Historical Events In January - 18

0336  St Mark elected Catholic Pope on January - 18.   

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

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

0532  On January - 18 nika uprising at Constantinople fails, 30-40,000 die   

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 this day in history.   

1478  Grand Duke Ivan II of Moscow occupies Novgorod on this day in history.   

1479  Louis IX, the Rich, duke of Bayern (U of Ingolstadt), dies at 61 on January - 18.   

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 January - 18.   

1535  Francisco Pizarro founds Lima Peru on January - 18.   

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  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 January - 18.   

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  French Prince Louis II of Condé captured on January - 18.   

1657  On January - 18 hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau)   

1659  On this day in history benedikt Lechler, composer, dies at 64   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1689  On this day in history 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 January - 18.   

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0885  Daigo, Emperor of Japan (d. 930) was born on this day in history.   

1519  On this day in history birth of isabella JagieÅ‚Å‚o, queen of Hungary (d. 1559)   

1543  On January - 18 birth of alfonso Ferrabosco, composer   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1688  On January - 18 birth of lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765)   

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

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 January - 18.   

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

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