Historical Events In January - 18
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
0336 St Mark elected Catholic Pope on January - 18.
0350 General Maxentius drives out Western Roman emperor Constans on this day in history.
0474 Leo II briefly becomes Byzantine emperor on January - 18.
0532 Nika uprising at Constantinople fails, 30-40,000 die on January - 18.
1126 On this day in history emperor Huizong abdicates the Chinese throne in favour of his son Emperor Qinzong.
1307 On this day in history german king Albrecht I makes his son Rudolf king of Bohemia
1367 On January - 18 pedro I, king of Portugal (1357-67), dies at 46
1478 Grand Duke Ivan II of Moscow occupies Novgorod on January - 18.
1479 Louis IX, the Rich, duke of Bayern (U of Ingolstadt), dies at 61 on this day in history.
1486 On January - 18 king Henry VII of England marries Elizabeth, daughter of Edward IV
1520 On this day in history christian II of Denmark & Norway defeats the Swedes at Lake Asunde
1520 On this day in history christian II of Denmark & Norway defeats Swedes at Lake Asunde
1535 Francisco Pizarro founds Lima Peru on January - 18.
1535 On this day in history the city of Lima, capital of present-day Peru, is founded by Spanish conquistadors on the central Pacific coast of South America.
1543 On January - 18 alfonso Ferrabosco, composer
1580 Antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of John), dies at 63 on this day in history.
1591 On this day in history king Naresuan of Siam kills Crown Prince Minchit Sra of Burma in single combat, for which this date is now observed marked as Royal Thai Armed Forces day.
1641 Francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois) on January - 18.
1644 Perplexed Pilgrims in Boston reported America's first UFO sighting on January - 18.
1644 1st UFO sighting in America, by perplexed pilgrims in Boston on January - 18.
1650 On this day in history french Prince Louis II of Condé captured
1650 French Prince Louis II of Condé captured on January - 18.
1657 On this day in history hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau)
1659 Benedikt Lechler, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.
1664 Moise Amyrault, French theologist/vicar, dies on this day in history.
1666 Adriaen A Bloemaert, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 56 on January - 18.
1671 Pirate Henry Morgan defeats Spanish defenders, captures Panamá on this day in history.
1671 On this day in history pirate Henry Morgan defeats Spanish defenders, captures Panama
1677 On this day in history john A van Riebeeck, Dutch founder Cape Colony, dies at 57
1685 Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized on this day in history.
1689 On January - 18 the birth of Charles de Montesquieu, French philosopher
1689 Charles de Montesquieu, France, philosopher/writer (Letters Persanes) on this day in history.
1691 On this day in history english king Willem III travels to The Hague
1701 Frederik I/Sophie Charlotte van Hanover crowned king/queen of Prussia on January - 18.
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