Historical Events In January - 18

0336  On January - 18 st Mark elected Catholic Pope   

0350  General Maxentius drives out Western Roman emperor Constans on this day in history.   

0474  Leo II briefly becomes Byzantine emperor on this day in history.   

0532  Nika uprising at Constantinople fails, 30-40,000 die on January - 18.   

1126  On January - 18 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  On January - 18 grand Duke Ivan II of Moscow occupies Novgorod   

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

1486  King Henry VII of England marries Elizabeth, daughter of Edward IV on this day in history.   

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

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

1535  Francisco Pizarro founds Lima Peru on January - 18.   

1535  The city of Lima, capital of present-day Peru, is founded by Spanish conquistadors on the central Pacific coast of South America on this day in history.   

1543  On January - 18 alfonso Ferrabosco, composer   

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

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 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 this day in history hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau)   

1659  Benedikt Lechler, composer, dies at 64 on January - 18.   

1664  Moise Amyrault, French theologist/vicar, dies on this day in history.   

1666  Adriaen A Bloemaert, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 56 on this day in history.   

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 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  On this day in history frederik I/Sophie Charlotte van Hanover crowned king/queen of Prussia   

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0885  Daigo, Emperor of Japan (d. 930) was born on January - 18.   

1519  On January - 18 birth of isabella JagieÅ‚Å‚o, queen of Hungary (d. 1559)   

1543  On this day in history birth of alfonso Ferrabosco, composer   

1641  On January - 18 birth of francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois)   

1657  Hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau) was born on this day in history.   

1672  Antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (d. 1731) was born on this day in history.   

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  On January - 18 death of publius Clodius Pulcher (murdered) (b. 93 BC)   

0474  On January - 18 death of leo I, Byzantine Emperor (b. 401)   

1367  Pedro I, king of Portugal (1357-67), dies at 46 on January - 18.   

1425  Death of Edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (b. 1391) on this day in history.   

1471  On January - 18 death of emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (b. 1419)   

1479  On January - 18 louis IX, the Rich, duke of Bayern (U of Ingolstadt), dies at 61   

1580  Antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of John), dies at 63 on January - 18.   

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