November 18th, 1886

Born on November 18th, 1886

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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, 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, 1872

American suffragette Susan B. Anthony was arrested and 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 (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.

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

Born on November 18th, 1886

65

Elena Fortún

Spanish writer (1886-1952)

*November 18th, 1886, Madrid †May 8th, 1952, Madrid

81

Ferenc Münnich

Hungarian politician (1886-1967)

*November 18th, 1886, Seregélyes †November 29th, 1967, Budapest

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Who's birthday is on November 18th?

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

90

Jacques Maritain

French philosopher

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

72

Helena Štáchová

Czech actress, theatre director, manager and puppeteer

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

92

Imogene Coca

American comic actress (1908–2001)

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

63

Louis Daguerre

French photographer, inventor of Daguerrotype (1787–1851)

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

84

Brenda Vaccaro

American actress

*November 18th, 1939, Brooklyn

71

Delroy Lindo

English actor

*November 18th, 1952, Eltham

81

Susan Sullivan

American actress (b. 1942)

*November 18th, 1942, New York City

84

Gösta Åsbrink

Gymnast, modern pentathlete

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

62

David Hemmings

English actor and director (1941–2003)

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

66

Johnny Mercer

American lyricist, songwriter, singer and record executive

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

55

Owen Wilson

American actor (born 1968)

*November 18th, 1968, Dallas

81

D. E. Stevenson

British writer

*November 18th, 1892, Edinburgh †December 30th, 1973, Moffat

90

George Wald

Nobel laureate

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

84

Frances Marion

American journalist, author, film director and screenwriter (1888-1973)

*November 18th, 1888, San Francisco †May 12th, 1973, Los Angeles

79

Qaboos bin Said Al Said

Sultan of Oman from 1970 to 2020

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

61

Clarence Day

American writer

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

86

John McMartin

American actor and singer

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

54

Daphne Rubin-Vega

American musician and actor

*November 18th, 1969, Panama City

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Born in 1886

87

Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman

US tennis and badminton player

*December 20th, 1886, Healdsburg †December 5th, 1974, Chestnut Hill

87

Elise Ottesen-Jensen

(1886-1973) Swedish journalist

*January 2nd, 1886, Høyland †September 4th, 1973, Kungsholm parish

58

Gerhart Rodenwaldt

German classical archaeologist

*October 16th, 1886, Grunewald †April 27th, 1945, Grunewald

64

Al Jolson

Lithuanian-born American entertainer, actor, and singer (1886–1950)

*May 26th, 1886, Seredžius †October 23rd, 1950, San Francisco

93

Oskar Kokoschka

Austrian dramatic, painter and writer (1886-1980)

*March 1st, 1886, Pöchlarn †February 22nd, 1980, Montreux

87

David Ben-Gurion

Israeli politician, Zionist leader, prime minister of Israel (1886–1973)

*October 16th, 1886, Płońsk †December 1st, 1973, Ramat Gan

63

Eugen Klöpfer

German actor and theatre manager (1886-1950)

*March 10th, 1886, Talheim †March 3rd, 1950, Wiesbaden

91

Manne Siegbahn

Swedish physicist (1886-1978)

*December 3rd, 1886, Örebro †September 26th, 1978, Engelbrekt church parish

40

Jenő Károly

Hungarian association football player and association football coach (1886-1926)

*January 15th, 1886, Kaposvár †July 28th, 1926, Turin

58

Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel

German general and resistance fighter

*January 2nd, 1886, Berlin †August 30th, 1944, Plötzensee Prison

49

Marthe Hanau

French fraudster

*January 10th, 1886, Paris †July 14th, 1935, Fresnes

67

Willi Worpitzky

German footballer-manager (1886-1953)

*August 25th, 1886, Pankow †October 10th, 1953, Berlin

83

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

German architect

*March 27th, 1886, Aachen †August 17th, 1969, Chicago

81

John Davidson

Actor (1886-1968)

*December 25th, 1886, New York City †January 16th, 1968, Los Angeles

47

Eric Powell

British rower and artist (1886-1933)

*May 6th, 1886, Edmonton †August 17th, 1933, Piz Roseg

61

Hugh Lofting

British author

*January 14th, 1886, Maidenhead †September 26th, 1947, Topanga

89

Zhu De

Marshal of the People's Republic of China (1886-1976)

*December 1st, 1886, Zhu De's Former Residence †July 6th, 1976, Beijing

58

Ernst Thälmann

German communist politician, leader of Communist Party of Germany

*April 16th, 1886, Hamburg †August 18th, 1944, Buchenwald concentration camp

86

Edward Calvin Kendall

American chemist (1886-1972)

*March 8th, 1886, South Norwalk †May 4th, 1972, Princeton

84

Charles Ruggles

American actor (1886-1970)

*February 8th, 1886, Los Angeles †December 23rd, 1970, Hollywood

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on November 18th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on November 18th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1886 is a normal year and no leap year.

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