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Wednesday, 18 November 2026

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6 Births
5 Events
11 Total entries

★ Born on this day 6 entries

1789
Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre, developed a method of photography.
US Arts & Culture 237 yrs ago
1836
Sir W.S. Gilbert, playwright (of Gilbert & Sullivan fame.)
US Arts & Culture 190 yrs ago
1908
Imogene Coca
US 118 yrs ago
1923
Alan Sheppard, first American into space.
US 103 yrs ago
1928
Mickey Mouse, sired by Walt Disney's pen.
US 98 yrs ago
1939
Brenda Vaccaro, actress.
US Arts & Culture 87 yrs ago

► Events on this day 5 entries

1820
Antarctica discovered by US Navy Captain Nathaniel B. Palmer.
US Science & Technology 206 yrs ago
1889
Oahu Railway begins public service in Hawaii.
US 137 yrs ago
1903
Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty, gives US exclusive canal rights through Panama.
US Politics & Government 123 yrs ago
1928
Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse debuts in New York in "Steamboat Willie".
US 98 yrs ago
1936
Main span of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge joined.
US Geography & Exploration 90 yrs ago