Major Events
- 1477 First English dated printed book "Dictes & Sayengis of the Phylosophers" by William Caxton at his press in London
- 1626 St. Peter's Basilica is consecrated in Rome, replacing an earlier basilica on the same site and becoming the world's largest Christian basilica
- 1916 British General Douglas Haig finally calls off the 1st Battle of the Somme in World War I after more than 1 million soldiers had been killed or wounded
- 1978 In Jonestown, Guyana, 918 members of the Peoples Temple are murdered or commit suicide under the leadership of cult leader Jim Jones
- 1993 Black and white leaders in South Africa approve new democratic constitution
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Nov 18 in Film & TV
- 1928 Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie" released, first Mickey Mouse sound cartoon
Nov 18 in Music
- 2011 "The X Factor" group One Direction release their debut album "Up All Night" in Ireland and the UK
Nov 18 in Sport
- 1990 1st Solheim Cup Women's Golf, Lake Nona G & CC: US beats Europe 11½-4½ in inaugural event; Kathy Whitworth US captain; Mickey Walker Europe skipper
Did You Know?
Brooklyn toymaker Morris Michton names the teddy bear after US President Teddy Roosevelt
Louis-Jacques Daguerre
Sojourner Truth
George Gallup
Alec Issigonis
Alan Shepard
Margaret Atwood
Linda Evans
Owen Wilson
Carl Maria von Weber
W. S. Gilbert
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Eugene Ormandy
Johnny Mercer
Kirk Hammett
Craig Wood
Thomas Huber
David Ortiz
Fun Fact About November 18
Lincoln Deachey becomes the first American pilot to perform an aircraft loop-the-loop in his Curtiss aeroplane near San Diego
Famous Weddings
- 1794 2nd Earl Grey Charles Grey (30) weds only daughter of 1st Baron Ponsonby Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby
- 1948 KFC founder Colonel Sanders (58) weds his long-time employee Claudia Price
- 1952 American "Rock Around The Clock" rock 'n' roll pioneer Bill Haley (27) weds second wife Barbara Cupchak
Famous Divorces
- 1985 American actress-singer Janet Jackson (19) and American R&B singer James DeBarge (22) have marriage annulled after less than a year
More November 18 Weddings
Chester A. Arthur
Niels Bohr
Joseph P. Kennedy
Jim Jones
Cab Calloway
Jonah Lomu
