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What happened on November 18
On November 18 history recorded 55 notable events. 160 people who left a mark were born on this day, and 89 died. Here is the full almanac.
- 55events
- 160births
- 89deaths
- 20observances
Highlights
Highlights
1210Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor, was excommunicated by Pope Innocent III after Otto commanded him to annul the Concordat of Worms.
Otto IV was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1209 until his death in 1218.
1583The Siege of Godesberg, the first major siege of the Cologne War, began.
The siege of Godesberg, 18 November – 17 December 1583, was the first major siege of the Cologne War (1583–1589). Seeking to wrest control of an important fortification, Bavarian and mercenary soldiers surrounded the Godesberg, and the village then of the same
1809Napoleonic Wars: In the Bay of Bengal, a French frigate squadron captured three ships carrying recruits for the armies of the East India Company.
The Napoleonic Wars (1803–15) were a global series of conflicts fought by a fluctuating array of European coalitions against the French First Republic (1803–04) under the First Consul followed by the First French Empire (1804–1815) under the Emperor of the Fre
November 18
On this day
IV century
- 326
326The old St. Peter's Basilica is consecrated by Pope Sylvester I.
V century
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XVIII century
XIX century
- 1803
1803The Battle of Vertières, the last major battle of the Haitian Revolution, is fought, leading to the establishment of the Republic of Haiti, the first black republic in the Western Hemisphere. - 1809
1809Napoleonic Wars: In a naval action, French frigates defeat British East Indiamen in the Bay of Bengal. - 1812
1812Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Krasnoi ends in French defeat, but Marshal of France Michel Ney's leadership leads to him becoming known as "the bravest of the brave". - 1863
1863King Christian IX of Denmark signs the November constitution that declares Schleswig to be part of Denmark. This is seen by the German Confederation as a violation of the London Protocol and leads to the German–Danish war of 1864. - 1867
1867An earthquake strikes the Virgin Islands, triggering the largest tsunami witnessed in the Caribbean and killing dozens. - 1872
1872Susan B. Anthony and 14 other women are arrested for voting illegally in the United States presidential election of 1872. - 1883
1883In the "day of two noons", American and Canadian railroad companies institute four standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times. - 1889
1889Elisha P. Ferry is inaugurated as first governor of Washington.
XX century
- 1901
1901Britain and the United States sign the Hay–Pauncefote Treaty, which nullifies the Clayton–Bulwer Treaty and withdraws British objections to an American-controlled canal in Panama. - 1903
1903The Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed by the United States and Panama, giving the United States exclusive rights over the Panama Canal Zone. - 1905
1905Prince Carl of Denmark becomes King Haakon VII of Norway. - 1909
1909Two United States warships are sent to Nicaragua after 500 revolutionaries (including two Americans) are executed by order of José Santos Zelaya. - 1910
1910In their campaign for women's voting rights, hundreds of suffragettes march to the British Parliament in London. Several are beaten by police, newspaper attention embarrasses the authorities, and the march is dubbed Black Friday. - 1916
1916World War I: First Battle of the Somme: In France, British Expeditionary Force commander Douglas Haig calls off the battle which started on July 1, 1916. - 1918
1918Latvia declares its independence from Russia. - 1928
1928Release of the animated short Steamboat Willie, the first fully synchronized sound cartoon. - 1929
1929Grand Banks earthquake: Off the south coast of Newfoundland in the Atlantic Ocean, a Richter magnitude 7.2 submarine earthquake, centered on the Grand Banks, breaks 12 submarine transatlantic telegraph cables and triggers a tsunami that destroys many south coast communities in the Burin Peninsula. - 1940
1940World War II: German leader Adolf Hitler and Italian Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano meet to discuss Benito Mussolini's disastrous Italian invasion of Greece. - 1943
1943World War II: In the first action of the Berlin Air Offensive, four hundred and forty Royal Air Force planes bomb Berlin causing only light damage and killing 131. The RAF loses nine aircraft and 53 air crew. - 1944
1944The Popular Socialist Youth is founded in Cuba. - 1947
1947The Ballantyne's Department Store fire in Christchurch, New Zealand, kills 41; it is the worst fire disaster in the history of New Zealand. - 1949
1949The Iva Valley Shooting occurs after the coal miners of Enugu in Nigeria go on strike over withheld wages; 21 miners are shot dead and 51 are wounded by police under the supervision of the British colonial administration of Nigeria. - 1961
