Historical Events In January - 18

0336  St Mark elected Catholic Pope on January - 18.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1478  Grand Duke Ivan II of Moscow occupies Novgorod on January - 18.  

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.  

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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  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  On January - 18 antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of John), dies at 63  

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  Perplexed Pilgrims in Boston reported America's first UFO sighting on this day in history.  

1644  On this day in history 1st UFO sighting in America, by perplexed pilgrims in Boston  

1650  On January - 18 french Prince Louis II of Condé captured  

1650  On January - 18 french Prince Louis II of Condé captured  

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

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

1664  Moise Amyrault, French theologist/vicar, dies on January - 18.  

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

1671  On January - 18 pirate Henry Morgan defeats Spanish defenders, captures Panamá  

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

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

1685  On this day in history tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized  

1689  The birth of Charles de Montesquieu, French philosopher on January - 18.  

1689  On January - 18 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 January - 18.  

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

1519  Isabella JagieÅ‚Å‚o, queen of Hungary (d. 1559) was born on January - 18.  

1543  On January - 18 birth of alfonso Ferrabosco, composer  

1641  Francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois) was born on January - 18.  

1657  On this day in history birth of hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau)  

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

1685  On this day in history birth of tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized  

1688  Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765) was born on this day in history.  

0052  Death of Publius Clodius Pulcher (murdered) (b. 93 BC) on January - 18.  

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

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

1425  Death of Edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (b. 1391) on January - 18.  

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  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 January - 18.