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November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years ) in the Gregorian calendar . There are 43 days remaining until the end of the year.
Events
326 - The old St. Peter's Basilica is consecrated.1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Unam sanctam 1421 - A seawall at the Zuiderzee dike breaks, flooding 72 villages and killing about 10,000 people in the Netherlands .1477 - William Caxton produces Dictes or Sayengis of the Philosophres , the first book printed on a printing press in England .1493 - Christopher Columbus first sights what is now Puerto Rico .1626 - St. Peter's Basilica is consecrated.1686 - Charles Francois Felix operates on King Louis XIV of France 's anal fistula after practicing the surgery on several peasants.1803 - The 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 .1820 - Capt. Nathaniel Palmer becomes the first American to sight the continent of Antarctica .1852 - Rose Philippine Duchesne dies in St. Charles, Missouri . She is canonized on July 3, 1988 by Pope John Paul II .1863 - King Christian IX of Denmark decides to sign the november constitution , which 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 .1865 - Mark Twain 's story The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County New York Saturday Press .1883 - American and Canadian railroads institute five standard continental time zones , ending the confusion of thousands of local times.1903 - The Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed by the United States and Panama , giving the United States exclusive rights over the Panama Canal Zone .1904 - General Esteban Huertas steps down after the government of Panama fears he wants to stage a coup .1905 - Prince Carl of Denmark becomes King Haakon VII of Norway .1909 - Two United States warships are sent to Nicaragua after 500 revolutionaries (including two Americans) are executed by order of José Santos Zelaya .1916 - World War I : First Battle of the Somme ends - In France , British Expeditionary Force commander Douglas Haig calls off the battle which started on July 1, 1916.1917 - Sigma Alpha Rho , a Jewish high school fraternity , is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania .1918 - Latvia declares its independence from Russia .1926 - George Bernard Shaw refuses to accept the money for his Nobel Prize , saying, "I can forgive Alfred Nobel for inventing dynamite , but only a fiend in human form could have invented the Nobel Prize."1928 - Release of the animated short Steamboat Willie cartoon , directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks , featuring the third appearances of cartoon stars Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse . This is also considered by the Disney corporation to be Mickey's birthday.1929 - 1929 Grand Banks earthquake : Off the south coast of Newfoundland in the Atlantic Ocean , a Richter magnitude 7.2 submarine earthquake , centered on Grand Banks , breaks 12 submarine transatlantic telegraph cables and triggers a tsunami that destroys many south coast communities in the Burin Peninsula .1930 - Sōka Kyōiku Gakkai, a Buddhist association later renamed Soka Gakkai , is founded by Japanese educators Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Josei Toda .1938 - Trade union members elect John L. Lewis as the first president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations .1940 - World War II : German leader Adolf Hitler and Italian Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano meet to discuss Benito Mussolini 's disastrous invasion of Greece .1940 - New York City 's Mad Bomber places his first bomb at a Manhattan office building used by Consolidated Edison .
1943 - World War II: Battle of Berlin : 440 Royal Air Force planes bomb Berlin causing only light damage and killing 131. The RAF loses nine aircraft and 53 air crew.1947 - The Ballantyne's Department Store fire, Christchurch , New Zealand , kills 41 (New Zealand's worst ever fire)1963 - The first push-button telephone goes into service.1970 - U.S. President Richard Nixon asks the U.S. Congress for $155 million USD in supplemental aid for the Cambodian government.1978 - Jonestown incident: In Guyana , Jim Jones leads his Peoples Temple cult in a mass murder-suicide that claims 918 lives in all, 909 of them at Jonestown itself, including over 270 children. Congressman Leo J. Ryan is assassinated by members of Peoples Temple shortly beforehand.1982 - Duk Koo Kim dies unexpectedly from injuries sustained during a 14-round match against Ray Mancini in Las Vegas, Nevada , prompting reforms in the sport of boxing .1987 - Iran-Contra Affair : The U.S. Congress issues its final report on the Iran-Contra Affair.1987 - King's Cross fire : In London , 31 people die in a fire at the city's busiest underground station at King's Cross St Pancras .
