Historical Events In January - 18

0336  On this day in history st Mark elected Catholic Pope  

0350  On January - 18 general Maxentius drives out Western Roman emperor Constans  

0474  On January - 18 leo II briefly becomes Byzantine emperor.  

0532  On January - 18 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  On this day in history german king Albrecht I makes his son Rudolf king of Bohemia  

1367  On January - 18 pedro I, king of Portugal (1357-67), dies at 46  

1478  On January - 18 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  On this day in history 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 January - 18.  

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 this day in history alfonso Ferrabosco, composer  

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

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

1650  On January - 18 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  Moise Amyrault, French theologist/vicar, dies on this day in history.  

1666  Adriaen A Bloemaert, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 56 on January - 18.  

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 January - 18.  

1685  Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized on this day in history.  

1689  The birth of Charles de Montesquieu, French philosopher on January - 18.  

1689  On this day in history charles de Montesquieu, France, philosopher/writer (Letters Persanes)  

1691  On January - 18 english king Willem III travels to The Hague  

1701  Frederik I/Sophie Charlotte van Hanover crowned king/queen of Prussia on January - 18.  

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0885  Daigo, Emperor of Japan (d. 930) was born on January - 18.  

1519  Isabella Jagiełło, queen of Hungary (d. 1559) was born on January - 18.  

1543  On this day in history birth of alfonso Ferrabosco, composer  

1641  On this day in history birth of francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois)  

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  Death of Leo I, Byzantine Emperor (b. 401) on this day in history.  

1367  Pedro I, king of Portugal (1357-67), dies at 46 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history 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  Death of Margaret of Austria, regent of The Netherlands (b. 1522) on January - 18.