Historical Events In January - 18
Monday, 20 March 2023
1884 General Charles Gordon departs London for Khartoum on this day in history.
1884 Arthur Ransome, English author (Swallows & Amazons) on January - 18.
1886 Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England on this day in history.
1886 On this day in history antoine Pevsner, French sculptor
1886 Michal Czajchovski, [Sadik Pasja], writer, dies on this day in history.
1890 Amadeus I FM, king of Spain (1870-73), dies at 44 on January - 18.
1892 On January - 18 the birth of Oliver Hardy, American comedian
1892 On this day in history oliver Hardy, Harlem Ga, comedy team member (Laurel & Hardy)
1893 John Lawrence Seymour, composer on January - 18.
1894 Wilhelm HC Tenhaeff, Dutch parapsychologist on this day in history.
1895 On this day in history amsterdam's AFC soccer team forms
1896 British troops occupy Kumasi, West Africa on January - 18.
1896 On this day in history the first demonstration of an x-ray machine in the US, New York City NY
1896 On January - 18 1st demonstration of an X-ray machine in US (NYC)
1896 On January - 18 hans H Holm, Norwegian poet (Jonsoknatt)
1900 On this day in history jan Blockx's "Tÿl Uilenspiegel" premieres in Brussels
1901 Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Graves De Communi Re on this day in history.
1901 On this day in history arie Querido, Dutch social psychiatrist
1902 Filippo Marchetti, composer, dies at 70 on January - 18.
1903 On this day in history berthold Goldschmidt, German/British (opera)composer (Beatrice Cenci)
1904 On this day in history the birth of Cary Grant, American Hollywood film actor2007 Comet McNaught, the brightest comet to appear in over 40 years, becomes visible over the Southern Hemisphere. Hurricane Kyrill creates havoc as it passes across northern Europe.jan 18 - The strongest storm in the UK for 17 years kills 14 people, Germany sees the worst storm since 1999 with 13 deaths. Hurricane Kyrill, caused at least 44 deaths across 20 countries in Western Europe. Other losses include the Container Ship MSC Napoli destroyed by the storm of the coast of Devon, England.
1904 Cary Grant, England, actor (Arsenic & Old Lace, North by Northwest) on this day in history.
1904 The birth of Cary Grant, American Hollywood film actor on this day in history.
1905 On this day in history french government of Combes falls
1905 French govt of Combes falls on January - 18.
1905 On this day in history chick Chandler, Kingston NY, actor (Barney-One Happy Family)
1906 Hans Aeschbacher, Swiss sculptor (Venus de Six-Tours) on this day in history.
1906 On this day in history bartolomé Mitre, president of Argentina (1862-70), dies at 84
1907 Variety magazine publishes film reviews for the first time on this day in history.
1907 Janos Ferencsik, Budapest Hungary, conductor (Budapest Opera) on January - 18.
1908 On January - 18 frederick Delius' "Brigg Fair," premieres
1908 On January - 18 albert P Morano, (Rep-R-Conn, 1951-59)
1910 Arthur John Howard, actor (Frieda, Last Holiday, Paradiso, Glass Cage) on this day in history.
1911 On January - 18 a plane lands on the deck of a ship for the first time, in the USA
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