Historical Events In January - 18
Saturday, 27 July 2024
0336 On January - 18 st Mark elected Catholic Pope
0350 On this day in history general Maxentius drives out Western Roman emperor Constans
0474 Leo II briefly becomes Byzantine emperor on this day in history.
0532 On this day in history nika uprising at Constantinople fails, 30-40,000 die
1126 On January - 18 emperor Huizong abdicates the Chinese throne in favour of his son Emperor Qinzong.
1307 German king Albrecht I makes his son Rudolf king of Bohemia on this day in history.
1367 Pedro I, king of Portugal (1357-67), dies at 46 on this day in history.
1478 On this day in history grand Duke Ivan II of Moscow occupies Novgorod
1479 Louis IX, the Rich, duke of Bayern (U of Ingolstadt), dies at 61 on January - 18.
1486 King Henry VII of England marries Elizabeth, daughter of Edward IV on January - 18.
1520 On January - 18 christian II of Denmark & Norway defeats the Swedes at Lake Asunde
1520 On January - 18 christian II of Denmark & Norway defeats Swedes at Lake Asunde
1535 On this day in history francisco Pizarro founds Lima Peru
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 Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer on this day in history.
1580 On this day in history antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of John), dies at 63
1591 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 on January - 18.
1641 Francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois) on this day in history.
1644 On January - 18 perplexed Pilgrims in Boston reported America's first UFO sighting
1644 1st UFO sighting in America, by perplexed pilgrims in Boston on this day in history.
1650 French Prince Louis II of Condé captured on this day in history.
1650 On January - 18 french Prince Louis II of Condé captured
1657 On January - 18 hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau)
1659 Benedikt Lechler, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.
1664 On January - 18 moise Amyrault, French theologist/vicar, dies
1666 On January - 18 adriaen A Bloemaert, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 56
1671 Pirate Henry Morgan defeats Spanish defenders, captures Panamá on January - 18.
1671 On January - 18 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 On January - 18 tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized
1689 The birth of Charles de Montesquieu, French philosopher on January - 18.
1689 Charles de Montesquieu, France, philosopher/writer (Letters Persanes) on January - 18.
1691 English king Willem III travels to The Hague on January - 18.
1701 On this day in history frederik I/Sophie Charlotte van Hanover crowned king/queen of Prussia
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