November 18th, 1872

Born on November 18th, 1872

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What happened on November 18th, 1872?

November 18th, 1872

Susan B. Anthony and 14 other women are arrested for voting illegally in the United States presidential election of 1872.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_B._Anthony

November 18th, 1872

American suffragette Susan B. Anthony was arrested and fined $100 for having voted in the presidential election two weeks earlier.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffragette

What else 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, 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, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev said "We will bury you" while addressing Western envoys, prompting them to leave the room.

November 18th, 1865

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

November 18th, 1809

Napoleonic Wars: In the Bay of Bengal, a French frigate squadron captured three East Indiamen mainly carrying recruits for the Indian Army.

November 18th, 1583

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

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

Born on November 18th, 1872

95

Margaret Seddon

American film actress (1872-1968)

*November 18th, 1872, Washington, D.C. †April 17th, 1968, Philadelphia

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84

Margaret Atwood

Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, teacher, environmental activist,pépiniériste and inventor

*November 18th, 1939, Ottawa

69

Renate Franz

German journalist and sport historian

*November 18th, 1954, Solingen

61

Clarence Day

American writer

*November 18th, 1874, New York City †December 28th, 1935, New York City

72

Helena Štáchová

Czech actress, theatre director, manager and puppeteer

*November 18th, 1944, Prague †March 22nd, 2017, Prague

63

Louis Daguerre

French photographer, inventor of Daguerrotype (1787–1851)

*November 18th, 1787, Cormeilles-en-Parisis †July 10th, 1851, Bry-sur-Marne

92

Imogene Coca

American comic actress (1908–2001)

*November 18th, 1908, Philadelphia †June 2nd, 2001, Westport

84

Brenda Vaccaro

American actress

*November 18th, 1939, Brooklyn

90

Jacques Maritain

French philosopher

*November 18th, 1882, 9th arrondissement of Paris †April 28th, 1973, Toulouse

71

Delroy Lindo

English actor

*November 18th, 1952, Eltham

81

Susan Sullivan

American actress (b. 1942)

*November 18th, 1942, New York City

62

David Hemmings

English actor and director (1941–2003)

*November 18th, 1941, Guildford †December 3rd, 2003, Bucharest

55

Owen Wilson

American actor (born 1968)

*November 18th, 1968, Dallas

84

Gösta Åsbrink

Gymnast, modern pentathlete

*November 18th, 1881, Lovön †April 19th, 1966, Stockholm

66

Johnny Mercer

American lyricist, songwriter, singer and record executive

*November 18th, 1909, Savannah †June 25th, 1976, Hollywood

79

Qaboos bin Said Al Said

Sultan of Oman from 1970 to 2020

*November 18th, 1940, Salalah †January 10th, 2020, Seeb

90

George Wald

Nobel laureate

*November 18th, 1906, New York City †April 12th, 1997, Cambridge

54

Daphne Rubin-Vega

American musician and actor

*November 18th, 1969, Panama City

86

John McMartin

American actor and singer

*November 18th, 1929, Warsaw †July 6th, 2016, Manhattan

63

Kim Wilde

English pop singer (born 1960)

*November 18th, 1960, London

61

Amadeu Vives i Roig

Spanish–Catalan composer, writer and impresario (1871-1932)

*November 18th, 1871, Collbató †December 2nd, 1932, Madrid

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Born in 1872

55

Roald Amundsen

Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole

*July 16th, 1872, Borge Municipality †June 18th, 1928, Arctic Ocean

59

Herbert Baddeley

Tennis and badminton player

*January 11th, 1872, London Borough of Bromley †July 20th, 1931, Cannes

57

Wilfred Baddeley

Tennis player and sports administrator

*January 11th, 1872, London Borough of Bromley †January 24th, 1929, Menton

89

Max Pohlenz

German classical philologist

*July 30th, 1872, Kolkwitz †January 5th, 1962, Göttingen

60

Calvin Coolidge

President of the United States from 1923 to 1929

*July 4th, 1872, Plymouth Notch †January 5th, 1933, Northampton

97

Bertrand Russell

British philosopher and logician (1872–1970)

*May 18th, 1872, Trellech †February 2nd, 1970, Plas Penrhyn

33

Paul Laurence Dunbar

American poet, novelist, and short story writer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries

*June 27th, 1872, Dayton †February 9th, 1906, Dayton

46

Anna Held

Broadway stage performer (1872–1918)

*March 19th, 1872, Warsaw †August 12th, 1918, New York City

92

Helena Rubinstein

Polish-American businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist

*December 25th, 1872, Kraków †April 1st, 1965, New York City

79

Alexandra Kollontai

Soviet diplomat (1872-1952)

*March 31st, 1872, Saint Petersburg †March 9th, 1952, Moscow

80

Cicely Hamilton

British actress and writer

*June 15th, 1872, Paddington †December 5th, 1952, Chelsea

83

Pio Baroja

Spanish writer (1872-1956)

*December 28th, 1872, San Sebastián †October 30th, 1956, Madrid

74

Paul Langevin

French physicist, philosopher of science and pedagogue

*January 23rd, 1872, Paris †December 19th, 1946, Paris

69

Richard Willstätter

German chemist (1872–1942)

*August 13th, 1872, Karlsruhe †August 3rd, 1942, Muralto

77

Léon Blum

French politician (1872–1950)

*April 9th, 1872, Paris †March 30th, 1950, Jouy-en-Josas

94

Norman Angell

British politician (1872-1967)

*December 26th, 1872, Holbeach †October 7th, 1967, Croydon

78

Aurobindo Ghosh

Indian Bengali philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet and nationalist (1872–1950)

*August 15th, 1872, Sri Aurobindo Bhawan †December 5th, 1950, Pondicherry

101

Charles Greeley Abbot

American astrophysicist and the 5th Secretary of the Smithsonian

*May 31st, 1872, Wilton †December 17th, 1973, Washington, D.C.

71

Piet Mondrian

Dutch painter (1872–1944)

*March 7th, 1872, Amersfoort †February 1st, 1944, New York City

80

Carlo Sforza

Italian politician (1872-1952)

*January 23rd, 1872, Montignoso †September 4th, 1952, Rome

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Leap year

Yes: 1872 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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