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 January - 18.   

0532  Nika uprising at Constantinople fails, 30-40,000 die on this day in history.   

1126  On January - 18 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  On January - 18 pedro I, king of Portugal (1357-67), dies at 46   

1478  On this day in history 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  On January - 18 christian II of Denmark & Norway defeats Swedes at Lake Asunde   

1535  Francisco Pizarro founds Lima Peru on this day in history.   

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  Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer on January - 18.   

1580  Antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of John), dies at 63 on January - 18.   

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

1664  On January - 18 moise Amyrault, French theologist/vicar, dies   

1666  Adriaen A Bloemaert, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 56 on this day in history.   

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 January - 18 tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized   

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

1689  Charles de Montesquieu, France, philosopher/writer (Letters Persanes) on January - 18.   

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  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  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 January - 18.   

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

1688  Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765) was born on this day in history.   

0052  On January - 18 death of publius Clodius Pulcher (murdered) (b. 93 BC)   

0474  On this day in history death of leo I, Byzantine Emperor (b. 401)   

1367  On this day in history pedro I, king of Portugal (1357-67), dies at 46   

1425  Death of Edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (b. 1391) on January - 18.   

1471  Death of Emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (b. 1419) on January - 18.   

1479  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of margaret of Austria, regent of The Netherlands (b. 1522)