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  Leo II briefly becomes Byzantine emperor on this day in history.  

0532  On this day in history nika uprising at Constantinople fails, 30-40,000 die  

1126  On this day in history 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 January - 18.  

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

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  King Henry VII of England marries Elizabeth, daughter of Edward IV on January - 18.  

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

1520  Christian II of Denmark & Norway defeats Swedes at Lake Asunde on this day in history.  

1535  Francisco Pizarro founds Lima Peru on January - 18.  

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

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 this day in history 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 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  On this day in history french Prince Louis II of Condé captured  

1650  French Prince Louis II of Condé captured on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1677  On January - 18 john A van Riebeeck, Dutch founder Cape Colony, dies at 57  

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

1689  On this day in history the birth of Charles de Montesquieu, French philosopher  

1689  Charles de Montesquieu, France, philosopher/writer (Letters Persanes) on this day in history.  

1691  On this day in history 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  Daigo, Emperor of Japan (d. 930) was born on this day in history.  

1519  On January - 18 birth of isabella Jagiełło, queen of Hungary (d. 1559)  

1543  Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1688  On this day in history 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  Death of Leo I, Byzantine Emperor (b. 401) on this day in history.  

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

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

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.