Page 2: Historical Events In November - 18

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

1776  On November - 18 hessians capture Ft Lee, NJ   

1781  Felice Blangini, composer on this day in history.   

1786  On November - 18 henry Rowley Bishop, British composer/conductor   

1787  On this day in history 1st Unitarian minister in US ordained, Boston   

1787  Sojourner Truth, abolitionist/feminist on November - 18.   

1793  Louvre officially opens in Paris on this day in history.   

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

1803  Battle of Vertieres, in which Haitians defeat French on November - 18.   

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

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

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

1808  On November - 18 antoine-Amable-Elie Elwart, composer   

1810  Asa Gray, Sauquoit NY, botanist (Flora of North America) on this day in history.   

1812  On November - 18 jesse Johnson Finley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904   

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

1820  Antarctica discovered by US Navy Capt Nathaniel B Palmer on this day in history.   

1822  On this day in history anton Teyber, composer, dies at 66   

1824  Franz Sigel, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1902 on November - 18.   

1827  On this day in history wilhelm Hauff, writer, dies at 24   

1833  On this day in history netherlands & Belgium sign Treaty of Zonhoven   

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

1835  On November - 18 americus Vespucius Rice, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1904   

1836  William Schwenck Gilbert, London, composer (Gilbert & Sullivan) on this day in history.   

1839  On November - 18 august A Kundt, German physicist (sound vibration, test of Kundt)   

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

1845  John F Mellaerts, Flemish social worker (1st Belgian farm gilde) on this day in history.   

1846  Aloys, Liechtenstein nobleman/politician on this day in history.   

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  Richard Dehmel, writer on November - 18.   

1865  Mark Twain publishes "Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" on November - 18.   

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1522  On this day in history birth of lamoral, Count of Egmont, Flemish general and statesman (d. 1568)   

1527  On November - 18 birth of luca Cambiaso, Italian painter/sculptor   

1630  Eleanor Gonzaga, Empress of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1686) was born on this day in history.   

1680  On November - 18 birth of jean-Baptiste Loeillet, composer   

1727  On this day in history birth of philibert Commerçon, French naturalist (d. 1773)   

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

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

1772  Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia Christian, composer was born on this day in history.   

0942  Odo van Cluny, 2nd abbott of Cluny (924-42), dies on this day in history.   

1154  On November - 18 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 this day in history 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  Death of Esaias van der Velde, Dutch painter, buried on this day in history.