Historical Events In January - 18

1840  On January - 18 electro-Magnetic Intelligencer, 1st US electrical journal, appears   

1840  Austin Dobson, England, poet/critic/biographer on this day in history.   

1841  Alexis-Emmanuel Chabrier, France, composer (Le Roi Malgré Lui) on this day in history.   

1849  On this day in history edmund Barton, 1st PM of Australia (1900-03)   

1850  British blockade Piræus, Greece to enforce mercantile claims on January - 18.   

1850  British blockade Piraeus, Greece to enforce mercantile claims on January - 18.   

1854  Filibuster William Walker proclaims Republic of Sonora in NW México on this day in history.   

1854  On January - 18 filibuster William Walker proclaims Republic of Sonora in NW Mexico   

1854  On January - 18 thomas A Watson, needed by Bell, inventor assistant (Telephone)   

1854  Juda Turo, American philanthropist, dies on this day in history.   

1856  On this day in history daniel Nathan Hale Williams, surgeon (1st open heart operation)   

1857  On January - 18 otto von Below, German commandant (WW I)   

1861  On this day in history georgia joins the Confederacy during the U.S. Civil War.   

1861  On this day in history american Civil War   

1861  Hans Goldschmidt, German chemist on January - 18.   

1862  Confederate Territory of Arizona is formed on this day in history.   

1862  On this day in history confederate Territory of Arizona forms   

1862  On this day in history john Tyler, 10th US pres (1841-45), dies in Richmond Va at 71   

1865  On this day in history battle of Fort Moultrie SC   

1865  On January - 18 battle of Ft Moultrie, SC   

1869  On this day in history elegant Calif Theater opens in SF   

1869  Willem De Vreese, Flemish linguist/biblographer on January - 18.   

1870  Berend Modderman, printer (Drukkers yearbook) on January - 18.   

1871  On January - 18 2nd German Empire proclaimed by Kaiser Wilhelm I & Bismarck   

1871  Germany has its first emperor, King Wilhelm of Prussia on January - 18.   

1871  William of Prussia was declared the first German emperor on January - 18.   

1872  On January - 18 paul Leautaud, [Maurice Boissard], France, writer (Petit ami)   

1875  Joseph Philbrick Webster, composer, dies at 55 on January - 18.   

1877  Samuel Zemurray, U.S. businessman (d.1961) on this day in history.   

1878  On January - 18 hendrik Baels, Belgian politician   

1880  Paul Ehrenfest, Austria/Neth physicist (adiabates hypothesis) on this day in history.   

1881  The birth of Gaston Gallimard, French publisher on January - 18.   

1881  Gaston Gallimard, French publisher (Librairie Gallimard) [or 1908] on January - 18.   

1882  Alan Alexander Milne, English author (Winnie-the-Pooh) on January - 18.   

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0885  Daigo, Emperor of Japan (d. 930) was born on this day in history.   

1519  On this day in history birth of isabella JagieÅ‚Å‚o, queen of Hungary (d. 1559)   

1543  Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer was born on this day in history.   

1641  Francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois) was born on January - 18.   

1657  On January - 18 birth of hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau)   

1672  On this day in history birth of antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (d. 1731)   

1685  Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized was born on January - 18.   

1688  On January - 18 birth of lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765)   

0052  Death of Publius Clodius Pulcher (murdered) (b. 93 BC) on January - 18.   

0474  On this day in history death of leo I, Byzantine Emperor (b. 401)   

1367  Pedro I, king of Portugal (1357-67), dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1425  On January - 18 death of edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (b. 1391)   

1471  Death of Emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (b. 1419) on this day in history.   

1479  Louis IX, the Rich, duke of Bayern (U of Ingolstadt), dies at 61 on January - 18.   

1580  On this day in history antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of John), dies at 63   

1586  Death of Margaret of Austria, regent of The Netherlands (b. 1522) on January - 18.