Historical Events In January - 18

1986  Claire James, actress (Jack Armstrong), dies on this day in history.   

1987  On this day in history 11th Soap Opera Digest Poll Awards - Days of Our Live wins   

1988  Airliner crashes in SW China, killing all 108 on board on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history astronomers discover pulsar in remnants of Supernova 1987A (LMC)   

1989  Candace Thomas marries Steve Garvey on this day in history.   

1989  IBM announces earnings up 10.4% in 1988 on this day in history.   

1989  Otis Redding, Dion, Rolling Stones, Temptations & Stevie Wonder inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on January - 18.   

1989  West Indies beat Australia 2-1 to win the World Series Cup on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history bruce Chatwin, British writer, dies at 49   

1990  Arthur J. Goldberg, former Supreme Court justice, and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, is found dead in his Washington, D.C. apartment at age 81 on January - 18.   

1990  South Africa says its reconsidering ban on African National Congress on January - 18.   

1990  On this day in history washington DC, Mayor Marion Barry arrested in drug enforcement sting   

1990  Washington, D.C., Mayor Marion Barry was arrested in an FBI sting at a downtown hotel and charged with buying and smoking crack cocaine on January - 18.   

1990  Melanie Appleby, rocker (Mel & Kim), dies of liver cancer at 23 on January - 18.   

1991  On January - 18 eastern Airlines goes out of business after 62 years   

1991  Eastern Airlines stopped flying and said it would liquidate its assets. The announcement followed a two-year effort to escape bankruptcy on this day in history.   

1991  On January - 18 iraq launches SCUD missiles against Israel   

1991  On January - 18 longest tennis match at the Australian Open, Boris Becker beats Italy's Omar Camporese in 5 hours & 11 minutes   

1991  On this day in history uS acknowledges CIA and US Army paid Noriega $320,000 over his career   

1991  On January - 18 hamilton Fish, congressman (NY), dies at 102   

1992  49th Golden Globes on January - 18.   

1992  On this day in history actress Joan Chen (Twin Peaks) marries Dr Peter Hui   

1992  On January - 18 comedian Pat McCormick injured in a car accident   

1992  On January - 18 john Remme, entertainer, dies of AIDS at 56   

1993  Martin Luther King Jr holiday observed in all 50 states for first time on January - 18.   

1993  Seven people were killed and nearly 70 more injured when two commuter trains collided on a bridge in Gary, Ind on January - 18.   

1993  On this day in history west Indies win the World Series Cup, beating Australia 2-0   

1993  On this day in history m Eleonore Lippits, 1st Dutch female missionary doctor, dies at 85   

1994  Iran-Contra independent counsel Lawrence Walsh issued his final report on the scandal. He blasted former President Bush for his Christmas Eve 1992 pardons of six Iran-Contra defendants on this day in history.   

1994  On this day in history arthur Altman, songwriter, dies at 83   

1995  On this day in history kumble takes 16-99 in match for Karnataka vs Kerala   

1995  On this day in history officials in Paris announced the discovery of a magnificent display of Paleolithic cave art in southern France.   

1995  On January - 18 pope John Paul II begins visit to Australia   

1995  On January - 18 adolph F J Butenandt, German bio-chemist (Nobel 1939), dies at 91   

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0885  On this day in history birth of daigo, Emperor of Japan (d. 930)   

1519  Isabella JagieÅ‚Å‚o, queen of Hungary (d. 1559) was born on this day in history.   

1543  On January - 18 birth of alfonso Ferrabosco, composer   

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

1657  Hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau) was born on January - 18.   

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

1685  On this day in history birth of tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized   

1688  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

0474  On January - 18 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 this day in history death of edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (b. 1391)   

1471  Death of Emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (b. 1419) on January - 18.   

1479  Louis IX, the Rich, duke of Bayern (U of Ingolstadt), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1580  On January - 18 antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of John), dies at 63   

1586  Death of Margaret of Austria, regent of The Netherlands (b. 1522) on this day in history.