1988 - War on Drugs : U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs a bill into law allowing the death penalty for murder in regards to drug traffickers .1991 - Shiite Muslim kidnappers in Lebanon set Anglican Church envoys Terry Waite and Thomas Sutherland free.1991 - After the siege of Vukovar , the Croatian city of Vukovar capitulates to the besieging Yugoslav People's Army and allied Serb paramilitary forces.
1993 - In South Africa , 21 political parties approve a new constitution .1999 - In College Station, Texas , 12 are killed and 27 injured at Texas A&M University when a massive bonfire under construction collapses.2002 - Iraq disarmament crisis : United Nations weapons inspectors led by Hans Blix arrive in Iraq .2003 - In the United Kingdom , the Local Government Act 2003 , repealing controversial anti-gay amendment Section 28 , becomes effective.2003 - The congress of the Communist Party of Indian Union (Marxist-Leninist) decides to merge the party into Kanu Sanyal 's CPI(ML) .
2003 - In a 50-page, 4–3 ruling, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court found that the state may not "deny the protections, benefits and obligations conferred by civil marriage to two individuals of the same sex who wish to marry."
2004 - Russia officially ratifies the Kyoto Protocol .
Births
1522 - Lamoral, Count of Egmont , Flemish general and statesman (d. 1568)1630 - Eleanor Gonzaga , Empress of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1686)1647 - Pierre Bayle , French philosopher (d. 1706)1727 - Philibert Commerçon , French naturalist (d. 1773)1772 - Louis Ferdinand of Prussia , German prince (d. 1806)1774 - Wilhelmine of Prussia , queen of the Netherlands (d. 1837)1785 - David Wilkie , British artist (d. 1841)1787 - Louis-Jacques Daguerre , French inventor and photographer (d. 1851)1804 - Alfonso Ferrero la Marmora , Italian general and statesman (d. 1878)1810 - Asa Gray , American botanist (d. 1888)1832 - Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld , Swedish explorer (d. 1901)1836 - Sir William S. Gilbert , British dramatist (d. 1911)1836 - Cesare Lombroso , Italian psychiatrist and founder of criminology (d. 1909)1839 - August Kundt , German physicist (d. 1894)1856 - Nicholas Nikolaevich , Grand Duke of Russia (d. 1929)1861 - Dorothy Dix , pseudonym of US journalist Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer (d. 1951)1874 - Clarence Day , American author (d. 1935)1882 - Amelita Galli-Curci , Italian soprano (d. 1963)1882 - Jacques Maritain , French philosopher (d. 1973)1883 - Carl Vinson , U.S. Congressman (d. 1981)1897 - Patrick Blackett , British physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1974)1898 - Joris Ivens , Dutch filmmaker (d. 1989)1899 - Eugene Ormandy , Hungarian-born conductor (d. 1985)1901 - George Gallup , American statistician and opinion pollster (d. 1984)1904 - Jean Paul Lemieux , Quebec painter (d. 1990)1906 - Klaus Mann , German writer (d. 1949)1906 - George Wald , American scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1997)
1906 - Alec Issigonis , Greek-British car designer (d. 1988)
1907 - Compay Segundo , Cuban musician (Buena Vista Social Club ) (d. 2003)1908 - Imogene Coca , American actress and comedian (d. 2001)1909 - Johnny Mercer , American lyricist (d. 1976)1911 - Attilio Bertolucci , Italian poet and writer (d. 2000)1913 - Endre Rozsda , French surrealist painter (d. 1999)1915 - Ken Burkhart , American baseball player and umpire (d. 2004)1917 - Pedro Infante , Mexican actor and singer (d. 1957)1918 - Tasker Watkins , Welsh World War II hero (d. 2007)1919 - Jocelyn Brando , American actress (d. 2005)1920 - Mustafa Khalil , Prime Minister of Egypt (d. 2008)1922 - Luis Somoza Debayle , Nicaraguan president (d. 1967)1922 - Al Dvorin , American Elvis Presley concert announcer (d. 2004)
1923 - Alan Shepard , American astronaut (d. 1998)1923 - Ted Stevens , American politician
