Historical Events In January - 18

0336  On January - 18 st Mark elected Catholic Pope  

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  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 this day in history.  

1307  German king Albrecht I makes his son Rudolf king of Bohemia on this day in history.  

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

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 January - 18.  

1486  On this day in history king Henry VII of England marries Elizabeth, daughter of Edward IV  

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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  The city of Lima, capital of present-day Peru, is founded by Spanish conquistadors on the central Pacific coast of South America on this day in history.  

1543  On January - 18 alfonso Ferrabosco, composer  

1580  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1644  Perplexed Pilgrims in Boston reported America's first UFO sighting on January - 18.  

1644  1st UFO sighting in America, by perplexed pilgrims in Boston on January - 18.  

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  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 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 January - 18.  

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

1689  The birth of Charles de Montesquieu, French philosopher on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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0885  On January - 18 birth of daigo, Emperor of Japan (d. 930)  

1519  Isabella JagieÅ‚Å‚o, queen of Hungary (d. 1559) was born on January - 18.  

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

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

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  Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765) was born on January - 18.  

0052  On January - 18 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 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 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)