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==Events== ===Pre-1600=== * 326 – The old St. Peter's Basilica is consecrated by Pope Sylvester I.<ref>{{cite book|author=Joseph N. Tylenda|title=The Pilgrim's Guide to Rome's Principal Churches|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JI5NAAAAYAAJ|year=1993|publisher=Liturgical Press|isbn=978-0-8146-5016-5|page=1}}</ref> * 401 – The Visigoths, led by king Alaric I, cross the Alps and invade northern Italy.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Thomas S. Burns|author2=Thomas Samuel Burns|title=Barbarians Within the Gates of Rome: A Study of Roman Military Policy and the Barbarians, Ca. 375-425 A.D.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2ms5CWtIQ5oC&pg=PA180|year=1994|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=0-253-31288-4|page=180}}</ref> *1095 – The Council of Clermont begins: called by Pope Urban II, it led to the First Crusade to the Holy Land.<ref>{{cite book|author=Steven Runciman|title=A History of the Crusades: Volume 1, The First Crusade and the Foundation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IfY8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA107|year=1951|publisher=CUP Archive|isbn=978-0-521-06161-2|page=107}}</ref> *1105 – Maginulfo is elected Antipope Sylvester IV in opposition to Pope Paschal II.<ref>{{cite book|last=Coulombe|first=Charles A.|title=Vicars of Christ: A History of the Popes|location=New York|publisher=Citadel Press|date=2003|isbn=9780806523705|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4tbYF51StSQC|page=230}}</ref> *1210 – Pope Innocent III excommunicates Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV for invading the Kingdom of Sicily after promising to recognize papal control over it.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kelly|first1=J.N.D.|last2=Walsh|first2=Michael J.|title=A Dictionary of Popes|location=Oxford, U.K.|publisher=Oxford University Press|date=2010|isbn=9780191726811|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uVmcAQAAQBAJ|page=188|postscript=none}}; {{cite book|last=Barber|first=Malcolm|title=The Two Cities: Medieval Europe, 1050–1320|location=New York|publisher=Routledge|date=1992|isbn=9780415174145|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-fd59-dhrNQC|page=108|postscript=none}}; {{cite book|last=Lee|first=Alexander|title=Humanism and Empire: The Imperial Ideal in Fourteenth-Century Italy|location=Oxford, U.K.|publisher=Oxford University Press|date=2018|isbn=9780199675159|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=42lNDwAAQBAJ|pages=311–312|postscript=none}}; {{cite book|last1=Beck|first1=Hans-Georg|last2=Fink|first2=Karl August|last3=Glazik|first3=Josef|last4=Iserloh|first4=Erwing|last5=Wolter|first5=Hans|title=History of the Church. Volume IV|translator-last=Biggs|translator-first=Anselm|editor-last1=Jedin|editor-first1=Hubert|editor-last2=Dolan|editor-first2=John Patrick|location=New York|publisher=Crossroad|date=1980|isbn=9780824503147|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BJHYAAAAMAAJ|page=145}}</ref> *1302 – Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull ''Unam sanctam'', claiming spiritual supremacy for the papacy.<ref>{{cite book|last=Alzog|first=Johannes|title=Manual of Universal Church History. Volume II|translator-last1=Pabisch|translator-first1=F.J.|translator-last2=Byrne|translator-first2=Thomas S.|location=Dublin|publisher=M.H. Gill & Son|date=1907|oclc=28285304|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B-YpAQAAIAAJ|page=448}}</ref> *1421 – St Elizabeth's flood: A dike in the Grote Hollandse Waard in the Netherlands breaks, killing about 10,000 people.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Maleki|first1=Mousa|last2=Eslamian|first2=Saeid|chapter=History of World Extreme Floods|title=Flood Handbook: Principles and Applications|editor-last1=Eslamian|editor-first1=Saeid|editor-last2=Eslamian|editor-first2=Faezeh A.|location=Boca Raton, Fla.|publisher=CRC Press|date=2022|isbn=9781138584938|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mGZjEAAAQBAJ|page=252}}</ref> *1493 – Christopher Columbus first sights the island now known as Puerto Rico.<ref>{{cite book|last=Fuson|first=Robert H.|chapter=The Columbian Voyages|title=North American Exploration. Volume 1: A New World Disclosed|editor-last=Allen|editor-first=John Logan|location=Lincoln, Neb.|publisher=University of Nebraska Press|date=1997|isbn=9780803210158|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7RGlz9a4wVYC|page=173}}</ref>
===1601–1900=== *1601 – Tiryaki Hasan Pasha, an Ottoman provincial governor, routs the Habsburg forces commanded by Archduke Ferdinand II of Austria who were besieging Nagykanizsa.<ref>{{cite book|last=Gündoğdu|first=Rasit|title=The Sultans of the Ottoman Empire|location=Istanbul|publisher=Rumuz Publishing|date=2017|isbn=9786055112158|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7vDVDwAAQBAJ|pages=94–95|postscript=none}}; {{cite book|editor-last1=Güzel|editor-first1=Hasan Celal|editor-last2=Oğuz|editor-first2=Cem|editor-last3=Karatay|editor-first3=Osman|title=The Turks|volume =2: Ottomans|location=Ankara|publisher=Yeni Türkiye Publications|date=2014|isbn=9789756782552|pages=327–328}}</ref> *1626 – The new St. Peter's Basilica in Rome is consecrated.<ref>{{cite book|last=Coulombe|first=Charles A.|title=Vicars of Christ: A History of the Popes|location=New York|publisher=Citadel Press|date=2003|isbn=9780806523705|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4tbYF51StSQC|page=362}}</ref> *1730 – The future Frederick the Great of Prussia is granted a pardon by his father and is released from confinement.<ref>{{cite book|last=Reiners|first=Ludwig|title=Frederick the Great: A Biography|location=New York|publisher=G. P. Putnam & Sons|date=1960|oclc=221946415|url=https://archive.org/details/frederickgreatbi0000rein|pages=51–52}}</ref> *1760 – The rebuilt debtors' prison, at the Castellania in Valletta, receives the first prisoners.<ref>{{cite book|last=Godwin|first=G.N.|title=A Guide to the Maltese Islands|location=Paolo Bonavia, Malta|date=1880|oclc=17569596|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NLANAAAAQAAJ|page=123}}</ref> *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.<ref>{{cite book|last=Welch|first=Kimberly|chapter=Dessalines, Jean-Jacques (c. 1758–1806)|title=Encyclopedia of Slave Resistance and Rebellion. Vol. 1: A–N|editor-last=Rodriguez|editor-first=Junius P.|location=Westport, Conn.|publisher=Greenwood Press|date=2007|isbn=9780313332722|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h86YKfO-9RgC|page=163}}</ref> *1809 – Napoleonic Wars: In a naval action, French frigates defeat British East Indiamen in the Bay of Bengal.<ref>{{cite book|last=James|first=William|title=The Naval History of Great Britain, From the Declaration of War by France in February 1793 to the Accession of George IV in January 1820. Vol. 5|location=London|publisher=Harding, Lepard & Co.|date=1826|oclc=832501326|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OpUXwMOYJ-YC|pages=292–295}}</ref> *1812 – Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Krasnoi ends in French defeat, but Marshal of France Michel Ney's leadership leads to him becoming known as "the bravest of the brave". *1863 – King Christian IX of Denmark signs the November constitution that declares Schleswig to be part of Denmark. This is seen by the German Confederation as a violation of the London Protocol and leads to the German–Danish war of 1864. *1867 – An earthquake strikes the Virgin Islands, triggering the largest tsunami witnessed in the Caribbean and killing dozens.