Historical Events In January - 18
Monday, 27 October 2025
0336 St Mark elected Catholic Pope on this day in history. 

0350 On January - 18 general Maxentius drives out Western Roman emperor Constans 

0474 Leo II briefly becomes Byzantine emperor on January - 18. 

0532 On this day in history nika uprising at Constantinople fails, 30-40,000 die 

1126 On this day in history 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 January - 18. 

1367 On January - 18 pedro I, king of Portugal (1357-67), dies at 46 

1478 Grand Duke Ivan II of Moscow occupies Novgorod on this day in history. 

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

1486 On this day in history king Henry VII of England marries Elizabeth, daughter of Edward IV 

1520 Christian II of Denmark & Norway defeats the Swedes at Lake Asunde on this day in history. 

1520 Christian II of Denmark & Norway defeats Swedes at Lake Asunde on January - 18. 

1535 Francisco Pizarro founds Lima Peru on this day in history. 

1535 On January - 18 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 Antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of John), dies at 63 on this day in history. 

1591 On January - 18 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 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 On January - 18 french Prince Louis II of Condé captured 

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 January - 18. 

1664 On January - 18 moise Amyrault, French theologist/vicar, dies 

1666 On this day in history adriaen A Bloemaert, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 56 

1671 Pirate Henry Morgan defeats Spanish defenders, captures Panamá on this day in history. 

1671 Pirate Henry Morgan defeats Spanish defenders, captures Panama on January - 18. 

1677 On January - 18 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 this day in history. 

1689 On this day in history charles de Montesquieu, France, philosopher/writer (Letters Persanes) 

1691 English king Willem III travels to The Hague on this day in history. 

1701 Frederik I/Sophie Charlotte van Hanover crowned king/queen of Prussia on this day in history. 

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