November 18th, 1521

Born on November 18th, 1521

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on November 18th?

November 18th, 2017

Cyclone Numa, a rare "medicane", made landfall in Greece to become the worst weather event that the country had experienced since 1977.

November 18th, 2014

Two Palestinian men attacked the praying congregants of a synagogue in Jerusalem with axes, knives, and a gun, resulting in eight deaths, including the attackers themselves.

November 18th, 2003

With its ruling in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court made the state the first in the U.S. to legalize same-sex marriage.

November 18th, 1999

Texas A&M University's Aggie Bonfire collapsed (aftermath pictured), killing 12 people and injuring 27 others, and causing the university to officially declare a hiatus on the 90-year-old annual event.

November 18th, 1991

Croatian War of Independence: The Yugoslav People's Army captured the Croatian city of Vukovar, ending an 87-day siege.

November 18th, 1987

An underground fire killed 31 people at King's Cross St Pancras tube station in London.

November 18th, 1985

Calvin and Hobbes, a comic strip by Bill Watterson that was at its height one of the most popular in the world, was first published.

November 18th, 1978

Jim Jones led more than 900 members of the Peoples Temple to mass murder/suicide in Jonestown, Guyana, hours after some of its members assassinated U.S. Congressman Leo Ryan.

November 18th, 1977

Solomon Islands ratified the adoption of a new flag (pictured).

November 18th, 1956

At the Polish embassy in Moscow, a phrase in an address by Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev was translated into English as "We will bury you", prompting Western envoys to leave the room.

November 18th, 1872

American suffragist Susan B. Anthony (pictured) was arrested and later fined $100 for having voted in the presidential election two weeks earlier.

November 18th, 1865

"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" was published, becoming the first great success of American author Mark Twain.

November 18th, 1809

Napoleonic Wars: In the Bay of Bengal, a French frigate squadron captured three ships carrying recruits for the armies of the East India Company.

November 18th, 1583

The Siege of Godes­berg, the first major siege of the Cologne War, began.

November 18th, 1210

Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor, was ex­com­mu­ni­cated by Pope Innocent III after Otto commanded him to annul the Concordat of Worms.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on November 18th

Same year
Born in 1521

69

Urban VII

Pope

*August 4th, 1521, Rome †September 27th, 1590, Rome

60

Daniel Brendel von Homburg

Roman Catholic archbishop

*November 30th, 1521, Aschaffenburg †January 1st, 1582, Aschaffenburg

59

Johann Marbach

German theologian

*April 14th, 1521, Lindau †March 17th, 1581, Strasbourg

49

Francesco Laparelli

Italian military engineer (1521-1570)

*April 5th, 1521, Cortona †October 20th, 1570, Heraklion

32

Thomas Wyatt

English rebel leader during the reign of Queen Mary I (1521-1554)

*September 20th, 1521, Chatham †April 21st, 1554, London

56

Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu

Portuguese infanta (1521-1577)

*June 8th, 1521, Lisbon †October 10th, 1577, Lisbon

67

Lodovico Guicciardini

Italian historian (1521-1589)

*August 19th, 1521, Florence †March 22nd, 1589, Antwerp

59

John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev

Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev

*June 29th, 1521, Haderslev †October 1st, 1580, Haderslev

77

Paul von Eitzen

German theologian (1521-1598)

*January 25th, 1521, Hamburg †February 25th, 1598, Schleswig

53

Sebastian Ochsenkhun

German composer and luth player

*February 6th, 1521, Nuremberg †August 20th, 1574, Heidelberg

31

John Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Coburg

German duke

*May 10th, 1521, Coburg †February 8th, 1553, Coburg

72

Xu Wei

Ming Dynasty painter (1521-1593)

*January 1st, 1521, Shaoxing †January 1st, 1593

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1521 is a normal year and no leap year.

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