<ref>{{cite web |author1=National Earthquake Information Center |title=M 7.3 – The 1867 Virgin Islands Earthquake |url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/eqh18671118184500000/executive |publisher=United States Geological Survey |access-date=19 November 2022 |date=11 January 2020}}</ref> *1872 – Susan B. Anthony and 14 other women are arrested for voting illegally in the United States presidential election of 1872. *1883 – In the "day of two noons", American and Canadian railroad companies institute four standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Weintraub |first1=Karen |title=Why Americans shifted, scrapped minutes and changed time forever 141 years ago |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/11/18/standardized-time-zones-america-anniversary/76399939007/ |website=USA TODAY |date=18 November 2024 |language=en |access-date=21 November 2024}}</ref> *1889 - Elisha P. Ferry is inaugurated as first governor of Washington.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oldham |first=Kit |date=2022-03-03 |title=Elisha Ferry is inaugurated as Washington's first state governor on November 18, 1889 |url=https://www.historylink.org/file/22413 |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=www.historylink.org}}</ref>
===1901–present=== *1901 – Britain and the United States sign the Hay–Pauncefote Treaty, which nullifies the Clayton–Bulwer Treaty and withdraws British objections to an American-controlled canal in Panama. *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. *1905 – Prince Carl of Denmark becomes King Haakon VII of Norway. *1909 – Two United States warships are sent to Nicaragua after 500 revolutionaries (including two Americans) are executed by order of José Santos Zelaya. *1910 – In their campaign for women's voting rights, hundreds of suffragettes march to the British Parliament in London. Several are beaten by police, newspaper attention embarrasses the authorities, and the march is dubbed Black Friday.<ref name="18_November_1910_UK_suffragettes" /> *1916 – World War I: First Battle of the Somme: In France, British Expeditionary Force commander Douglas Haig calls off the battle which started on July 1, 1916. *1918 – Latvia declares its independence from Russia. *1928 – Release of the animated short ''Steamboat Willie'', the first fully synchronized sound cartoon. *1929 – Grand Banks earthquake: Off the south coast of Newfoundland in the Atlantic Ocean, a Richter magnitude 7.2 submarine earthquake, centered on the Grand Banks, breaks 12 submarine transatlantic telegraph cables and triggers a tsunami that destroys many south coast communities in the Burin Peninsula. *1940 – World War II: German leader Adolf Hitler and Italian Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano meet to discuss Benito Mussolini's disastrous Italian invasion of Greece. *1943 – World War II: In the first action of the Berlin Air Offensive, four hundred and forty Royal Air Force planes bomb Berlin causing only light damage and killing 131. The RAF loses nine aircraft and 53 air crew.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Bombing of Berlin |url=https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2427/the-bombing-of-berlin/#:~:text=The%20bombing%20of%20Berlin%2C%20aka,the%20necessity%20of%20land%20operations.}}</ref> *1944 – The Popular Socialist Youth is founded in Cuba. *1947 – The Ballantyne's Department Store fire in Christchurch, New Zealand, kills 41; it is the worst fire disaster in the history of New Zealand. *1949 – The Iva Valley Shooting occurs after the coal miners of Enugu in Nigeria go on strike over withheld wages; 21 miners are shot dead and 51 are wounded by police under the supervision of the British colonial administration of Nigeria. *1961 – Vietnam War: United States President John F. Kennedy sends 18,000 military advisors to South Vietnam.<ref>''Defending the Free World: John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and the Vietnam War, 1961–1965'' {{ISBN|0-27596-279-2}} p. 56</ref><ref>''The Fog of War: Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara'' {{ISBN|978-0-742-54221-1}} p. 282</ref> *1963 – The Bell Telephone Company introduces the first push-button telephone.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Touch Tone Phones Are Invented, November 18, 1963 |url=https://www.edn.com/tone-dialing-telephones-are-introduced-november-18-1963/}}</ref> *1970 – U.S. President Richard Nixon asks the U.S. Congress for $155 million in supplemental aid for the Cambodian government. *1971 – Oman declares its independence from the United Kingdom. *1978 – The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet makes its first flight, at the Naval Air Test Center in Maryland, United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=F/A-18 Hornet|url=https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/f-18.htm|website=Military Analysis Network|access-date=March 24, 2021}}</ref> * 1978 – In Jonestown, Guyana, Jim Jones leads his Peoples Temple to a mass murder–suicide that claimed 918 lives in all, 909 of them in Jonestown itself, including over 270 children. * 1983 – Aeroflot Flight 6833 is hijacked en route from Tbilisi to Leningrad. After returning to Tbilisi, the aircraft is subsequently raided on the ground, resulting in seven deaths.<ref name="pol">{{in lang|ka}} [http://www.pol.ge/archive/jinsebis_taoba.html თვითმფრინავის გამტაცებლები (The Hijackers).] ''Archive Administration of Ministry of Internal Affairs''. Retrieved 25 April 2008. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011193108/http://www.pol.ge/archive/jinsebis_taoba.html|date=11 October 2007}}</ref> * 1985 – The first comic of Calvin and Hobbes is published in ten newspapers.<ref name="pr_calvin">{{cite web |title=The Complete Calvin and Hobbes |url=http://www.andrewsmcmeel.com/calvinandhobbes/pr_calvin.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051026183516/http://www.andrewsmcmeel.com/calvinandhobbes/pr_calvin.html |archive-date=2005-10-26 |access-date=2009-05-02 |publisher=Andrews & McMeel}}</ref> *1987 – King's Cross fire: In London, 31 people die in a fire at the city's busiest underground station, King's Cross St Pancras. *1991 – Shiite Muslim kidnappers in Lebanon release Anglican Church envoys Terry Waite and Thomas Sutherland. * 1991 – After an 87-day siege, the Croatian city of Vukovar capitulates to the besieging Yugoslav People's Army and allied Serb paramilitary forces. * 1991 – The autonomous Croatian Community of Herzeg-Bosnia, which would in 1993 become a republic, was established in Bosnia and Herzegovina.