384 Historic Events for November 18
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| 1922 |
Birth |
Viktor Afanasiev, editor (Pravda)
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| 1923 |
Birth |
Alan B Shepard Jr, East Derry NH, Rear Adm USN/astro (Merc 3, Ap 14)
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| 1925 |
Birth |
Alex Macintosh, broadcaster/actor (Hell Fight)
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| 1925 |
Birth |
William Robert Mayer, composer
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| 1926 |
Birth |
Kim Besly, activist
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| 1926 |
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Pope Pius XI encyclical On persecution of Church in Mexico
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| 1926 |
Birth |
Dorothy Collins, Windsor Ontario, singer (Your Hit Parade)
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| 1927 |
Birth |
Lawrence Kenneth Moss, composer
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| 1928 |
Birth |
Mickey Mouse, cartoon strip
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| 1928 |
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Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse debuts in NY in "Steamboat Willie"
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| 1929 |
Birth |
William Joseph "Pete" Knight, astronaut/test pilot (X-15)
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| 1929 |
Death |
Henricus Van de Wetering, archbishop Utrecht (1895-1929), dies at 78
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| 1929 |
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Large quake in Atlantic breaks Transatlantic cable in 28 places
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| 1929 |
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Dr Vladimir K Zworykin demonstrates "kinescope"
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| 1929 |
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Stalin routes troops to Manchuria
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| 1930 |
Birth |
Sonja Ruthstr”m, Swed, cross country relay skier (Olympic-gold-1960)
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| 1930 |
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Musical "Smiles" with Bob Hope/Fred Astaire premieres in NYC
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| 1930 |
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Sjostakovitch' opera "The Nose," premiers in Lenningrad
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| 1932 |
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"Flowers and Trees" receives 1st Academy Award for a cartoon
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| 1932 |
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1st tie for Best Actor Academy Award Wallace Beery and Fredric March
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| 1933 |
Birth |
Jacques Charpentier, composer
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| 1935 |
Birth |
Frank Joseph Kofsky, teacher/writer
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| 1936 |
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Main span of Golden Gate Bridge joined
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| 1936 |
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Germany and Italy recognized Spanish government of Francisco Franco
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| 1936 |
Birth |
Hank Ballard, Detroit, rocker (The Twist (pre Chubby Checker)
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