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| Adjective | 1. Coming next after the seventeenth in position.[Wordnet]. | |
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Date "18th" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references) |
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| 18th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Horst Wessel | 18th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Horst Wessel was formed around a cadre from 1. SS-Infanterie-Brigade (mot) and included mainly Hungarian volksdeutsche. (references) | ||
| 18th Street gang | The 18th Street gang is a Latino street gang, originally from downtown Los Angeles, which began in the 1960s. The gang Eighteen Street started out of the Clanton Street Gang. Clanton had several generations already in Los Angeles and Immigrants from Mexico wanted to Join Clanton but Clanton denied their entry into their gang because they did not speak English and that's how Eighteen Street started out of Clanton rejects. It has since grown to be one of California's largest street gang, with members in the thousands. While the majority of the gang's activity takes place in Los Angeles, activity is done in many countries around the world. (references) | ||
| British 18th (Eastern) Division | The British 18th (Eastern) Division was a New Army division formed in September 1914 as part of the K2 Army Group. The division landed in France on 25 May 1915 and spent the duration of the First World War in action on the Western Front, becoming one of the elite divisions of the British Army. (references) | ||
| British/American 18th Army Group | 18th Army Group was an Allied formation in World War II. It was formed in early 1943 when British Eighth Army advancing from the east and British First Army advancing from the west into Tunisia came close enough to effectively cooperate. (references) | ||
| Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk | The Most Noble Edward William Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk (born 2 December 1956) is the premier duke and earl of England, and currently holds the hereditary title of Earl Marshal, given to successive Dukes of Norfolk since 1672. (references) | ||
| Edward Horace Fiennes-Clinton, 18th Earl of Lincoln | Edward Horace Fiennes-Clinton, 18th Earl of Lincoln (February 23 1913-2001) was an Australian engineer and miner. In 1989, upon the death of the last Duke of Newcastle, a very distant relative, he was informed by a British newspaper that he had inherited the ancient Earldom. Although he subsequently travelled to England, where he was warmly received by (among others) the city of Lincoln, he never went through the formal legal procedures to prove his right to the title. (references) | ||
| French literature of the 18th century | French literature of the 18th century spans the period from the death of Louis XIV of France, through the Régence (during the minority of Louis XV) and the reigns of Louis XV of France and Louis XVI of France to the start of the French Revolution. (references) | ||
| Government of the 18th Dáil | The 18th Dáil was elected on April 7, 1965 and first met on April 21 when the 11th Government of Ireland was appointed. The 18th Dáil lasted for 1,233 days. (references) | ||
| History of anatomy in the 17th and 18th centuries | Italy, though rich in anatomical talent, has probably few greater names than that of Constantio Varoli or Varollus. Among the anatomists of the Italian school, as a pupil of Fallopius, Eustachius and U. Aldrovandus, is generally enumerated Volcher Coiter (b. 1534) of Groningen. He distinguished himself by accurate researches on the cartilages, the bones and the nerves, recognized the value of morbid anatomy, and made experiments on living animals to ascertain the action of the heart and the influence of the brain. (references) | ||
| John Erskine, 18th Earl of Mar | John Erskine, 2nd Earl of Mar (c. 1558 - 14 December 1634) was a Scottish politician, was the only son of John Erskine, 1st Earl of Mar. Together with King James VI of Scotland he was educated by George Buchanan. After attaining his majority he was nominally the guardian of the young king, who was about seven years his junior, and who lived with him at Stirling; but he was in reality a puppet in the hands of the regent, James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton; and he lost power and position when Morton was imprisoned. (references) | ||
| John Patrick Lionel Petre, 18th Baron Petre | The Right Honourable John, 18th baron Petre of Ingatestone, the 18th Lord of the Manor was appointed Her Majesty's Lord Lieutenant of Essex and took up his duties upon the retirement of Lord Braybrooke in October 2002. Lord Petre, who, at 60, farmed near Chelmsford could daily be found in the estate office at the family seat at Ingatestone Hall. (references) | ||
| Members of the 18th Dáil | This is a list of the 144 members who were elected to the 18th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Republic of Ireland. These Teachtaí Dála (Members of Parliament) were elected in the 1965 General Election and served until 1969. The Eighteenth Dáil lasted 1,281 days. (references) | ||
| Michael Bowes-Lyon, 18th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne | Michael Fergus Bowes-Lyon, 18th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, DL (born 7 June 1957) is a Scottish politician and former army officer. (references) | ||
| Nigel Paulet, 18th Marquess of Winchester | The Most Honourable Nigel George Paulet, 18th Marquess of Winchester (b. December 23 1941) is a British peer and the highest ranking Marquess in the United Kingdom. (references) | ||
| Orchestra of the 18th Century | The Orchestra of the 18th Century was founded in 1981 by Frans Brüggen, the well-known recorder virtuoso. (references) | ||
| Percy Seymour, 18th Duke of Somerset | The Most Noble Percy Hamilton Seymour, 18th Duke of Somerset (September 27, 1910-1984) was the son of Evelyn Seymour, 17th Duke of Somerset and Edith Parker. (references) | ||
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