<ref>{{cite book |last=Ramet |first=Sabrina P. |date=2010 |chapter= Politics in Croatia since 1990 |editor-last=Ramet |editor-first=Sabrina P. |title=Central and Southeast European Politics Since 1989 |location=Cambridge |publisher=Cambridge University Press |pages=258–285 |isbn=9781139487504}}</ref> *1993 – In the United States, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is approved by the House of Representatives. * 1993 – In South Africa, 21 political parties approve a new constitution, expanding voting rights and ending white minority rule. *1996 – A fire occurs on a train traveling through the Channel Tunnel from France to England causing several injuries and damaging approximately 500 metres (1,600 ft) of tunnel. *1999 – At Texas A&M University, the Aggie Bonfire collapses killing 12 students and injuring 27 others. *2002 – Iraq disarmament crisis: United Nations weapons inspectors led by Hans Blix arrive in Iraq. *2003 – The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rules 4–3 in ''Goodridge v. Department of Public Health'' that the state's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and gives the state legislature 180{{nbsp}}days to change the law making Massachusetts the first state in the United States to grant marriage rights to same-sex couples. *2012 – Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria becomes the 118th Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. *2013 – NASA launches the MAVEN probe to Mars. *2020 – The Utah monolith, built sometime in 2016 is discovered by state biologists of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.<ref name="cnn-utah-monolith-art-trnd">{{Cite news|last=Asmelash|first=Leah|date=24 November 2020|title=Utah helicopter crew discovers mysterious metal monolith deep in the desert|publisher=CNN|url=https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/utah-monolith-art-trnd/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=24 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124074434/https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/utah-monolith-art-trnd/index.html|archive-date=24 November 2020}}</ref>
==Births== ===Pre-1600=== * 701 – Itzam K'an Ahk II, Mayan ruler (died 757) * 709 – Emperor Kōnin of Japan (died 782) *1522 – Lamoral, Count of Egmont (died 1568) *1571 – Hippolytus Guarinonius, Italian physician and polymath (died 1654) *1576 – Philipp Ludwig II, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg (died 1612)
===1601–1900=== *1630 – Eleonora Gonzaga, Italian wife of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1686)<ref>{{cite book |first1=Jirí |last1=Louda |first2=Michael |last2=MacLagan |year=1999 |title=Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe |edition= 2nd |location=London, U.K. |publisher=Little, Brown and Company |at=table 80 }}</ref> *1647 – Pierre Bayle, French philosopher and author (died 1706)<ref>{{cite book|title=¬The Encyclopaedia Britannica a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TTPNjHbK_CMC&pg=PA194|year=1878|publisher=Ad. and Charles Black|page=194}}</ref> *1727 – Philibert Commerson, French physician and explorer (died 1773) *1736 – Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, German harpsichord player and composer (died 1800) *1756 – Thomas Burgess, English bishop and philosopher (died 1837)<ref>{{cite ODNB|title = Burgess, Thomas (1756-1837)|author = D.T.W. Price|date = 8 October 2009| doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/3985 |access-date = 18 November 2021|url = https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/3985 }}</ref> *1772 – Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (died 1806)<ref>{{cite book|author=Louis Ferdinand (Prince of Prussia)|title=The Rebel Prince: Memoirs|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kbJGAAAAMAAJ|year=1952|publisher=H. Regnery|page=4}}</ref> *1774 – Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands (died 1837) *1785 – David Wilkie, Scottish painter and academic (died 1841){{cn|date=May 2026}} *1786 – Carl Maria von Weber, German composer and conductor (probable; died 1826) *1787 – Louis Daguerre, French artist, photographer and inventor (died 1851)<ref>{{cite book|title=Chase's: The Day-by-Day Directory to Special Days, Weeks and Month: Calendar of Events|publisher=Contemporary Publishing Group, Incorporated|year=2000|page=576}}</ref> *1804 – Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora, Italian general and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Italy (died 1878)<ref>{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=La Marmora, Alfonso Ferrero|volume=16|page=102}} This cites G. Massani, ''Il generale Alfonso La Marmora'' (Milan, 1880)</ref> *1810 – Asa Gray, American botanist and academic (died 1888) *1832 – Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, Finnish-Swedish geologist and explorer (died 1901) *1833 – James Patterson, English-Australian politician, 17th Premier of Victoria (died 1895) *1836 – W. S. Gilbert, English playwright, poet, and illustrator (died 1911)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Jane W. Stedman|author2=Professor of English Emeritus Jane W Stedman|title=W.S. Gilbert: A Classic Victorian and His Theatre|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PMTyyClJBsgC&pg=PA3|year=1996|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-816174-5|pages=3}}</ref> *1839 – August Kundt, German physicist and educator (died 1894) *1856 – Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (died 1929) *1860 – Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Polish pianist, composer, and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland (died 1941)<ref>{{cite book|author=Marian Marek Drozdowski|title=Ignacy Jan Paderewski: A Political Biography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=92sIAQAAMAAJ|year=1981|publisher=Interpress|isbn=978-83-223-1771-6|page=15}}</ref> *1862 – John Matthew Moore, American politician (died 1940)<ref>{{cite book|last1=Hardy|last2=Roberts|first1=Dermot H.|first2=Ingham S.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1uYxAQAAMAAJ|title=Historical Review of South-East Texas and the Founders Leaders and Representative Men of its Commerce, Industry and Civic Affairs|pages=606, 607|volume=II|publisher=The Lewis Publishing Company|publication-place=Chicago|date=1910|via=Google Books|isbn=1-58103-432-6}}</ref> *1866 – Henry Daglish, Australian politician, Premier of Western Australia (died 1920)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gibbney |first1=H. J. |title=Henry Daglish (1866–1920) |url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/daglish-henry-5862 |website=Australian Dictionary of Biography |publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University |access-date=27 August 2024 |language=en}}</ref> *1871 – Robert Hugh Benson, English Catholic priest and novelist (died 1914)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Martindale |first1=C. C. |author1-link=C. C. Martindale |title=The Life of Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson |volume=1 |date=1916 |publisher=Longmans, Green and Co. |location=London |page=8 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.179885/page/n31/mode/2up}}</ref> *1874 – Clarence Day, American author and poet (died 1935)<ref>{{cite web|date=29 December 1935|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1935/12/29/archives/0lar3e-day-6i-author-is-dead-his-latest-best-seller-life-with.html|title=Clarence Day, 61, Author, Is Dead|website=The New York Times}}</ref> *1876 – Victor Hémery, French racing driver (died 1950) *1880 – Naum Torbov, Bulgarian architect, designed the Central Sofia Market Hall (died 1952) *1882 – Amelita Galli-Curci, Italian-American soprano (died 1963)<ref>{{cite book|author=Clarence Edward Le Massena|title=Galli-Curci's Life of Song|publisher=Paebar Company|year=1945|page=117}}</ref> * 1882 – Wyndham Lewis, English painter and critic (died 1957)<ref>{{cite web |title=Wyndham Lewis | British Artist, Writer & Critic | Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Wyndham-Lewis |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=27 August 2024 |language=en}}</ref> * 1882 – Jacques Maritain, French philosopher and author (died 1973) * 1882 – Frances Gertrude McGill, pioneering Canadian forensic pathologist (died 1959)<ref>{{Cite book|title=The encyclopedia of Saskatchewan.