Historical Events In January - 18

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  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Next Page »

0885  On this day in history birth of daigo, Emperor of Japan (d. 930)  

1519  On this day in history birth of isabella Jagiełło, queen of Hungary (d. 1559)  

1543  On January - 18 birth of alfonso Ferrabosco, composer  

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 this day in history.  

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 January - 18.  

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

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 January - 18.  

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 January - 18.  

1586  Death of Margaret of Austria, regent of The Netherlands (b. 1522) on this day in history.