November 18th, 1903

Born on November 18th, 1903

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What happened on November 18th, 1903?

November 18th, 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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hay–Bunau-Varilla_Treaty

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, 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.

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

Born on November 18th, 1903

85

Roland Anderson

American movie art director (1903-1989)

*November 18th, 1903, Boston †October 29th, 1989, Los Angeles

46

Nikolai Voznesensky

Soviet economist (1903-1950)

*November 18th, 1903, Tula †October 1st, 1950, Saint Petersburg

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Who's birthday is on November 18th?

92

Imogene Coca

American comic actress (1908–2001)

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

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

George Wald

Nobel laureate

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

72

Helena Štáchová

Czech actress, theatre director, manager and puppeteer

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

78

Alan Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton

British politician (1904-1983)

*November 18th, 1904, Christchurch †March 8th, 1983

66

Johnny Mercer

American lyricist, songwriter, singer and record executive

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

84

Brenda Vaccaro

American actress

*November 18th, 1939, Brooklyn

42

Klaus Mann

German writer

*November 18th, 1906, Munich †May 21st, 1949, Cannes

57

Don Hartman

American film director, screenwriter and film producer (1900-1958)

*November 18th, 1900, New York City †March 23rd, 1958, Palm Springs

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

63

Louis Daguerre

French photographer, inventor of Daguerrotype (1787–1851)

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

55

Owen Wilson

American actor (born 1968)

*November 18th, 1968, Dallas

86

John McMartin

American actor and singer

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

79

Qaboos bin Said Al Said

Sultan of Oman from 1970 to 2020

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

76

Patrick Blackett

British physicist (1897–1974)

*November 18th, 1897, London †July 13th, 1974, London

74

Alan Shepard

American astronaut, first American in space, lunar explorer (1923–1998)

*November 18th, 1923, Derry †July 21st, 1998, Pebble Beach

54

Daphne Rubin-Vega

American musician and actor

*November 18th, 1969, Panama City

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Born in 1903

53

Preston Tucker

American businessman (1903-1956)

*September 21st, 1903, Michigan †December 26th, 1956, Ypsilanti

87

Prince Abdul Rahman

First Prime Minister of Malaysia

*February 8th, 1903, Alor Setar †December 6th, 1990, Penang

74

Bing Crosby

American singer and actor (1903–1977)

*May 3rd, 1903, Tacoma †October 14th, 1977, Alcobendas

91

Heinrich Drake

German sculptor and illustrator (1903-1994)

*February 15th, 1903, Lügde †July 26th, 1994, Berlin

84

Marguerite Yourcenar

French novelist and essayist (1903-1987)

*June 8th, 1903, City of Brussels †December 17th, 1987, Bar Harbor

91

Jan Tinbergen

Dutch economist (1903–1994)

*April 12th, 1903, The Hague †June 9th, 1994, The Hague

120

Alfred Krohn

German rower

*May 2nd, 1903, Szczecin

46

George Orwell

British writer and journalist

*June 25th, 1903, Motihari †January 21st, 1950, London

87

Anne Revere

American actress (1903-1990)

*June 25th, 1903, New York City †December 18th, 1990, Locust Valley

85

Alan Paton

South African writer and activist (1903-1988)

*January 11th, 1903, Pietermaritzburg †April 12th, 1988, Durban

65

Theodor W. Adorno

German philosopher, sociologist and theorist (1903–1969)

*September 11th, 1903, Frankfurt †August 6th, 1969, Visp

53

Francis L. Sullivan

British actor (1903-1956)

*January 6th, 1903, London †November 19th, 1956, New York City

65

Vernon Duke

American composer (1903-1969)

*October 10th, 1903, Parafjanava †January 16th, 1969, Santa Monica

77

Reginald Gardiner

Actor (1903-1980)

*February 27th, 1903, London †July 7th, 1980, Westwood

85

Konrad Lorenz

Austrian zoologist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1973

*November 7th, 1903, Vienna †February 27th, 1989, Vienna

91

Ernest Walton

Irish physicist and Nobel laureate (1903-1995)

*October 6th, 1903, Abbeyside †June 25th, 1995, Belfast

86

Claude Arrieu

French composer

*November 30th, 1903, 8th arrondissement of Paris †March 7th, 1990, 19th arrondissement of Paris

96

Habib Bourguiba

Leader of the Tunisian National Movement, founder of the Tunisian Republic and the first President of the Tunisian Republic after independence

*August 3rd, 1903, Monastir †April 6th, 2000, Monastir

94

Benjamin Spock

American pediatrician and author of Baby and Child Care (1903-1998)

*May 2nd, 1903, New Haven †March 15th, 1998, La Jolla

92

Alec Douglas-Home

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1963 to 1964

*July 2nd, 1903, Mayfair †October 9th, 1995, The Hirsel

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1903 is a normal year and no leap year.

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