|date=2005|publisher=University of Regina, Canadian Plains Research Center|others=University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center.|isbn=0889771758|location=Regina|page=584|oclc=57639332}}</ref> *1883 – Carl Vinson, American judge and politician (died 1981) *1886 – Ferenc Münnich, Hungarian soldier and politician, 47th Prime Minister of Hungary (died 1967) *1888 – Frances Marion, American screenwriter, novelist and journalist (died 1973)<ref>{{Cite book|title=Without Lying Down|last=Beauchamp|first=Cari|publisher=University of California Press|year=1997|isbn=978-0-520-21492-7|pages=22–37}}</ref> *1889 – Stanislav Kosior, Polish-Russian politician (died 1939) *1891 – Gio Ponti, Italian architect, industrial designer, furniture designer, artist, and publisher.(died 1979) *1897 – Patrick Blackett, Baron Blackett, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1974) *1899 – Eugene Ormandy, Hungarian-American violinist and conductor (died 1985) * 1899 – Howard Thurman, American author, philosopher and civil rights activist (died 1981)
===1901–present=== *1901 – George Gallup, American statistician (died 1984)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Nov. 18: Damon Wayans Jr., Kirk Hammett |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/11/18/Famous-birthdays-for-Nov-18-Damon-Wayans-Jr-Kirk-Hammett/8271668727042/#:~:text=Famous%20birthdays%20for%20Nov.,%2C%20Kirk%20Hammett%20%2D%20UPI.com |publisher=UPI |access-date=15 November 2023 |date=18 November 2022}}</ref> * 1901 – V. Shantaram, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1984) * 1901 – Craig Wood, American golfer (died 1968)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kenny |first1=Kevin |title=American Golf in the Great Depression: The Pros Take to the Grapefruit Circuit |date= 2014 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-7812-5 |page=180 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bvZWBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA180 |language=en}}</ref> *1904 – Masao Koga, Japanese composer and guitarist (died 1978) * 1904 – Alan Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton, English lieutenant and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (died 1983) *1906 – Sait Faik Abasıyanık, Turkish author and poet (died 1954) * 1906 – Alec Issigonis, Greek-English car designer, designed the mini car (died 1988) * 1906 – Klaus Mann, German-American novelist, short story writer, and critic (died 1949) * 1906 – George Wald, American neurobiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1997) *1907 – Gustav Nezval, Czech actor (died 1998) * 1907 – Compay Segundo, Cuban singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2003) *1908 – Imogene Coca, American actress, comedian, and singer (died 2001) *1909 – Johnny Mercer, American singer-songwriter and producer, co-founded Capitol Records (died 1976) *1911 – Attilio Bertolucci, Italian poet and author (died 2000) *1912 – Vic Hey, Australian rugby league player and coach (died 1995) * 1912 – Hilda Nickson, English author (died 1977) *1913 – Endre Rozsda, Hungarian-French painter and illustrator (died 1999) *1914 – Haguroyama Masaji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 36th Yokozuna (died 1969) *1915 – Ken Burkhart, American baseball player and umpire (died 2004) *1917 – Pedro Infante, Mexican actor and singer (died 1957) *1918 – İlhan Berk, Turkish poet and author (died 2008) * 1918 – Tasker Watkins, Welsh soldier, judge, and politician, Victoria Cross recipient (died 2007)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/obituaries/story/0,,2165622,00.html|title=Sir Tasker Watkins|website=The Guardian|date=September 9, 2007|author=James Morton|access-date=November 18, 2021}}</ref> *1919 – Jocelyn Brando, American actress (died 2005)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Porter |first=Darwin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ufj7vvPLiIgC&q=%22Jocelyn+Brando%22&pg=PA37 |title=Brando Unzipped |date=2006 |publisher=Blood Moon Productions, Ltd. |isbn=978-0-9748118-2-6 |language=en}}</ref> *1920 – Robert Fryer, American playwright and producer (died 2000) * 1920 – Mustafa Khalil, Egyptian lawyer and politician, 77th Prime Minister of Egypt (died 2008) * 1920 – Ron Suart, English football player and manager (died 2015) *1922 – Marjorie Gestring, American springboard diver (died 1992)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Youngest Olympic gold medallist - individual discipline |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/youngest-olympic-gold-medallist-individual-discipline |access-date=18 Nov 2024 |website=Guinness book of records}}</ref> * 1922 – Luis Somoza Debayle, Nicaraguan politician, 70th President of Nicaragua (died 1967) *1923 – Cornelis Ruhtenberg, American painter (died 2008)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dresden |first=SLUB |title=Cornelis Ruhtenberg, Mexico |url=https://digital.slub-dresden.de/id166655328X/4 |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=digital.slub-dresden.de |language=de-DE}}</ref> * 1923 – Alan Shepard, American astronaut (died 1998)<ref name="UPI"/> * 1923 – Ted Stevens, American politician (died 2010) *1924 – Anna Elisabeth (Lise) Østergaard, Danish psychologist and politician (died 1996) *1926 – Roy Sievers, American baseball player (died 2017)<ref>{{cite web |title=Roy Sievers |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/roy-sievers-122221 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=15 November 2023}}</ref> *1927 – Hank Ballard, American R&B singer-songwriter (died 2003) * 1927 – Knowlton Nash, Canadian journalist and author (died 2014) *1928 – Salvador Laurel, Filipino lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of the Philippines (died 2004) * 1928 – Sheila Jordan, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2025) *1929 – Gianna D'Angelo, American soprano and educator (died 2013) *1932 – Danny McDevitt, American baseball player (died 2010) *1933 – Bruce Conner, American painter, photographer, and director (died 2008) * 1933 – Vassilis Vassilikos, Greek journalist and diplomat (died 2023) *1935 – Rudolf Bahro, German philosopher and politician (died 1997) *1936 – Ennio Antonelli, Italian cardinal * 1936 – Don Cherry, American trumpet player (died 1995) * 1936 – John Edmond, Rhodesian folk singer and soldier<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Edmond |url=https://johnedmond.co.za/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250402004837/http://johnedmond.co.za/#readBio |archive-date=April 2, 2025 |access-date=2025-05-27 |website=johnedmond.co.za}}</ref> *1938 – Jules Mikhael Al-Jamil, Iraqi-Lebanese archbishop (died 2012) * 1938 – Norbert Ratsirahonana, Malagasy politician, Prime Minister of Madagascar * 1938 – Karl Schranz, Austrian skier *1939 – Margaret Atwood, Canadian author<ref name="atwood">{{Cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Margaret-Atwood |lang=en-GB |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Britannica |accessdate=2022-12-16 |title=Margaret Atwood |date=2022}}</ref> * 1939 – Margaret Jay, Baroness Jay of Paddington, English journalist and politician, Leader of the House of Lords * 1939 – Amanda Lear, Hong Kong-French singer-songwriter and actress * 1939 – Brenda Vaccaro, American actress<ref name="AP" /> *1940 – James