Historical Events In January - 18

0336  On this day in history st Mark elected Catholic Pope  

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

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  Emperor Huizong abdicates the Chinese throne in favour of his son Emperor Qinzong on January - 18.  

1307  On January - 18 german king Albrecht I makes his son Rudolf king of Bohemia  

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

1478  On this day in history grand Duke Ivan II of Moscow occupies Novgorod  

1479  On January - 18 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 this day in history.  

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

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

1535  On January - 18 francisco Pizarro founds Lima Peru  

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

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 January - 18.  

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

1644  On January - 18 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  French Prince Louis II of Condé captured on this day in history.  

1650  On this day in history french Prince Louis II of Condé captured  

1657  Hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau) on January - 18.  

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

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

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

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

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 January - 18.  

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

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  Frederik I/Sophie Charlotte van Hanover crowned king/queen of Prussia on January - 18.  

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0885  On this day in history birth of daigo, Emperor of Japan (d. 930)  

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

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

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

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

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

1685  Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1425  On January - 18 death of edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (b. 1391)  

1471  Death of Emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (b. 1419) on this day in history.  

1479  On January - 18 louis IX, the Rich, duke of Bayern (U of Ingolstadt), dies at 61  

1580  On January - 18 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)