cuthbert Tunstall, English churchman (b. 1474) on November - 18.   

1590  Death of George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, English statesman (b. 1528) on this day in history.   

1603  On November - 18 elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Juliana, dies at 61   

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