Welch, American novelist and poet (died 2003) *1941 – Gary Bettenhausen, American race car driver (died 2014) * 1941 – David Hemmings, English actor and director (died 2003)<ref name="UPI" /> *1942 – Linda Evans, American actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1942 – Susan Sullivan, American actress<ref name="AP" /> *1943 – Leonardo Sandri, Argentinian cardinal *1944 – Wolfgang Joop, German fashion designer, founded JOOP! * 1944 – Ed Krupp, American astronomer, archaeoastronomer, author, Director Griffith Observatory *1945 – Wilma Mankiller, American tribal chief (died 2010) * 1945 – Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 6th President of Sri Lanka *1946 – Alan Dean Foster, American author<ref name="UPI" /> *1947 – Jameson Parker, American actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1947 – Ross Wilson, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer *1948 – Tõnis Mägi, Estonian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor * 1948 – Kongō Masahiro, Japanese sumo wrestler (died 2014) * 1948 – Ana Mendieta, Cuban-American sculptor and painter (died 1985) * 1948 – Jack Tatum, American football player (died 2010)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/28/sports/football/28tatum.html?_r=0|title=Jack Tatum, Whose Tackle Paralyzed Player, Dies at 61|last=Battista|first=Judy|date=July 27, 2010|work=The New York Times|access-date=December 27, 2013}}</ref> *1949 – Herman Rarebell, German rock drummer and songwriter *1950 – Graham Parker, English singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" /> * 1950 – Rudy Sarzo, Cuban-American rock bass player *1951 – Pete Morelli, American businessman * 1951 – Justin Raimondo, American journalist and author (died 2019) *1952 – Peter Beattie, Australian lawyer and politician, 36th Premier of Queensland * 1952 – Delroy Lindo, English-American actor and director<ref name="AP" /> * 1952 – John Parr, English singer-songwriter and guitarist *1953 – Jan Kuehnemund, American rock guitarist (died 2013) * 1953 – Alan Moore, English author<ref name="UPI" /> * 1953 – Kevin Nealon, American comedian and actor<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for November 18, 2022 includes celebrities Owen Wilson, Kevin Nealon |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/11/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-november-18-2022-includes-celebrities-owen-wilson-kevin-nealon.html |website=The Plain Dealer |agency=Associated Press |access-date=15 November 2023 |date=18 November 2022}}</ref> *1954 – Carter Burwell, American composer and conductor *1956 – Noel Brotherston, Irish-English footballer and painter (died 1995) * 1956 – Warren Moon, American football player and sportscaster * 1956 – Jim Weirich, American computer scientist, developed Rake Software (died 2014) *1957 – Tony Bunn, American bassist, composer, producer, and writer *1958 – Daniel Brailovsky, Argentine-Israeli footballer and manager<ref>[http://www.realidadamericanista.com/salon-de-la-fama/los-iconos-americanistas/164-daniel-brailovsky.html "Daniel Brailovsky,"] realidadamericanista.com.</ref> * 1958 – Oscar Nunez, Cuban-American actor and comedian<ref name="AP" /> *1959 – Jimmy Quinn, Northern Irish footballer and manager *1960 – Ivans Klementjevs, Latvian canoeist<ref>{{cite web|title=Ivans Klementjevs|url=https://www.olympic.org/ivans-klementjevs|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=19 April 2020}}</ref> * 1960 – Elizabeth Perkins, American actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1960 – Yeşim Ustaoğlu, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter * 1960 – Kim Wilde, English singer-songwriter<ref name="AP" /> *1961 – Steven Moffat, Scottish screenwriter and producer<ref name="UPI" /> *1962 – Tim Guinee, American actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1962 – Kirk Hammett, American guitarist, songwriter, member of the thrash metal band Metallica<ref name="AP" /> * 1962 – Jamie Moyer, American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jamie Moyer |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/jamie-moyer-119469 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=15 November 2023}}</ref> *1963 – Len Bias, American basketball player (died 1986) * 1963 – Dante Bichette, American baseball player and coach * 1963 – Todd Bowles, American football player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Todd Bowles |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/7157/todd-bowles |publisher=ESPN |access-date=15 November 2023}}</ref> * 1963 – Peter Schmeichel, Danish footballer and sportscaster *1964 – Rita Cosby, American journalist and author *1965 – Tim DeLaughter, American singer-songwriter and musician<ref name="AP" /> *1967 – Jocelyn Lemieux, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster *1968 – Romany Malco, American rapper, producer, actor, and screenwriter<ref name="AP" /> * 1968 – Gary Sheffield, American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |last1=Monagan |first1=Matt |title=On Gary Sheffield's birthday, let's watch his first and 500th home runs |url=https://www.mlb.com/cut4/on-gary-sheffields-birthday-his-first-and-500th-home-runs/c-64004554 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=8 November 2022 |date=18 November 2013}}</ref> * 1968 – Owen Wilson, American actor<ref name="AP" /> *1969 – Sam Cassell, American basketball player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Sam Cassell |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/208/career |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=15 November 2023}}</ref> * 1969 – Ahmed Helmy, Egyptian actor * 1969 – Koichiro Kimura, Japanese mixed martial artist and wrestler (died 2014) * 1969 – Duncan Sheik, American singer-songwriter and composer<ref name="AP" /> *1970 – Mike Epps, American actor and comedian<ref name="AP" /> * 1970 – Megyn Kelly, American lawyer and journalist<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.biography.com/people/megyn-kelly-041216 |title=Megyn Kelly: News Anchor (1970–) |website=Biography.com |publisher=FYI / A&E Networks | access-date=June 8, 2017}}</ref> * 1970 – Peta Wilson, Australian model and actress<ref>{{cite book|author=Dawn Connolly|title=La Femme Peta: The Unofficial Story of the Woman Behind Nikita|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3YrMfw1b4u4C|year=2000|publisher=ECW Press|isbn=978-1-55022-385-9|page=1}}</ref> *1971 – Thérèse Coffey, English chemist and politician * 1971 – Terrance Hayes, American poet and academic * 1971 – Matthew Rodwell, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster *1972 – Jeroen Straathof, Dutch cyclist and speed skater *1973 – Jonnie Irwin, English television presenter and business expert (died 2024) * 1973 – Nic Pothas, South African cricketer and coach *1974 – Graham Coughlan, Irish footballer and coach * 1974 – Chloë Sevigny, American actress, model, and fashion designer<ref name="AP" /> * 1974 – Petter Solberg, Norwegian racing driver<ref>{{cite book|author1=Bendik Stang|author2=Morten A. Osterholt|author3=Erik Hoftun|title=The Book of Games|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NbBcVWfVCesC&pg=PA246|year=2007|publisher=Book of Games|isbn=978-82-997378-2-1|page=246}}</ref> *1975 – Anthony McPartlin, English comedian, actor, and producer * 1975 – David Ortiz, Dominican-American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=David Ortiz |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/david-ortiz-120074 