This is our day guide for Sunday November 18th 2018 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
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| General Information for November 18th 2018 | |
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| There are 6 public holidays today. | |
| Day 322 of 2018 | |
| 43 days left in 2018 | |
| Week 46 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1978 – In Jonestown, Guyana, Jim Jones led his Peoples Temple to a mass murder-suicide that claimed 918 lives in all, 909 of them in Jonestown itself, including over 270 children. Congressman Leo J. Ryan is murdered by members of the Peoples Temple hours earlier. | |
| 1928 – Release of the animated short Steamboat Willie, the first fully synchronized sound cartoon, directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, featuring the third appearances of cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. This is considered by the Disney corporation to be Mickey's birthday. | |
| 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Unam sanctam (One Faith). | |
| 401 – The Visigoths, led by king Alaric I, cross the Alps and invade northern Italy. |