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What happened in history on this day: November 18?
On November 18 in ...
Births on November 18
- 1889 - Birth of Amelita Galli-Curci in Italy; operatic soprano (Cave of the Winds).
- 1897 - Birth of Jules Buffano in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; pianist (Jimmy Durante Show).
- 1899 - Birth of Eugene Ormandy (Blau) in Budapest, Hungary; conductor (Philadelphia Orchestra).
- 1909 - Birth of Johnny Mercer in Savannah, Georgia, USA; lyricist ("Moon River", "That Old Black Magic").
- 1926 - Birth of Dorothy Collins in Windsor, Ontario, Canada; singer (Your Hit Parade).
- 1936 - Birth of Hank Ballard in Detroit, Michigan, USA; rocker ("The Twist").
- 1942 - Birth of Jeffrey Siegel in Chicago, Illinois, USA; pianist (Chicago Symphony).
- 1950 - Birth of Graham Parker; musician (Live Sparks, Mercury Poisoning).
- 1957 - Birth of Jenny Burton in New York City, USA; rocker ("Nobody Loves Me Like You Do").
- 1960 - Birth of Kim Wilde in England; rocker ("You Keep Me Hanging On").
- 1961 - Birth of Janice Lynn Kuehnemund in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; rocker (Vixen - "Rev It Up").
- 1962 - Birth of Kirk Hammett; rock guitarist (Metallica - "Helpless").
- 1973 - Birth of Steve Christopher in Petree, Oklahoma, USA; rocker (PC Quest - "Can You See").
Deaths on November 18
- 1970 - Hal Dickinson, singer (Modernaires), dies at age 56.
- 1992 - Death of Dorothy Kirsten at age 75 after a stroke; lyric soprano (Metropolitan Opera, co-starred on the Lucky Strike Hit Parade, guest on Ed Sullivan Show, Colgate Comedy Hour, Dinah Shore Chevy Show).
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