Died on
Who died on November 18
89 figures who shaped history died on November 18.
- 89deaths
- 55events
Best known
Best known
Liutgard of Saxony (died 953)
Duchess consort of Lotharingia
Thomas of Bayeux
Archbishop of York from 1070 to 1100
Albert the Bear
Margrave of Brandenburg
John II of Brittany
Duke of Brittany from 1286 to 1305
Bessarion
Greek theologian and scholar
Cuthbert Tunstall
English bishop and diplomat
Liutgard of Saxony (died 953) — Duchess consort of Lotharingia, who died on November 18 953.
Thomas of Bayeux — Archbishop of York from 1070 to 1100, who died on November 18 1100.
Albert the Bear — Margrave of Brandenburg, who died on November 18 1170.
John II of Brittany — Duke of Brittany from 1286 to 1305, who died on November 18 1305.
Bessarion — Greek theologian and scholar, who died on November 18 1472.
Cuthbert Tunstall — English bishop and diplomat, who died on November 18 1559.
All entries
- 942
Odo of ClunyBenedictine monk, second abbot of Cluny - 1154AAdelaide of MaurienneQueen of the Franks from 1115 to 1137
- 1259AAdam MarshEnglish Franciscan, scholar and theologian
- 1313CConstance of PortugalQueen of Castile and León from 1302 to 1312
- 1349
Frederick II of MeissenMargrave of Meissen
- 1441RRoger BolingbrokeAstrologer and alleged necromancer, executed as witch
- 1482GGedik Ahmed PashaGrand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1474 to 1477
- 1565YYun WŏnhyŏngKorean scholar-official
- 1590
George Talbot, 6th Earl of ShrewsburyEnglish magnate - 1664
Miklós ZrínyiCroatian-Hungarian military commander - 1724
Bartolomeu de GusmãoPortuguese priest and naturalist - 1785
Louis Philippe I, Duke of OrléansFrench royal - 1797
Jacques-Alexandre Laffon de LadebatFrench shipbuilder and merchant - 1804
Philip SchuylerAmerican military officer and politician - 1814
William JessopBritish civil engineer - 1830
Adam WeishauptGerman philosopher and founder of the Bavarian Illuminati - 1839
Wilhelmine von WrochemGerman flutist, singer and actress - 1841
Agustín GamarraPresident of Peru variously in the 1800s - 1852
Rose Philippine DuchesneFrench Catholic religious sister and missionary - 1886
Chester A. ArthurPresident of the United States from 1881 to 1885 - 1889
William Allingham19th-century Irish poet and scholar - 1909
Renée VivienBritish poet who wrote in the French language - 1922
Marcel ProustFrench novelist, literary critic, and essayist - 1927
Scipione Borghese, 10th Prince of SulmonaItalian aristocrat, industrialist, politician and explorer - 1936
V. O. Chidambaram PillaiIndian freedom fighter - 1940
Ivane JavakhishviliGeorgian historian and linguist - 1941
Émile NelliganCanadian poet
- 1941
Walther NernstGerman physical chemist - 1941
Chris WatsonPrime Minister of Australia in 1904 - 1952
Paul ÉluardFrench poet - 1962
Niels BohrDanish physicist - 1965
Henry A. WallaceVice President of the United States from 1941 to 1945 - 1969
Ted Heath (bandleader)British musician and big band leader - 1969
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.American businessman and politician - 1972
Danny WhittenAmerican guitarist - 1976
Man RayAmerican and French visual artist - 1977
Kurt SchuschniggChancellor of Austria from 1934 to 1938 - 1978
Jim JonesAmerican cult leader and mass murderer - 1978
Leo RyanAmerican politician and teacher - 1979
Freddie FitzsimmonsAmerican baseball player and manager - 1980
Conn SmytheCanadian sports executive - 1984MMary HammanAmerican writer and editor
- 1986
Gia CarangiAmerican supermodel - 1987
Jacques AnquetilFrench cyclist - 1991
Gustáv HusákLeader of Czechoslovakia from 1969 to 1987
- 1994
Cab CallowayAmerican jazz singer, songwriter and bandleader - 1994AAnselm FranzAustrian-American engineer
- 1994PPeter LedgerAustralian cartoonist, artist, and illustrator
- 1995MMiron GrindeaRomanian literary journalist and magazine editor
- 1998
Tara Singh HayerCanadian journalist - 1999
Paul BowlesAmerican composer and writer - 1999
Doug SahmAmerican musician - 2001WWalter MatuszczakAmerican football player and veterinarian
- 2002
James CoburnAmerican actor
- 2003
Michael KamenAmerican musician - 2004
Robert BacherAmerican nuclear physicist
- 2004
Cy ColemanAmerican composer, songwriter, and jazz pianist - 2005
Harold J. StoneAmerican actor
- 2009
Red RobbinsAmerican basketball player - 2010
Freddy Beras-GoicoDominican Republic actor - 2010BBrian G. MarsdenBritish astronomer
- 2012MMilikiSpanish clown and musician
- 2012PPhoebe Hearst CookeAmerican businesswoman and philanthropist
- 2013
Thomas Howard (American football)American football player
- 2013
S. R. D. VaidyanathanMusical artist - 2013LLjubomir VračarevićSerbian aikidoka
- 2013PPeter WintonickCanadian documentary filmmaker
- 2014DDave AppellAmerican musician
- 2014
Pepe EliaschevJournalist and writer - 2014
Ahmad LoziPrime minister of Jordan - 2014
C. RudraiahIndian film director - 2015
Abdelhamid AbaaoudBelgian-born terrorist - 2015
Dan HalldorsonCanadian professional golfer - 2015
Jonah LomuNew Zealand rugby union player - 2016
Sharon JonesAmerican soul and funk singer - 2016
Denton CooleyAmerican heart and cardiothoracic surgeon - 2017
Malcolm YoungAustralian guitarist - 2020
Kirby MorrowCanadian actor - 2022
TabassumIndian film actress
- 2024
Charles Dumont (singer)French singer and composer - 2024
Arthur FrommerAmerican travel writer - 2024
Bob LoveAmerican basketball player - 2024
Colin PetersenAustralian musician
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Who died on November 18?
89 people with a Wikipedia article died on November 18, including Liutgard of Saxony (died 953), Thomas of Bayeux, Albert the Bear. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
What happened on November 18?
55 documented historical events happened on November 18, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor, was excommunicated by Pope Innocent III after Otto commanded him to annul the Concordat of Worms. On the same day, in another year: The Siege of Godesberg, the first major siege of the Cologne War, began. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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