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

1486  On January - 18 king Henry VII of England marries Elizabeth, daughter of Edward IV  

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 January - 18.  

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  On this day in history alfonso Ferrabosco, composer  

1580  On January - 18 antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of John), dies at 63  

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

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

1659  On January - 18 benedikt Lechler, composer, dies at 64  

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

1666  On January - 18 adriaen A Bloemaert, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 56  

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

1671  On this day in history pirate Henry Morgan defeats Spanish defenders, captures Panama  

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

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

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

1689  On this day in history charles de Montesquieu, France, philosopher/writer (Letters Persanes)  

1691  On this day in history english king Willem III travels to The Hague  

1701  On this day in history 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  Isabella Jagiełło, queen of Hungary (d. 1559) was born on January - 18.  

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  Antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (d. 1731) was born on this day in history.  

1685  On January - 18 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  On January - 18 death of leo I, Byzantine Emperor (b. 401)  

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

1425  On January - 18 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 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  On this day in history death of margaret of Austria, regent of The Netherlands (b. 1522)