Historical Events In January - 18
Wednesday, 08 February 2023
0336 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1126 Emperor Huizong abdicates the Chinese throne in favour of his son Emperor Qinzong on January - 18.
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 January - 18.
1478 On January - 18 grand Duke Ivan II of Moscow occupies Novgorod
1479 On this day in history louis IX, the Rich, duke of Bayern (U of Ingolstadt), dies at 61
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 this day in history.
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 On January - 18 alfonso Ferrabosco, composer
1580 Antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of John), dies at 63 on January - 18.
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 On this day in history francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois)
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 French Prince Louis II of Condé captured on January - 18.
1657 Hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau) on January - 18.
1659 Benedikt Lechler, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.
1664 Moise Amyrault, French theologist/vicar, dies on this day in history.
1666 On this day in history adriaen A Bloemaert, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 56
1671 On this day in history pirate Henry Morgan defeats Spanish defenders, captures Panamá
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 On January - 18 tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized
1689 On January - 18 the birth of Charles de Montesquieu, French philosopher
1689 Charles de Montesquieu, France, philosopher/writer (Letters Persanes) on this day in history.
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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