1924 - Alexander Mackenzie Stuart , Scottish jurist (d. 2000)1925 - Gene Mauch , American baseball manager (d. 2005)1927 - Hank Ballard , American musician (d. 2003)1928 - Otar Gordeli , Georgian composer1932 - Nasif Estéfano , Argentine racing driver (d. 1973)1934 - Vassilis Vassilikos , Greek writer and ambassador1935 - Rudolf Bahro , German dissident (d. 1997)1935 - Rodney Hall , Australian author
1936 - Don Cherry , American jazz trumpeter (d. 1995)1936 - Ennio Cardinal Antonelli , Italian cardinal and President of the Pontifical Council for the Family
1939 - Margaret Atwood , Canadian writer1939 - Brenda Vaccaro , American actress
1940 - Qaboos ibn Sa’id , Sultan of Oman 1941 - David Hemmings , British actor (d. 2003)1942 - Linda Evans , American actress1942 - Susan Sullivan , American actress
1943 - Leonardo Cardinal Sandri , Argentine Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches 1944 - Wolfgang Joop , German artist and fashion designer1945 - Wilma Mankiller , first female Chief of the Cherokee Nation 1946 - Alan Dean Foster , American author1947 - Jameson Parker , American actor1948 - Andrea Marcovicci , American singer and actress1948 - Jack Tatum , American football player
1950 - Graham Parker , English singer1950 - Rudy Sarzo , Cuban bass guitarist (Quiet Riot )
1950 - Eric Pierpoint , American actor
1951 - Justin Raimondo , American author1952 - Delroy Lindo , British actor1952 - Peter Beattie , Australian politician
1953 - Alan Moore , British comic book writer and novelist1953 - Kevin Nealon , American comedian and actor
1954 - John Parr , British pop singer1954 - Evan Gray , New Zealand cricketer
1955 - Carter Burwell , American composer1956 - Noel Brotherston , Northern Irish footballer (d. 1995)1956 - Warren Moon , American football player
1957 - Seán Mac Falls , Irish-born poet1958 - Daniel Brailovsky , Argentine football manager1958 - Oscar Nunez , Cuban American actor
1959 - Jimmy Quinn , Northern Irish footballer and football manager1960 - Kim Wilde , British singer1960 - Elizabeth Perkins , American actress
1962 - Kirk Hammett , American guitarist (Metallica )1962 - Jamie Moyer , American baseball player
1963 - Dante Bichette , American baseball player1963 - Peter Schmeichel , Danish footballer
1963 - Len Bias , American basketball player (d. 1986)
1966 - Jorge Camacho , Spanish poet1967 - Jocelyn Lemieux , Canadian ice hockey player1968 - Barry Hunter , Northern Irish footballer and manager1968 - Romany Malco , American actor and music producer
1968 - Gary Sheffield , American baseball player
1968 - Owen Wilson , American actor
1969 - Sam Cassell , American basketball player1969 - Duncan Sheik , American singer
1969 - Ahmed Helmi , Egyptian actor
1970 - Elizabeth Anne Allen , American actress1970 - Mike Epps , American actor
1970 - Megyn Kelly , American television news anchor
1970 - Johan Liiva , Sweden vocalist (Arch Enemy )
1970 - Peta Wilson , Australian actress
1972 - Jessi Alexander , American country music singer/songwriter1973 - Nic Pothas , South African/English wicket-keeper1974 - Chloë Sevigny , American actress1975 - David Ortiz , Dominican baseball player1975 - Jason Williams , American basketball player
1975 - Anthony McPartlin , British actor and television presenter
1975 - Shawn Camp , American baseball player
1976 - Shagrath , Norwegian singer (Dimmu Borgir )1976 - Mona Zaki , Egyptian Actress
1977 - Trent Barrett , Australian rugby league footballer1977 - Fabolous , American rapper
1978 - Damien Johnson , Northern Irish footballer1980 - Junichi Okada , Japanese singer (V6 )1980 - Dustin Kensrue , American Singer/Songwriter (Thrice )
1980 - François Duval , Belgian rally driver
1980 - Luke Chadwick , English footballer
1980 - Minori Chihara , Japanese voice actress/singer
1981 - Christina Vidal , American actress1981 - Gian Magdangal , Filipino singer and actor
1983 - Jon Johansen , Norwegian software developer1983 - Travis Buck , American baseball player
1984 - Johnny Christ , American musician (Avenged Sevenfold )1984 - Ryohei Chiba , Japanese singer w-inds.
