On this day: 18 November

Selected events and births on 18 November, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1210 – Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor, was ex­com­mu­ni­cated by Pope Innocent III after Otto commanded him to annul the Concordat of Worms. Read more: Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor Holy Roman Emperor Excommunication
• 1865 – "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" was published, becoming the first great success of American author Mark Twain. Read more: The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County Mark Twain
• 1872 – American suffragist Susan B. Anthony was arrested and later fined $100 for having voted in the presidential election two weeks earlier. Read more: Women's suffrage in the United States Susan B. Anthony 1872 United States presidential election
• 1956 – At the Polish embassy in Moscow, a phrase in an address by Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev was translated into English as "We will bury you", prompting Western envoys to leave the room. Read more: Nikita Khrushchev We will bury you
• 1977 – Solomon Islands ratified the adoption of a new flag. Read more: Flag of Solomon Islands
• 1991 – The current flag of Uzbekistan was adopted, making the country the first newly independent republic in Central Asia to choose a new flag. Read more: Flag of Uzbekistan Post-Soviet states
• 2011 – The sandbox video game Minecraft exited beta with the official release of version 1.0. Read more: Minecraft Software release life cycle

Born on this day

• 1938 – Norbert Ratsirahonana, Malagasy politician, Prime Minister of Madagascar Read more: Norbert Ratsirahonana Prime Minister of Madagascar
• 1939 – Margaret Jay, Baroness Jay of Paddington, English journalist and politician, Leader of the House of Lords Read more: Margaret Jay, Baroness Jay of Paddington Leader of the House of Lords
• 1944 – Ed Krupp, American astronomer, archaeoastronomer, author, Director Griffith Observatory Read more: Ed Krupp Astronomer Archaeoastronomy
• 1945 – Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 6th President of Sri Lanka Read more: Mahinda Rajapaksa President of Sri Lanka
• 1952 – Peter Beattie, Australian lawyer and politician, 36th Premier of Queensland Read more: Peter Beattie Premier of Queensland
• 1962 – Kirk Hammett, American guitarist, songwriter, member of the thrash metal band Metallica Read more: Kirk Hammett Metallica
• 1983 – Jon Lech Johansen, Norwegian computer programmer and engineer, created DeCSS Read more: Jon Lech Johansen DeCSS
• 1997 – Jacob Bryson, Canadian ice hockey player Read more: Jacob Bryson
• 1997 – Shea Langeliers, American baseball player Read more: Shea Langeliers
• 2001 – Caleb Williams, American football player Read more: Caleb Williams
• 2002 – Patrick Baldwin Jr., American basketball player Read more: Patrick Baldwin Jr.
• 2004 – Luka Romero, Mexican-Argentine footballer Read more: Luka Romero

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