Page 6: Historical Events In November - 18

1950  On this day in history gerardus van de Lion, Dutch minister of Education, dies at 60   

1951  "See it Now" premieres on TV on November - 18.   

1951  John H Van Maarseveen, Dutch minister of Justice, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1952  On November - 18 the feasibility of using a helicopter as an aerial minesweeper was demonstrated in the first of a series of tests conducted by VX-1 pilots flying an HRP-1 helicopter off~ Panama City, Fla.   

1952  Paul Eluard, French communist/poet, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1953  Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) accept female suffrage on November - 18.   

1954  Yanks trade Woodling, Byrd, McDonald, Triandos, Miranada & Smith to Orioles for Turley, Larsen & Hunter as part of an 18 player deal on November - 18.   

1955  On this day in history bell X-2 rocket plane taken up for first powered flight   

1955  Bell X-2 rocket plane taken up for 1st powered flight on this day in history.   

1956  Morocco gains independence on November - 18.   

1957  On November - 18 tunisia refuses Russian weapons   

1958  On this day in history 1st true reservoir in Jerusalem opens   

1958  Sivert Samuelson, cricketer (one Test S Africa v England 1910), dies on November - 18.   

1959  Wash Senator Bob Allison wins AL Rookie of Year on this day in history.   

1960  On November - 18 copyright office issues its 10 millionth registration   

1960  On this day in history charlie Finley, makes a bid to purchase expansion LA Angels   

1961  On November - 18 uS Ranger 2 launched to Moon; failed   

1961  On this day in history "Gay Life" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 113 performances   

1962  On this day in history luc Haesaerts, Flemish art critic (Flandre), dies at 63   

1963  On this day in history the Bell telephone company introduce the first push button telephones in the United States.   

1964  J Edgar Hoover describes Martin Luther King as "most notorious liar" on this day in history.   

1965  Henry A Wallace, VP (1941-45)/founder (Progressive Party), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1966  Bela Tardos, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1967  On November - 18 british government devalues œ from US equivalent of $2.80 to $2.40   

1968  On November - 18 walter Wanger, US producer (Cleopatria), dies at 74   

1969  Joseph P Kennedy, JFK/RFK/TMK father, dies in Hyannis Port Mass, at 81 on this day in history.   

1970  On November - 18 russia lands self propelled rover on the Moon   

1970  Hal Dickinson, singer (Modernaires), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history junior Parker, rocker, dies during brain operation at 44   

1972  On this day in history danny Whitten, rocker, dies of a drug overdose   

1975  On November - 18 the province of Ontario pass a manditory seatbelt law and lowers the speed limit on highways to conserve energy   

1976  On November - 18 spain's parliament establishes democracy after 37 years of dictatorship   

1976  Man Ray, US artist (Dada), dies at 86 on November - 18.   

1977  On November - 18 victor Francen, actor (J'Acusse, San Antonio), dies at 89   

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

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 this day in history.   

1680  On November - 18 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 this day in history.   

1742  On this day in history birth of felix Maximo Lopez, composer   

1772  On November - 18 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  Albrecht I "Bear", 1st margrave of Brandenburg (1150-70), dies at 70 on November - 18.   

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

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

1590  On this day in history death of george Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, English statesman (b. 1528)   

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

1630  On November - 18 death of esaias van der Velde, Dutch painter, buried