Historical Events In January - 18

0336  St Mark elected Catholic Pope on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1126  On January - 18 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 this day in history.  

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

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

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 January - 18.  

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

1520  On January - 18 christian II of Denmark & Norway defeats Swedes at Lake Asunde  

1535  On January - 18 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  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  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 on this day in history.  

1641  Francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois) on this day in history.  

1644  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.  

1664  On this day in history moise Amyrault, French theologist/vicar, dies  

1666  Adriaen A Bloemaert, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 56 on January - 18.  

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 this day in history.  

1685  Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized on January - 18.  

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

1689  On January - 18 charles de Montesquieu, France, philosopher/writer (Letters Persanes)  

1691  English king Willem III travels to The Hague on January - 18.  

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

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

1519  Isabella Jagiełło, queen of Hungary (d. 1559) was born on January - 18.  

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

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 January - 18.  

1672  On this day in history birth of antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (d. 1731)  

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 January - 18.  

0052  On this day in history death of publius Clodius Pulcher (murdered) (b. 93 BC)  

0474  Death of Leo I, Byzantine Emperor (b. 401) on this day in history.  

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

1425  On this day in history death of edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (b. 1391)  

1471  On this day in history 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  On this day in history antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of John), dies at 63  

1586  On January - 18 death of margaret of Austria, regent of The Netherlands (b. 1522)