Historical Events In January - 18

0336  St Mark elected Catholic Pope on January - 18.   

0350  General Maxentius drives out Western Roman emperor Constans on January - 18.   

0474  On January - 18 leo II briefly becomes Byzantine emperor.   

0532  Nika uprising at Constantinople fails, 30-40,000 die on this day in history.   

1126  Emperor Huizong abdicates the Chinese throne in favour of his son Emperor Qinzong on this day in history.   

1307  German king Albrecht I makes his son Rudolf king of Bohemia on January - 18.   

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

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 January - 18.   

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

1520  On this day in history christian II of Denmark & Norway defeats the Swedes at Lake Asunde   

1520  On this day in history christian II of Denmark & Norway defeats Swedes at Lake Asunde   

1535  On this day in history francisco Pizarro founds Lima Peru   

1535  The city of Lima, capital of present-day Peru, is founded by Spanish conquistadors on the central Pacific coast of South America on January - 18.   

1543  On this day in history alfonso Ferrabosco, composer   

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 January - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

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 January - 18.   

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

1677  John A van Riebeeck, Dutch founder Cape Colony, dies at 57 on January - 18.   

1685  Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized on this day in history.   

1689  On January - 18 the birth of Charles de Montesquieu, French philosopher   

1689  Charles de Montesquieu, France, philosopher/writer (Letters Persanes) on January - 18.   

1691  On January - 18 english king Willem III travels to The Hague   

1701  On January - 18 frederik I/Sophie Charlotte van Hanover crowned king/queen of Prussia   

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

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

1543  Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer was born on January - 18.   

1641  On this day in history birth of francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois)   

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

1672  Antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (d. 1731) was born on January - 18.   

1685  On January - 18 birth of tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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 this day in history louis IX, the Rich, duke of Bayern (U of Ingolstadt), dies at 61   

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 January - 18.