Page 4: Historical Events In January - 18

1884  On January - 18 general Charles Gordon departs London for Khartoum   

1884  On January - 18 arthur Ransome, English author (Swallows & Amazons)   

1886  Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England on January - 18.   

1886  On this day in history antoine Pevsner, French sculptor   

1886  Michal Czajchovski, [Sadik Pasja], writer, dies on January - 18.   

1890  Amadeus I FM, king of Spain (1870-73), dies at 44 on January - 18.   

1892  On this day in history the birth of Oliver Hardy, American comedian   

1892  On January - 18 oliver Hardy, Harlem Ga, comedy team member (Laurel & Hardy)   

1893  John Lawrence Seymour, composer on this day in history.   

1894  On January - 18 wilhelm HC Tenhaeff, Dutch parapsychologist   

1895  Amsterdam's AFC soccer team forms on this day in history.   

1896  British troops occupy Kumasi, West Africa on January - 18.   

1896  The first demonstration of an x-ray machine in the US, New York City NY on January - 18.   

1896  On this day in history 1st demonstration of an X-ray machine in US (NYC)   

1896  Hans H Holm, Norwegian poet (Jonsoknatt) on this day in history.   

1900  Jan Blockx's "Tÿl Uilenspiegel" premieres in Brussels on this day in history.   

1901  Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Graves De Communi Re on this day in history.   

1901  On January - 18 arie Querido, Dutch social psychiatrist   

1902  Filippo Marchetti, composer, dies at 70 on January - 18.   

1903  Berthold Goldschmidt, German/British (opera)composer (Beatrice Cenci) on this day in history.   

1904  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 on this day in history.   

1904  On this day in history cary Grant, England, actor (Arsenic & Old Lace, North by Northwest)   

1904  The birth of Cary Grant, American Hollywood film actor on January - 18.   

1905  On this day in history french government of Combes falls   

1905  On this day in history french govt of Combes falls   

1905  Chick Chandler, Kingston NY, actor (Barney-One Happy Family) on January - 18.   

1906  On this day in history hans Aeschbacher, Swiss sculptor (Venus de Six-Tours)   

1906  On January - 18 bartolomé Mitre, president of Argentina (1862-70), dies at 84   

1907  On January - 18 variety magazine publishes film reviews for the first time.   

1907  Janos Ferencsik, Budapest Hungary, conductor (Budapest Opera) on January - 18.   

1908  On January - 18 frederick Delius' "Brigg Fair," premieres   

1908  On this day in history albert P Morano, (Rep-R-Conn, 1951-59)   

1910  On January - 18 arthur John Howard, actor (Frieda, Last Holiday, Paradiso, Glass Cage)   

1911  On this day in history a plane lands on the deck of a ship for the first time, in the USA   

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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  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  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  On January - 18 birth of lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765)   

0052  Death of Publius Clodius Pulcher (murdered) (b. 93 BC) on January - 18.   

0474  On January - 18 death of leo I, Byzantine Emperor (b. 401)   

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 January - 18.   

1471  On January - 18 death of emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (b. 1419)   

1479  Louis IX, the Rich, duke of Bayern (U of Ingolstadt), dies at 61 on January - 18.   

1580  On this day in history antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of John), dies at 63   

1586  On this day in history death of margaret of Austria, regent of The Netherlands (b. 1522)