November 18: Day of the Week
November 18, 2023 is the 322nd day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 43 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Saturday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Doyōbi.
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Here’s the November calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Scorpio is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Topaz is the modern birthstone for this month. Pearl is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
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November 18 Historical Event(s)
- 326The old St. Peter’s Basilica is consecrated.
- 1105Maginulfo is elected the Antipope as Sylvester IV.
- 1302Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Unam sanctam (One Faith).
- 1493Christopher Columbus first sights the island now known as Puerto Rico.
- 1863King Christian IX of Denmark decides to sign the November constitution that declares Schleswig to be part of Denmark. This is seen by the German Confederation as a violation of the London Protocol and leads to the German–Danish war of 1864.
- 1904General Esteban Huertas steps down after the government of Panama fears he wants to stage a coup.
- 1905Prince Carl of Denmark becomes King Haakon VII of Norway.
- 1930Sōka Kyōiku Gakkai, a Buddhist association later renamed Sōka Gakkai, is founded by Japanese educators Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Josei Toda.
- 1961United States President John F. Kennedy sends 18,000 military advisors to South Vietnam.
- 1993In the United States, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is ratified by the House of Representatives.
Who were born on November 18?
- 1861Dorothy Dix, American journalist (d. 1951)
- 1874Clarence Day, American writer (d. 1935)
- 1924Alexander Mackenzie Stuart, Scottish jurist (d. 2000)
- 1928Sheila Jordan, American jazz singer
- 1952Claudio Capone, Italian-born Scottish voice actor (d. 2008)
- 1963Len Bias, American basketball player (d. 1986)
- 1968Owen Wilson, American actor and film-writer
- 1975Pastor Troy, American rapper
- 1976Shagrath, Norwegian singer (Dimmu Borgir)
- 1981Christina Vidal, American actress
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