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Historical Events on November 18

November 17November 19

21 significant historical events occurred on November 18. November 18 marks an important day in entertainment history, particularly for the film industry. In 1932, the 5th Academy Awards ceremony was held on this date, acknowledging achievements in filmmaking from the 1931-1932 period and helping to establish the Oscars as a prestigious honor in cinema.

Total Events
21
Time Span
1576–2025
Categories
3
Top Category
war
12 events

19 famous birthdays on November 18

Including Patrick M.S. Blackett, John O'Keefe, George Wald

Event Distribution by Century

Darker = Higher Density
16th C.21st C.

16th Century

1 event
1576
politics

Treaty signed on 8 November 1576

17th Century

1 event
1667
politics

Agreement between the Kingdom of Gowa and the VOC

18th Century

1 event
1791
war

1791 battle of the Third Anglo-Mysore War

19th Century

6 events
1803
war

1803 major battle of the Second War of Haitian Independence

1809
war

1809 naval engagement of the Napoleonic wars

1841
war

Battle in the 1842 Bolivian–Peruvian War

1870
war

Battle of Chateauneuf-en-Thimerais

1879
war

1879 battle of the naval campaign of the War of the Pacific

1896
war

1896 battle of the Cuban War of Independence

20th Century

9 events
1901
politics

1901 treaty between the United States and Great Britain

1903
politics

1903 treaty between U.S. and Panama establishing the Panama Canal Zone

1910
general

Women's suffrage event on 18 November 1910

1918
war

1918 battle in the Ukrainian Civil War

1927
war

Battle of Humen-Shijing

1932
war

5th Academy Awards — award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1931/1932

1962
war

Battle of the 1962 Sino-Indian War

1962
war

1962 Sino-Indian war battle

1991
politics

Treaty on atmospheric pollution

21st Century

3 events
2014
general

2014 industrial incident near Santa Paula, California, U.S

2019
politics

International maritime treaty

2025
general

2025 attack in the West Bank

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