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Day Of The Week: November 18
November 18, 2024 is the 323rd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 43 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Monday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Scorpio is your zodiac sign. Topaz is your modern birthstone. Pearl is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: November 18
- 1105 –Maginulfo is elected the Antipope as Sylvester IV.
- 1730 –Frederick II (known as Frederick the Great), King of Prussia, is granted a royal pardon and released from confinement.
- 1803 –The Battle of Vertières, the last major battle of the Haitian Revolution, is fought, leading to the establishment of the Republic of Haiti, the first black republic in the Western Hemisphere.
- 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.
- 1904 –General Esteban Huertas steps down after the government of Panama fears he wants to stage a coup.
- 1940 –World War II: German leader Adolf Hitler and Italian Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano meet to discuss Benito Mussolini’s disastrous invasion of Greece.
- 1978 –In Jonestown, Guyana, Jim Jones led his Peoples Temple cult to a mass murder-suicide that claimed 918 lives in all, 909 of them in Jonestown itself, including over 270 children. Congressman Leo J. Ryan is murdered by members of the Peoples Temple hours earlier.
- 1993 –In South Africa, 21 political parties approve a new constitution.
- 1999 –In College Station, Texas, 12 are killed and 27 injured at Texas A&M University when the 59 ft Aggie Bonfire, under construction for the annual football game against the University of Texas, collapses at 2:42am.
- 2003 –In the United Kingdom, the Local Government Act 2003, repealing controversial anti-gay amendment Section 28, becomes effective.
Who were born on November 18?
- 1882 –Jacques Maritain, French philosopher (d. 1973)
- 1906 –George Wald, American scientist, Nobel laureate (d. 1997)
- 1927 –Hank Ballard, American rhythm'n'blues singer and songwriter (d. 2003)
- 1928 –Salvador Laurel, Filipino politician (d. 2004)
- 1929 –Gianna D'Angelo, American soprano
- 1960 –Kim Wilde, British singer
- 1963 –Dante Bichette, American baseball player
- 1970 –Johan Liiva, Swedish vocalist (Arch Enemy)
- 1975 –Shawn Camp, American baseball player
- 1976 –Mona Zaki, Egyptian actress
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