On November 18, history records 54 notable events, 203 famous births and 79 deaths, spanning the years 326 to 1493.
Events on this day include: The old St. Peter's Basilica is consecrated. (326); The Visigoths, led by king Alaric I, cross the Alps and invade northern Italy. (401).
Notable people born on November 18 include Itzam K'an Ahk II (701), Emperor Kōnin (709), Lamoral, Count of Egmont (1522).
Notable figures who died on this day include Odo of Cluny (942), Liutgard of Saxony (died 953) (953), Thomas of Bayeux (1100).
Events on 18 November 54
See all →The Council of Clermont begins: called by Pope Urban II, it led to the First Crusade to the Holy Land.
Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Unam sanctam, claiming spiritual supremacy for the papacy.
A seawall at the Zuiderzee dike in the Netherlands breaks, flooding 72 villages and killing about 10,000 people. This event will be known as St Elizabeth's flood.