Historical Events In January - 18

0336  St Mark elected Catholic Pope on January - 18.  

0350  General Maxentius drives out Western Roman emperor Constans on January - 18.  

0474  On this day in history leo II briefly becomes Byzantine emperor.  

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

1126  On this day in history 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 January - 18.  

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

1478  Grand Duke Ivan II of Moscow occupies Novgorod on January - 18.  

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  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  Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer on January - 18.  

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 this day in history.  

1644  On January - 18 perplexed Pilgrims in Boston reported America's first UFO sighting  

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

1650  French Prince Louis II of Condé captured on January - 18.  

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

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

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  On January - 18 pirate Henry Morgan defeats Spanish defenders, captures Panama  

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  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 January - 18.  

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

1672  On January - 18 birth of antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (d. 1731)  

1685  On January - 18 birth of tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized  

1688  Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765) was born on January - 18.  

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  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 this day in history.  

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  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)