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=15 November 2023}}</ref> *1976 – Dominic Armato, American voice actor * 1976 – Sage Francis, American rapper * 1976 – Steven Pasquale, American actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1976 – Shagrath, Norwegian singer-songwriter * 1976 – Matt Welsh, Australian swimmer * 1976 – Mona Zaki, Egyptian actress *1977 – Trent Barrett, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster * 1977 – Fabolous, American rapper<ref name="AP" /> *1978 – Damien Johnson, Irish footballer * 1978 – Aldo Montano, Italian fencer<ref>{{cite web |title=Olympedia – Aldo Montano |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/106021 |website=www.olympedia.org |access-date=27 January 2022}}</ref> *1979 – Neeti Mohan, Indian playback singer * 1979 – Nate Parker, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP" /> *1980 – Hamza al-Ghamdi, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of United Airlines Flight 175 (died 2001) * 1980 – Luke Chadwick, English footballer * 1980 – Minori Chihara, Japanese voice actress and singer * 1980 – François Duval, Belgian racing driver * 1980 – Denny Hamlin, American race car driver<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockwellautomation.com/raracing/drivers/hamlin.html|title=Rockwell Automation Racing Driver Denny Hamlin|publisher=Rockwell Automation|access-date=June 23, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718023255/http://www.rockwellautomation.com/raracing/drivers/hamlin.html|archive-date=July 18, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref> * 1980 – C. J. Wilson, American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=C.J. Wilson |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/c-j-wilson-450351 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=15 November 2023}}</ref> *1981 – Mekia Cox, American actress and dancer<ref name="AP" /> * 1981 – Dianne dela Fuente, Filipino singer and actress * 1981 – Nasim Pedrad, Iranian-American actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1981 – Vittoria Puccini, Italian actress * 1981 – Christina Vidal, American actress and singer<ref name="AP" /> *1982 – Justin Knapp, American Wikipedia editor<ref name="imm">{{Cite web |url=https://www.indianapolismonthly.com/features/king-of-corrections/ |title=King of Corrections |work=Indianapolis Monthly |last=Comisky |first=Daniel S. |date=July 26, 2012}}</ref> * 1982 – Damon Wayans Jr., American actor and comedian<ref name="UPI" /> *1983 – Travis Buck, American baseball player * 1983 – Jon Lech Johansen, Norwegian computer programmer and engineer, created DeCSS *1984 – Ryohei Chiba, Japanese singer and dancer * 1984 – Enar Jääger, Estonian footballer *1985 – Allyson Felix, American sprinter<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/allyson-felix|title=Allyson Felix|website=IOC|access-date=5 January 2021}}</ref> *1987 – Jake Abel, American actor<ref name="UPI" /> * 1987 – Cal Clutterbuck, Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Cal Clutterbuck |url=https://www.nhl.com/islanders/player/cal-clutterbuck-8473504 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=15 November 2023}}</ref> * 1987 – Yoon Park, South Korean actor *1988 – Jeffrey Jordan, American basketball player * 1988 – Michael Roach, American soccer player<ref>{{cite web |title=Michael Roach |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/michael-roach_prs305616/person.shtml |website=Eurosport UK |access-date=27 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref> * 1988 – Marie-Josée Ta Lou, Ivorian sprinter<ref>{{cite web|title=Marie-Josée Ta Lou|url=https://www.olympic.org/marie-josee-ta-lou|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=29 April 2020}}</ref> *1989 – Marc Albrighton, English footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Marc Albrighton|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/3564/Marc-Albrighton/overview|website=Premier League|access-date=16 November 2024}}</ref> * 1989 – Lu Jiajing, Chinese tennis player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jiajing Lu |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/jiajing-lu_prs299311/person.shtml |website=Eurosport UK |access-date=27 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref> *1990 – Arnett Moultrie, American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Arnett Moultrie |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203102/career |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=15 November 2023}}</ref> *1991 – Ahmed Kelly, Iraqi-Australian swimmer<ref>{{cite web |title=Ahmed Kelly |url=https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/ahmed-kelly/ |website=Paralympics Australia |access-date=27 January 2022 |language=en-AU}}</ref> * 1991 – Noppawan Lertcheewakarn, Thai tennis player<ref>{{cite web |title=Noppawan Lertcheewakarn |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/noppawan-lertcheewakarn_prs113618/person.shtml |website=Eurosport UK |access-date=27 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref> * 1991 – Jameson Taillon, Canadian-American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jameson Taillon |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/jameson-taillon-592791 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=15 November 2023}}</ref> *1992 – Nathan Kress, American actor and director<ref name="AP" /> * 1992 – Henry Martín, Mexican footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Henry Martín|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/henry-josue-martin-mex/302119/|website=Soccerway|access-date=16 November 2024|archive-date=3 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203151738/https://int.soccerway.com/players/henry-josue-martin-mex/302119/|url-status=dead}}</ref> * 1992 – Quincy Miller, American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Quincy Miller |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203113/career |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=15 November 2023}}</ref> * 1992 – Steven Skrzybski, German footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Steven Skrzybski |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/steven-skrzybski_prs247111/person.shtml |website=Eurosport UK |access-date=27 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref> * 1992 – Joe Thuney, American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Joe Thuney |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/2577773/joe-thuney |publisher=ESPN |access-date=15 November 2023}}</ref> *1994 – Akiyuki Hashimoto, Japanese sprinter<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/japan/akiyuki-hashimoto-259961|title=Akiyuki HASHIMOTO|website=World Athletics|access-date=November 17, 2019}}</ref> * 1994 – Danka Kovinić, Montenegrin tennis player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/player/_/id/1831/danka-kovinic|title=Danka Kovinic|website=ESPN|access-date=November 17, 2019}}</ref> * 1994 – Bernhard Luxbacher, Austrian footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/bernhard-luxbacher/233196/|title=B. LUXBACHER|website=Soccerway|access-date=November 17, 2019|archive-date=May 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515041233/https://int.soccerway.com/players/bernhard-luxbacher/233196/|url-status=dead}}</ref> * 1996 – Akram Afif, Qatari footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Akram Afif|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/akram-afif/343739/|website=Soccerway|access-date=16 