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What happened in history on this day: November 18?
On November 18 in ...
- 1928 - The Colony Theater in New York debuts Disney's Mickey Mouse film Steamboat Willie. This is the sound debut of Mickey Mouse, with Minnie Mouse (unnamed) as co-star. The film is the first cartoon to feature synchronized sound.
- 1992 - The 100th episode of US TV show In the Heat of the Night airs.
- 1998 - The 100th episode of TV show Star Trek: Voyager airs.
- 2005 - Warner Bros. releases the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire to theaters.
- 2011 - Summit Entertainment releases the film The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 to theaters.
Births on November 18
- 1898 - Birth of Joris Ivens in Nijmegen, Netherlands; director (Rain).
- 1912 - Birth of Arthur Peterson in Mandan, North Dakota, USA; actor (Major - Soap, Crisis).
- 1919 - Birth of Jocelyn Brando in San Francisco, California, USA; actress (Ugly American).
- 1939 - Birth of Brenda Vaccaro in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actress (Cactus Flower, Sara, Paper Dolls).
- 1941 - Birth of David Hemmings in England; actor (Blow-up, Barbarella).
- 1942 - Birth of Linda Evans in Hartford, Connecticut, USA; actress (Dynasty, Big Valley, Beach Blanket Bingo).
- 1943 - Birth of Susan Sullivan in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Having Babies, Falcon Crest).
- 1945 - Birth of Glen Walken in Astoria, Queens, New York, USA; actor (Leave it to Larry).
- 1947 - Birth of Jameson Parker in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; actor (American Justice, Simon and Simon).
- 1948 - Birth of Andrea Marcovicci in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Gloria - Berrengers, Fran - Trapper John).
- 1950 - Birth of Elizabeth Perkins; actress (About Last Night, Big).
Deaths on November 18
- 1946 - Donald Meek, Scottish actor (Stage Fair, Stagecoach), dies.
- 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).
- 2001 - Death of Malcolm McFee, British actor (Please Sir! and The Fenn Street Gang) (born 1949).
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