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On This Day · The 322nd day of the year

November 18

From 1493 to 1999, November 18 gathers 506 years of history. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

♏ZodiacScorpio ◈BirthstoneTopaz ❀Birth flowerChrysanthemum

Scorpio is the sign for November 18 — read more on the Scorpio page, or see November's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on November 18?

November 18 is the 322nd day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1493 and 1999. Famous people born on November 18 include Kim Wilde, Allyson Felix and Karl Schranz.

Released on November 18

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Game Sektori
  • Game Marvel's Deadpool VR
  • Game Lockdown Protocol
  • Game SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide
  • Game Aion 2

2022

  • Game Pokémon Violet
  • TV Weak Hero
  • Game The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me

2021

  • Game Exo One
  • TV The Wheel of Time
  • TV The Sex Lives of College Girls

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1493

    Christopher Columbus

  2. 1809

    Napoleonic Wars

  3. 1916

    World War I

  4. 1918

    Latvia

  5. 1940

    World War II

  6. 1961

    Vietnam War

  7. 1971

    Oman

  8. 1987

    King's Cross fire

  9. 1993

    South Africa

  10. 1999

    Texas A&M University

Famous birthday twins

Born on November 18

Kim Wilde

b. 1960

Allyson Felix

b. 1985

Karl Schranz

b. 1938

Jacques Maritain

b. 1882

Arnett Moultrie

b. 1990

Ted Stevens

b. 1923

Mahinda Rajapaksa

b. 1945

Herman Rarebell

b. 1949

Deaths

  • 2002James Coburn
  • 1978Jim Jones
  • 1962Niels Bohr
  • 1941Chris Watson
  • 1922Marcel Proust
  • 1886Chester A. Arthur

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Abhai of Hach (Syriac Orthodox Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Alphaeus and Zacchaeus
  • —Christian feast day: Barulas
  • —Christian feast day: Constant
  • —Christian feast day: Dedication of Saints Peter and Paul
  • —Christian feast day: Elizabeth of Hungary (Church of England)
  • —Christian feast day: Juthwara
  • —Christian feast day: Mabyn (Roman Catholic Church and Anglicanism)

The factual record above — event titles, dates, names, and observances — is drawn from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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