Page 2: Historical Events In November - 18

1776  Hessians capture Fort Lee, NJ on this day in history.   

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

1781  On November - 18 felice Blangini, composer   

1786  Henry Rowley Bishop, British composer/conductor on November - 18.   

1787  On November - 18 1st Unitarian minister in US ordained, Boston   

1787  Sojourner Truth, abolitionist/feminist on this day in history.   

1793  Louvre officially opens in Paris on November - 18.   

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

1803  Battle of Vertieres, in which Haitians defeat French on this day in history.   

1803  On this day in history cornelius Broere, Dutch priest/poet   

1804  Palver Purim 1st celebrated to commemorate miraculous escape on this day in history.   

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

1808  On this day in history antoine-Amable-Elie Elwart, composer   

1810  On November - 18 asa Gray, Sauquoit NY, botanist (Flora of North America)   

1812  Jesse Johnson Finley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904 on this day in history.   

1820  On this day in history uS Navy Captain Nathaniel B Palmer discovers Antarctica   

1820  On this day in history antarctica discovered by US Navy Capt Nathaniel B Palmer   

1822  Anton Teyber, composer, dies at 66 on November - 18.   

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  Netherlands & Belgium sign Treaty of Zonhoven on this day in history.   

1835  On November - 18 -20] Charles Darwin travels to Tahiti   

1835  On this day in history americus Vespucius Rice, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1904   

1836  On this day in history william Schwenck Gilbert, London, composer (Gilbert & Sullivan)   

1839  August A Kundt, German physicist (sound vibration, test of Kundt) on this day in history.   

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 November - 18.   

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

1851  On November - 18 ernst August, duke of Cumberland/king of Hanover (1837-51), dies at 80   

1852  State funeral of duke of Wellington (London) on this day in history.   

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

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

1863  Richard Dehmel, writer on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste Loeillet, composer   

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

1736  Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, composer was born on November - 18.   

1742  On November - 18 birth of felix Maximo Lopez, composer   

1772  On this day in history birth of louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia Christian, composer   

0942  On November - 18 odo van Cluny, 2nd abbott of Cluny (924-42), dies   

1154  Death of Adélaide de Maurienne, wife of Louis VI of France (b. 1092) on November - 18.   

1170  On this day in history albrecht I "Bear", 1st margrave of Brandenburg (1150-70), dies at 70   

1305  Death of John II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1239) on this day in history.   

1559  Death of Cuthbert Tunstall, English churchman (b. 1474) on this day in history.   

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

1603  Elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Juliana, dies at 61 on November - 18.   

1630  On this day in history death of esaias van der Velde, Dutch painter, buried