Historical Events In January - 18

0336  St Mark elected Catholic Pope on January - 18.  

0350  On this day in history 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  On January - 18 emperor Huizong abdicates the Chinese throne in favour of his son Emperor Qinzong.  

1307  On this day in history german king Albrecht I makes his son Rudolf king of Bohemia  

1367  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1520  On January - 18 christian II of Denmark & Norway defeats the Swedes at Lake Asunde  

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

1535  On this day in history francisco Pizarro founds Lima Peru  

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  On January - 18 alfonso Ferrabosco, composer  

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 this day in history.  

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

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 January - 18.  

1650  On January - 18 french Prince Louis II of Condé captured  

1657  On this day in history hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau)  

1659  Benedikt Lechler, composer, dies at 64 on January - 18.  

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

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

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

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

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

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

1689  On this day in history the birth of Charles de Montesquieu, French philosopher  

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  On January - 18 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 this day in history.  

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  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  On this day in history death of publius Clodius Pulcher (murdered) (b. 93 BC)  

0474  On this day in history 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  Death of Emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (b. 1419) on January - 18.  

1479  Louis IX, the Rich, duke of Bayern (U of Ingolstadt), dies at 61 on January - 18.  

1580  Antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of John), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1586  On this day in history death of margaret of Austria, regent of The Netherlands (b. 1522)