Page 2: Historical Events In November - 18

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

1776  On November - 18 hessians capture Ft Lee, NJ   

1781  Felice Blangini, composer on November - 18.   

1786  Henry Rowley Bishop, British composer/conductor on this day in history.   

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

1787  On November - 18 sojourner Truth, abolitionist/feminist   

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  On November - 18 battle of Vertieres, in which Haitians defeat French   

1803  Cornelius Broere, Dutch priest/poet on November - 18.   

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

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

1808  Antoine-Amable-Elie Elwart, composer on this day in history.   

1810  On this day in history 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  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 November - 18 franz Sigel, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1902   

1827  Wilhelm Hauff, writer, dies at 24 on November - 18.   

1833  Netherlands & Belgium sign Treaty of Zonhoven on November - 18.   

1835  -20] Charles Darwin travels to Tahiti on November - 18.   

1835  Americus Vespucius Rice, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1904 on November - 18.   

1836  William Schwenck Gilbert, London, composer (Gilbert & Sullivan) on November - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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  Mark Twain publishes "Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" on this day in history.   

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

1527  On this day in history birth of luca Cambiaso, Italian painter/sculptor   

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 November - 18.   

1736  Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, composer was born on this day in history.   

1742  Felix Maximo Lopez, composer was born on November - 18.   

1772  Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia Christian, composer was born on November - 18.   

0942  On this day in history odo van Cluny, 2nd abbott of Cluny (924-42), dies   

1154  On this day in history death of adélaide de Maurienne, wife of Louis VI of France (b. 1092)   

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

1305  On November - 18 death of john II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1239)   

1559  On November - 18 death of cuthbert Tunstall, English churchman (b. 1474)   

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