Notable Birthdays for November 18
Sojourner Truth (1797-1883) - Black abolitionist and civil rights activist.
Asa Gray (1810-1888) - Botanist who studied flora and North America.
Frances Marion (1888-1973) - One of the greatest screenwriters of the 20th century.
George Gallup (1901-1984) - American statistician
George Wald (1906-1997) - Biologist who discovered vitamin A in retina.
Johnny Mercer (1909-1976) - Co-founder of Capitol Records.
Arthur Peterson (1912-1996) - Actor remembered for his roles in Soap and Mission: Impossible. Peterson is also a native of Mandan, ND, home of National Day Calendar.
Jocelyn Brando (1919-2005) - Actress known for her role as Katie Bannion in The Big Heat and the sister of Marlon Brando.
Marjorie Gestring (1922-1992) - 13 year old Olympic gold medalist for springboard diving.
Mickey Mouse (1928-Still Living) - The Disney cartoon character is born.
John O'Keefe (1939-Still Living) - Neuroscientist who discovered place cells.
Susan Sullivan (1942-Still Living) - Actress known for her roles in Dharma & Greg and Falcon Crest.
Linda Evans (1942-Still Living) - Actress known for her roles in Dynasty and Big Valley.
Wilma Mankiller (1945-2010) - The first woman tribal chief of the Cherokee Nation.
Michael Carabello (1947-Still Living) - Percussionist for the band Santana.
Jan Kuehnemund (1953-2013) - Founder of the female rock band Vixen.
Kevin Nealon (1953-Still Living) - Former comedian on Saturday Night Live.
Jim Weirich (1956-2014) - Computer scientist who developed the Rake Software.
Kirk Hammett (1962-Still Living) - Guitarist for the band Metallica.
Owen Wilson (1968-Still Living) - Actor known for her roles in The Royal Tenenbaums, Meet the Parents, and Wedding Crashers.
Mike Epps (1970-Still Living) - Actor who played Day-Day in Next Friday and Friday After Next.
Megyn Kelly (1970-Still Living) - Journalist and host of The Megan Kelly Show.
Chloë Sevigny (1974-Still Living) - Actress known for her role in the HBO series Big Love and most recently Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.
Justin Knapp (1982-Still Living) - Wikipedia editor.
Memorable Events for November 18
1861 - The first meeting of the Confederate Congress is held VA.
1865 - Mark Twain publishes The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County in The NY Saturday Press.
1872 - Susan B. Anthony, along with 14 other women, are arrested for voting illegally for President.
1883 - American and Canadian railroads implement continental time zones.
1902 - Toymaker Morris Michtom names the teddy bear after President Teddy Roosevelt.
1913 - American pilot Lincoln Deachey performs the first aircraft loop-the-loop.
1917 - The Jewish high school fraternity Sigma Alpha Rho is founded in Philadelphia.
1928 - Steamboat Willie is released as the first sound cartoon.
1949 - MLB player Jackie Robinson wins the National League MVP.
1961 - President Kennedy sends 18,000 troops to South Vietnam.
1963 - The first push-button telephone goes into service in PA.
1964 - J. Edgar Hoover calls Martin Luther King Jr. a "most notorious liar."
1966 - The U.S. Roman Catholic bishops ends the rule against eating meat on Fridays.
1970 - President Nixon asks Congress for $155 million in aid for the Cambodian government.
1970 - Scientist Linus Pauling declares large doses of Vitamin C could ward off colds.
1985 - Calvin and Hobbes is published for the first time in 10 newspapers.
1999 - A bonfire collapses and kills 12 students at Texas A&M University.
2021 - US judge exonerates Muhammad Abdul Aziz and Khalil Islam for the killing of Malcolm X in 1965.