Historical Events
Nobel Prize
George Bernard Shaw accepts the Nobel Prize for Literature but refuses the prize money, saying "I can forgive Alfred Nobel for inventing dynamite, but only a fiend in human form could have invented the Nobel Prize"
Catholic Encyclical
Pope Pius XI encyclical On persecution of Church in Mexico
Famous Birthdays
- Dorothy Collins [Marjorie Chandler], Canadian-American singer and actress (Your Hit Parade), born in Windsor, Ontario (d. 1994)
- Estanislao Basora, Spanish footballer (The Monster of Colombes, 22 caps for Spain, 301 matches for Barcelona), born in Barcelona, Catalonia (d. 2012)
- Kim Besly, Peace activist (Greenham Common) (d. 1996)
About November 18, 1926
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 96 years, 10 months and 9 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Sign: Scorpio