1985 - Christian Siriano , American fashion designer1986 - Nic Sampson , New Zealand actor1988 - Jeffrey Jordan , American college basketball player; son of Michael Jordan 1988 - Montanna Thompson , English actress
1992 - Nathan Kress , American actor
Deaths
1154 - Adélaide de Maurienne , wife of Louis VI of France (b. 1092)1305 - John II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1239)1559 - Cuthbert Tunstall , English churchman (b. 1474)1590 - George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury , English statesman (b. 1528)1724 - Bartolomeu de Gusmão , Portuguese naturalist (b. 1685)1785 - Louis Philip I, Duke of Orléans , French soldier and writer (b. 1725)1797 - Jacques-Alexandre Laffon de Ladebat , French shipbuilder and merchant (b. 1719)1814 - William Jessop , British civil engineer (b. 1745)1852 - Rose Philippine Duchesne Catholic nun and French saint (b. 1769)1886 - Chester A. Arthur , 21st President of the United States (b. 1829)1889 - William Allingham , Irish author1922 - Marcel Proust , French novelist (b. 1871)1941 - Walther Nernst , German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1864)1941 - Chris Watson , third Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1867)
1941 - Émile Nelligan , Quebec poet (b. 1879)
1952 - Paul Eluard , French poet (b. 1895)1962 - Niels Bohr , Danish physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1885)1965 - Henry A. Wallace , Vice President of the United States (b. 1888)1969 - Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. , American politician (b. 1888)1969 - Ted Heath , British musician and bandleader (b. 1902)
1972 - Danny Whitten , American musician and songwriter (b. 1943)1976 - Man Ray , American artist (b. 1890)1977 - Kurt Schuschnigg , Austrian politician (b. 1897)1977 - Victor Francen , Belgian actor (b. 1888)
1978 - Jim Jones , American cult leader (suicide ) (b. 1931)1978 - Leo Ryan , U.S. Congressman (b. 1925)
1979 - Freddie Fitzsimmons , baseball player (b. 1901)1980 - Conn Smythe , NHL coach 1927-1931 (b. 1895)1982 - Duk Koo Kim , Korean boxer (b. 1959)1984 - Mary Hamman , American writer and editor (b. 1907)1986 - Gia Carangi , American model (AIDS ) (b. 1960)1987 - Jacques Anquetil , French cyclist (cancer ) (b. 1934)1991 - Gustáv Husák , President of Czechoslovakia (b. 1913)1994 - Cab Calloway , American bandleader (b. 1907)1994 - Peter Ledger , Austrailian artist (b. 1945)1999 - Paul Bowles , American novelist (b. 1910)1999 - Doug Sahm , American musician (b. 1941)
2002 - James Coburn , American actor (b. 1928)2003 - Michael Kamen , American composer (b. 1948)2004 - Cy Coleman , American composer, songwriter and pianist (b. 1929)2005 - Harold J. Stone , American actor (b. 1911)
Holidays and observances
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