384 Historic Events for November 18
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| 1911 |
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Alfred Binet, French child psychologist, dies
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| 1911 |
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Opera "Lobetanz" 1st American performance
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| 1911 |
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Britain's 1st seaplane flies
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| 1912 |
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Jaap Meijer, [Saul van Messel], Dutch historian/rabbi in Paramaribo
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| 1912 |
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Albania declares independence from Turkey
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| 1912 |
Birth |
Arthur Peterson, Mandan ND, actor (Major-Soap, Crisis)
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| 1913 |
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Lincoln Deachey performs 1st airplane loop-the-loop (San Diego)
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| 1916 |
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Gen Douglas Haig finally calls off 1st Battle of the Somme in Europe
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| 1916 |
Birth |
James L Lyons, jazz promoter
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| 1917 |
Death |
Henry Spiekman, social-democratic politician, dies at 43
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| 1918 |
Death |
J¢n Trausti, [Gudmundur Magn£sson], Iceland author (G¢dir), dies
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| 1918 |
Death |
Reggie Schwartz, cricketer (55 wickets for South Africa), dies
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| 1918 |
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Latvia declares independence from Russia
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| 1918 |
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Brussels free Stofnar
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| 1919 |
Death |
Ferdinand Domela Newenhouse, anarchist (free socialist), dies
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| 1919 |
Birth |
Jocelyn Brando, San Francisco, actress (Ugly American)
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| 1919 |
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H Tierney and J McCarthy's musical "Irene," premieres in NYC
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| 1920 |
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Apollo Theater (Academy, Bryant) opens at 221 W 42nd St NYC
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| 1920 |
Birth |
Louis Alfred Mennini, composer
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| 1920 |
Birth |
Alfred William Bedford, test pilot
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| 1921 |
Birth |
Peter Pocklington, NHL team owner (Edmonton Oiler)
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| 1922 |
Death |
Marcel Proust, French author (Recherche du Temps Perdu), dies at 51
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| 1922 |
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Turkish National Assembly nominates Abdul Medjid kalief
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| 1922 |
Birth |
Luis Somoza Debayle, president of Nicaragua (1956-63)
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| 1922 |
Birth |
Marjorie Gestring, US, springboard diver (Olympic-gold-1936)
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