Birthdays occurring on November, 18

1895

Ernst Levy was born on November 18, 1895 Man will begin to recover the moment he takes art as seriously as physics, chemistry or money More quotations from Ernst Levy

1897

Patrick M. S. Blackett was born on November 18, 1897 British physicist. Nobel Prize for Physics in 1948. 1897-1974 May every young scientist remember... and not fail to keep his eyes open for the possibility that an irritating failure of his apparatus to give consistent results may once or twice in a lifetime conceal an important discovery. More quotations from Patrick M. S. Blackett

1899

Eugene Ormandy was born on November 18, 1899 Percussion, a little louder. More quotations from Eugene Ormandy

1900

Howard Thurman was born on November 18, 1900 American theologian, clergyman and activist. 1900-1981 Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. More quotations from Howard Thurman

Deaths occurring on November, 18

1889

William Allingham died on November 18, 1889 Irish man of letter and poet. 1824-1889 Now Autumn's fire burns slowly along the woods And day by day the dead leaves fall and melt. More quotations from William Allingham

1922

Marcel Proust died on November 18, 1922 French novelist and author, 1871-1922 Love is a reciprocal torture. More quotations from Marcel Proust

1962

Niels Bohr died on November 18, 1962 Danish physicist, first to apply the quantum theory.Nobel Prize for Physics in 1922. 1885-1962 An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field. More quotations from Niels Bohr