Historical Events In January - 18

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

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  Antoine Pevsner, French sculptor on January - 18.   

1886  On this day in history michal Czajchovski, [Sadik Pasja], writer, dies   

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  Oliver Hardy, Harlem Ga, comedy team member (Laurel & Hardy) on this day in history.   

1893  On January - 18 john Lawrence Seymour, composer   

1894  On this day in history wilhelm HC Tenhaeff, Dutch parapsychologist   

1895  Amsterdam's AFC soccer team forms on January - 18.   

1896  On January - 18 british troops occupy Kumasi, West Africa   

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

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

1896  Hans H Holm, Norwegian poet (Jonsoknatt) on January - 18.   

1900  On January - 18 jan Blockx's "Tÿl Uilenspiegel" premieres in Brussels   

1901  Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Graves De Communi Re on January - 18.   

1901  On this day in history arie Querido, Dutch social psychiatrist   

1902  On this day in history filippo Marchetti, composer, dies at 70   

1903  Berthold Goldschmidt, German/British (opera)composer (Beatrice Cenci) on January - 18.   

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 January - 18.   

1904  Cary Grant, England, actor (Arsenic & Old Lace, North by Northwest) on January - 18.   

1904  On January - 18 the birth of Cary Grant, American Hollywood film actor   

1905  On January - 18 french government of Combes falls   

1905  French govt of Combes falls on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history chick Chandler, Kingston NY, actor (Barney-One Happy Family)   

1906  On January - 18 hans Aeschbacher, Swiss sculptor (Venus de Six-Tours)   

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 this day in history.   

1908  Frederick Delius' "Brigg Fair," premieres on this day in history.   

1908  On January - 18 albert P Morano, (Rep-R-Conn, 1951-59)   

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

1911  A plane lands on the deck of a ship for the first time, in the USA on January - 18.   

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

1519  On this day in history birth of isabella JagieÅ‚Å‚o, queen of Hungary (d. 1559)   

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 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 this day in history death of leo I, Byzantine Emperor (b. 401)   

1367  On this day in history pedro I, king of Portugal (1357-67), dies at 46   

1425  On January - 18 death of edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (b. 1391)   

1471  Death of Emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (b. 1419) on this day in history.   

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

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.