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 January - 18.   

0532  Nika uprising at Constantinople fails, 30-40,000 die on January - 18.   

1126  On January - 18 emperor Huizong abdicates the Chinese throne in favour of his son Emperor Qinzong.   

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  Grand Duke Ivan II of Moscow occupies Novgorod on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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  Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer on this day in history.   

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

1591  On January - 18 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1659  Benedikt Lechler, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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

1666  On this day in history adriaen A Bloemaert, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 56   

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

1671  Pirate Henry Morgan defeats Spanish defenders, captures Panama on January - 18.   

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

1689  On January - 18 charles de Montesquieu, France, philosopher/writer (Letters Persanes)   

1691  English king Willem III travels to The Hague on this day in history.   

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  On January - 18 birth of isabella JagieÅ‚Å‚o, 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 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 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  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  Death of Edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (b. 1391) on January - 18.   

1471  On January - 18 death of emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (b. 1419)   

1479  On January - 18 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)