November 2024|archive-date=20 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920173811/https://int.soccerway.com/players/akram-afif/343739/|url-status=dead}}</ref> *1996 – Christian Kirk, American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Christian Kirk |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3895856/christian-kirk |publisher=ESPN |access-date=15 November 2023}}</ref> *1997 – Jacob Bryson, Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jacob Bryson |url=https://www.nhl.com/sabres/player/jacob-bryson-8480196 |access-date=23 September 2024 |publisher=National Hockey League }}</ref> * 1997 – Shea Langeliers, American baseball player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shea Langeliers #23 |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/shea-langeliers-669127 |access-date=10 April 2024 |publisher=Major League Baseball}}</ref> * 1997 – Robert Sánchez, Spanish footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Robert Sánchez|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/14538/Robert-S%C3%A1nchez/overview|publisher=Premier League|access-date=18 November 2023}}</ref> *2001 – Caleb Williams, American football player<ref>{{cite news |title=Caleb Williams NFL Draft 2024: Scouting Report for USC QB |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10089375-caleb-williams-nfl-draft-2024-scouting-report-for-usc-qb |access-date=August 27, 2024 |agency=Bleacher Report}}</ref> *2002 – Patrick Baldwin Jr., American basketball player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Patrick Baldwin Jr. |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1631116/patrick-baldwin-jr |access-date=12 April 2024 |publisher=National Basketball Association}}</ref> *2004 – Luka Romero, Mexican-Argentine footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Luka Romero|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/luka-romero-bezzana/659567/|website=Soccerway|access-date=16 November 2024|archive-date=8 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008234159/https://int.soccerway.com/players/luka-romero-bezzana/659567/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * 942 – Odo of Cluny, Frankish abbot and saint (born c. 878) * 953 – Liutgard of Saxony, duchess of Lorraine (born 931) *1100 – Thomas of Bayeux, archbishop of York *1154 – Adelaide of Maurienne, French queen consort (born 1092) *1170 – Albert the Bear, margrave of Brandenburg (born c. 1100) *1259 – Adam Marsh, English scholar and theologian *1305 – John II, duke of Brittany (born 1239) *1313 – Constance of Portugal, Portuguese infanta (born 1290) *1349 – Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen (born 1310) *1441 – Roger Bolingbroke, English cleric, astronomer, astrologer, magister and alleged necromancer *1472 – Basilius Bessarion, titular patriarch of Constantinople (born c. 1403) *1482 – Gedik Ahmed Pasha, Ottoman politician, 17th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire *1559 – Cuthbert Tunstall, English bishop (born 1474) *1565 – Yun Wŏnhyŏng, Korean writer and politician (born 1509) *1590 – George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, English commander and politician, Lord High Steward of Ireland (born 1528)
===1601–1900=== *1664 – Miklós Zrínyi, Croatian and Hungarian military leader and statesman (born 1620) *1724 – Bartolomeu de Gusmão, Portuguese priest (born 1685) *1785 – Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (born 1725)<ref>{{cite web |title=Louis-Philippe, duke d'Orléans | Reign of Louis-Philippe, Restoration, Constitutional Monarch | Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Louis-Philippe-duc-dOrleans |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=27 August 2024 |language=en}}</ref> *1797 – Jacques-Alexandre Laffon de Ladebat, French shipbuilder and merchant (born 1719) *1804 – Philip Schuyler, American general and senator (born 1733) *1814 – William Jessop, English engineer (born 1745) *1830 – Adam Weishaupt, German philosopher and academic, founded the Illuminati (born 1748) *1839 – Wilhelmine von Wrochem, German flutist, singer and actress (born 1798)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Eisenberg |first1=Ludwig |author1-link=Ludwig Eisenberg (writer) |title=Ludwig Eisenberg's grosses biographisches Lexikon der deutschen Buhne im 19. Jahrhundert |date=1903 |publisher=P. List |location=Leipzig|page=1151 |url=https://archive.org/details/ludwigeisenberg00eiseuoft/page/1150/mode/2up|language=de}}</ref> *1841 – Agustín Gamarra, Peruvian general and politician, 10th and 14th President of Peru (born 1785)<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |last= Castro Peña |first= Jenny |editor= Lexus Editores |encyclopedia= Grandes Forjadores del Perú |title= Gamarra Messia, Agustín |edition= 1st |year= 2000 |publisher= Lexus |location= Lima |language= es |isbn= 9972-625-50-8 |pages= 176–177}}</ref> *1852 – Rose Philippine Duchesne, French-American nun and saint (born 1769) *1886 – Chester A. Arthur, American general, lawyer, and politician, 21st President of the United States (born 1829) *1889 – William Allingham, Irish-English poet and scholar (born 1824)
===1901–present=== *1909 – Renée Vivien, English-French poet (born 1877) *1922 – Marcel Proust, French author and critic (born 1871) *1927 – Scipione Borghese, 10th Prince of Sulmona Italian race car driver, explorer, and politician (born 1871) *1936 – V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, Indian lawyer and politician (born 1872) *1940 – Ivane Javakhishvili, Georgian historian and academic (born 1876) *1941 – Émile Nelligan, Canadian poet and author (born 1879) * 1941 – Walther Nernst, German chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1864) * 1941 – Chris Watson, Chilean-Australian journalist and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Australia (born 1867) *1952 – Paul Éluard, French poet and author (born 1895) *1962 – Niels Bohr, Danish footballer, physicist, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1885) *1965 – Henry A. Wallace, American agronomist and bureaucrat, 33rd Vice President of the United States, 11th US Secretary of Agriculture (born 1888) *1969 – Ted Heath, English trombonist and bandleader (born 1902) * 1969 – Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., American businessman and diplomat, 44th United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (born 1888) *1972 – Danny Whitten, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Crazy Horse) (born 1943) *1976 – Man Ray, American-French photographer and painter (born 1890) *1977 – Kurt Schuschnigg, Italian-Austrian lawyer and politician, 15th Federal Chancellor of Austria (born 1897) *1978 – Jim Jones, American cult leader, founded Peoples Temple (born 1931) * 1978 – Leo Ryan, American soldier, educator, and politician (born 1925) *1979 – Freddie Fitzsimmons, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1901) *1980 – Conn Smythe, Canadian soldier, ice hockey player, and businessman (born 1895) *1984 – Mary Hamman, American journalist and author (born 1907) *1986 – Gia Carangi, American model (born 1960) *1987 – Jacques Anquetil, French cyclist (born 1934) *1991 – Gustáv Husák, Slovak lawyer and politician, 9th President of Czechoslovakia (born 1913) *1994 – Cab Calloway, American singer-songwriter and bandleader (The Cab Calloway Orchestra) (born 1907) * 1994 – Anselm Franz, Austrian jet engine pioneer (born 