Birthday Stuff
November 18
Events:
326 - The old St. Peter's Basilica is consecrated.
1626 - St. Peter's Basilica is consecrated.
1928 - Release of the animated short Steamboat Willie, the first fully synchronized sound cartoon, directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, featuring the second appearances of cartoon stars Mickey and Minnie Mouse.
Births:
1861 - Dorothea Dix, American activist (d. 1887)
1953 - Alan Moore, British comic book writer and novelist
1983 - Jon Johansen, Norwegian software developer
Deaths:
1886 - Chester A. Arthur, 21st President of the United States (b. 1829)
1941 - Walther Nernst, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1864)
1978 - Jim Jones, American cult leader (suicide) (b. 1931)
Events:
326 - The old St. Peter's Basilica is consecrated.
1626 - St. Peter's Basilica is consecrated.
1928 - Release of the animated short Steamboat Willie, the first fully synchronized sound cartoon, directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, featuring the second appearances of cartoon stars Mickey and Minnie Mouse.
Births:
1861 - Dorothea Dix, American activist (d. 1887)
1953 - Alan Moore, British comic book writer and novelist
1983 - Jon Johansen, Norwegian software developer
Deaths:
1886 - Chester A. Arthur, 21st President of the United States (b. 1829)
1941 - Walther Nernst, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1864)
1978 - Jim Jones, American cult leader (suicide) (b. 1931)