Historical Events In January - 18

0336  On January - 18 st Mark elected Catholic Pope  

0350  On this day in history general Maxentius drives out Western Roman emperor Constans  

0474  Leo II briefly becomes Byzantine emperor on this day in history.  

0532  On this day in history nika uprising at Constantinople fails, 30-40,000 die  

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  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 this day in history.  

1486  King Henry VII of England marries Elizabeth, daughter of Edward IV on this day in history.  

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

1520  On this day in history christian II of Denmark & Norway defeats Swedes at Lake Asunde  

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

1535  On this day in history 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  Antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of John), dies at 63 on January - 18.  

1591  On this day in history 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 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  French Prince Louis II of Condé captured on this day in history.  

1650  French Prince Louis II of Condé captured on this day in history.  

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

1659  On January - 18 benedikt Lechler, composer, dies at 64  

1664  Moise Amyrault, French theologist/vicar, dies on this day in history.  

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  John A van Riebeeck, Dutch founder Cape Colony, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

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 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  On January - 18 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 January - 18 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 January - 18 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 this day in history.  

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

1586  Death of Margaret of Austria, regent of The Netherlands (b. 1522) on January - 18.