1900)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.courant.com/1994/11/22/anselm-franz-94-executive-inventor-of-gas-turbine-engine/ | title=Anselm Franz, 94; Executive, Inventor of Gas-Turbine Engine | date=22 November 1994 }}</ref> * 1994 – Peter Ledger, Australian painter and illustrator (born 1945) *1995 – Miron Grindea, Romanian-English journalist (born 1909) * 1998 – Tara Singh Hayer, Indian-Canadian journalist and publisher (born 1936) *1999 – Paul Bowles, American composer and author (born 1910) * 1999 – Doug Sahm, American singer and guitarist (born 1941) *2001 – Walter Matuszczak, Polish-American football player 1939 All-America, 1941 New York Giants draft (born 1918) *2002 – James Coburn, American actor (born 1928) *2003 – Michael Kamen, American composer and conductor (born 1948) *2004 – Robert Bacher, American physicist and academic (born 1905) * 2004 – Cy Coleman, American pianist and composer (born 1929) *2005 – Harold J. Stone, American actor (born 1911) *2009 – Red Robbins, American basketball player (born 1944) *2010 – Freddy Beras-Goico, Dominican comedian and television host (born 1940) * 2010 – Brian G. Marsden, English-American astronomer and academic (born 1937) *2012 – Emilio Aragón Bermúdez, Spanish clown, singer, and accordion player (born 1929) * 2012 – Phoebe Hearst Cooke, American businesswoman and philanthropist (born 1927) *2013 – Thomas Howard, American football player (born 1983) * 2013 – S. R. D. Vaidyanathan, Indian nadaswaram player and composer (born 1929) * 2013 – Ljubomir Vračarević, Serbian martial artist, founded Real Aikido (born 1947) * 2013 – Peter Wintonick, Canadian director and producer (born 1953) *2014 – Dave Appell, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1922) * 2014 – Pepe Eliaschev, Argentinian journalist and author (born 1945) * 2014 – Ahmad Lozi, Jordanian educator and politician, 48th Prime Minister of Jordan (born 1925) * 2014 – C. Rudhraiya, Indian director and producer (born 1947) *2015 – Abdelhamid Abaaoud, Belgian-Moroccan terrorist (born 1987)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-11-19/paris-prosecutor-says-abdelhamid-abaaoud-killed-in-raid|title=French Prosecutor Says Terrorist Abdel Hamid Abaaoud Is Dead|work=Bloomberg|date=19 November 2015|access-date=24 November 2015}}</ref> * 2015 – Dan Halldorson, Canadian-American golfer (born 1952) * 2015 – Jonah Lomu, New Zealand rugby player (born 1975)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/nov/18/jonah-lomu-dies-aged-40-according-to-reports |work=The Guardian |date=18 November 2015 |author=Mike Hytner|access-date=11 January 2020|title=All Blacks legend Jonah Lomu dies aged 40}}</ref> *2016 – Sharon Jones, American soul and funk singer (born 1956) * 2016 – Denton Cooley, American surgeon and scientist (born 1920)<ref name="PMID28057783">{{cite journal |last1=Willerson |first1=JT |title=Denton Arthur Cooley, MD. |journal=Circulation Research |date=6 January 2017 |volume=120 |issue=1 |pages=17–19 |doi=10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.116.310451 |doi-access=free |pmid=28057783 }}</ref> *2017 – Malcolm Young, Scottish-Australian hard rock guitarist (born 1953) *2020 – Kirby Morrow, Canadian actor, comedian and writer (born 1973)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nakamura |first=Reid |date=2020-11-20 |title=Kirby Morrow, Voice Actor and 'Stargate: Atlantis' Alum, Dies at 47 |url=https://www.thewrap.com/kirby-morrow-stargate-atlantis-dies/ |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}}</ref> *2022 – Tabassum, Indian actress and talk show host (born 1944)<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Sharma |first1=Devesh |title=Farewell, Tabassum |magazine=Filmfare |date=December 2022 |pages=114–115 |volume=71 |issn=0971-7277 |url=https://www.magzter.com/stories/celebrity/Filmfare/FAREWELL-TABASSUM |access-date=13 January 2023 |via=Magzter}}</ref> *2024 – Charles Dumont, French singer and composer (born 1929)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Williams |first=Alex |date=November 24, 2024 |title=Charles Dumont, Who Wrote Enduring Melodies for Édith Piaf, Dies at 95 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/24/arts/music/charles-dumont-dead.html |access-date=November 27, 2024 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> *2024 – Arthur Frommer, American travel writer (born 1929)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vitello |first=Paul |date=November 18, 2024 |title=Arthur Frommer, 95, Dies; His Guidebooks Opened Travel to the Masses |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/books/arthur-frommer-dead.html |access-date=November 20, 2024 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> *2024 – Bob Love, American basketball player (born 1942)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Araton |first=Harvey |date=November 19, 2024 |title=Bob Love, Rugged, High-Scoring All-Star for Chicago Bulls, Dies at 81 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/sports/basketball/bob-love-dead.html |access-date=November 20, 2024 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> *2024 – Colin Petersen, Australian drummer, record producer and actor (born 1946)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ruberg |first=Sara |date=November 18, 2024 |title=Two Bee Gees Drummers Die Within Four Days |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/arts/music/bee-gees-drummers-dead.html |access-date=November 20, 2024 |work=The New York Times}}</ref>
==Holidays and observances== * Christian feast day: ** Abhai of Hach (Syriac Orthodox Church) ** Alphaeus and Zacchaeus ** Barulas ** Constant ** Dedication of Saints Peter and Paul ** Elizabeth of Hungary (Church of England)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/worship-texts-and-resources/common-worship/prayer-and-worship/worship-texts-and-resources/common-worship/churchs-year/calendar|title=The Calendar}}</ref> ** Juthwara ** Mabyn (Roman Catholic Church and Anglicanism) ** The main day of the Feast of the Virgen de Chiquinquirá or Chinita's Fair (Maracaibo, Venezuela) ** Maudez (Mawes) ** Nazarius (Nazaire) ** Odo of Cluny ** Romanus of Caesarea ** Rose Philippine Duchesne ** November 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) * Day of Army and Victory (Haiti) * Independence Day (Morocco), celebrates the independence of Morocco from France and Spain in 1956. * National Day (Oman) * Proclamation Day of the Republic of Latvia celebrates the independence of Latvia from Russia in 1918. *Remembrance Day of the Sacrifice of Vukovar in 1991 (Croatia)
==References== {{Reflist|refs=<ref name="18_November_1910_UK_suffragettes">{{cite journal|last1=Kelly|first1=Katherine E.|title=Seeing Through Spectacles: The Woman Suffrage Movement and London Newspapers, 1906–13|journal=European Journal of Women's Studies|url=https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1350506804044466 |url-access=subscription|date=2004|volume=11|issue=3|pages=327–353|doi=10.1177/1350506804044466|s2cid=143436264|quote=On 18 November 1910, Ada Wright joined hundreds of other suffragettes marching to the House of Commons to protest the shelving of the Conciliation Bill that would have enfranchised 1 million Englishwomen. ... Eventually dubbed 'Black Friday', this demonstration became one of the most notorious of the hundreds of suffrage marches, parades and street actions carefully staged for viewing by the city of London and its burgeoning daily newspapers.}}</ref>}}
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