1961Vietnam War: United States President John F. Kennedy sends 18,000 military advisors to South Vietnam. - 1963
1963The Bell Telephone Company introduces the first push-button telephone. - 1970
1970U.S. President Richard Nixon asks the U.S. Congress for $155 million in supplemental aid for the Cambodian government. - 1971
1971Oman declares its independence from the United Kingdom. - 1978
1978The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet makes its first flight, at the Naval Air Test Center in Maryland, United States. - 1978
1978In Jonestown, Guyana, Jim Jones leads his Peoples Temple to a mass murder–suicide that claimed 918 lives in all, 909 of them in Jonestown itself, including over 270 children. - 1983
1983Aeroflot Flight 6833 is hijacked en route from Tbilisi to Leningrad. After returning to Tbilisi, the aircraft is subsequently raided on the ground, resulting in seven deaths. - 1985
1985The first comic of Calvin and Hobbes is published in ten newspapers. - 1987
1987King's Cross fire: In London, 31 people die in a fire at the city's busiest underground station, King's Cross St Pancras. - 1991
1991Shiite Muslim kidnappers in Lebanon release Anglican Church envoys Terry Waite and Thomas Sutherland. - 1991
1991After an 87-day siege, the Croatian city of Vukovar capitulates to the besieging Yugoslav People's Army and allied Serb paramilitary forces. - 1991
1991The autonomous Croatian Community of Herzeg-Bosnia, which would in 1993 become a republic, was established in Bosnia and Herzegovina. - 1993
1993In the United States, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is approved by the House of Representatives. - 1993
1993In South Africa, 21 political parties approve a new constitution, expanding voting rights and ending white minority rule. - 1996
1996A fire occurs on a train traveling through the Channel Tunnel from France to England causing several injuries and damaging approximately 500 metres (1,600 ft) of tunnel. - 1999
1999At Texas A&M University, the Aggie Bonfire collapses killing 12 students and injuring 27 others.
XXI century
- 2002
2002Iraq disarmament crisis: United Nations weapons inspectors led by Hans Blix arrive in Iraq. - 2003
2003The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rules 4–3 in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health that the state's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and gives the state legislature 180 days to change the law making Massachusetts the first state in the United States to grant marriage rights to same-sex couples. - 2012
2012Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria becomes the 118th Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. - 2013
2013NASA launches the MAVEN probe to Mars. - 2020
2020The Utah monolith, built sometime in 2016 is discovered by state biologists of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.
Best known
Born on November 18
Best known
Died on November 18
953Liutgard of Saxony (died 953)
Duchess consort of Lotharingia
1100Thomas of Bayeux
Archbishop of York from 1070 to 1100
1170Albert the Bear
Margrave of Brandenburg
1305John II of Brittany
Duke of Brittany from 1286 to 1305
1472Bessarion
Greek theologian and scholar
1559Cuthbert Tunstall
English bishop and diplomat
Holidays and observances
- Christian feast day: Abhai of Hach (Syriac Orthodox Church)
- Christian feast day: Alphaeus and Zacchaeus
- Christian feast day: Barulas
- Christian feast day: Constant
- Christian feast day: Dedication of Saints Peter and Paul
- Christian feast day: Elizabeth of Hungary (Church of England)
- Christian feast day: Juthwara
- Christian feast day: Mabyn (Roman Catholic Church and Anglicanism)
- Christian feast day: The main day of the Feast of the Virgen de Chiquinquirá or Chinita's Fair (Maracaibo, Venezuela)
- Christian feast day: Maudez (Mawes)
- Christian feast day: Nazarius (Nazaire)
- Christian feast day: Odo of Cluny
- Christian feast day: Romanus of Caesarea
- Christian feast day: Rose Philippine Duchesne
Frequently asked questions
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.
Who was born on November 18?
160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on November 18, including Mustafa Khalil, Marjorie Gestring, Luis Somoza Debayle. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.
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 is celebrated on November 18?
20 observances are celebrated on November 18 around the world: Christian feast day: Abhai of Hach (Syriac Orthodox Church), Christian feast day: Alphaeus and Zacchaeus, Christian feast day: Barulas, Christian feast day: Constant, Christian feast day: Dedication of Saints Peter and Paul, Christian feast day: Elizabeth of Hungary (Church of England). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.
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