Historical Events In January - 18

1954  Fanfani forms Italian government on January - 18.   

1954  On January - 18 fanfani forms Italian govt   

1954  Sydney Greenstreet, actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74 on January - 18.   

1955  U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower agrees to allow a presidential news conference to be aired (but not broadcast live) on television for the first time on this day in history.   

1955  On January - 18 battle of Yijiangshan occurred.   

1956  German Democratic Republic forms own army on January - 18.   

1956  German DR forms own army (National People's Army) on this day in history.   

1957  On January - 18 3 B-52's set record for around-the-world flight, 45 hours 19 minutes   

1957  3 B-52's set record for around-the-world flight, 45 hr 19 min on this day in history.   

1958  The first black in the NHL (William O'Ree, Boston Bruins) on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history 1st black in NHL (William O'Ree, Boston Bruins)   

1959  On January - 18 ruth Jessen wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open   

1960  US & Japan sign joint defense treaty on this day in history.   

1961  On January - 18 zanzibar's Afro-Shirazi party wins 1 seat by a single vote & parliament by a single seat   

1962  On this day in history southern University closed due to demonstrations   

1962  US begins spraying foliage in Vietnam to reveal Viet Cong guerrillas on January - 18.   

1962  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1962  Raymond Moulaert, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1963  Johnnie Moyes, journalist/cricketer (S Aust batsman), dies on January - 18.   

1964  On January - 18 beatles first appearance in Billboard Chart (I Want to Hold Your Hand-#35)   

1964  Plans for the World Trade Center announced (New York City NY) on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history h L de Vries appointed Dutch Governor of Suriname   

1966  Indira Gandhi is elected prime minister of India on this day in history.   

1966  On January - 18 indira Gandhi, daughter of the late Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, became prime minister of India.   

1966  On this day in history kathleen Norris, US author, dies at 85   

1967  On this day in history albert DeSalvo (Boston Strangler) sentenced to life in prison   

1967  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1967  On January - 18 yellowknife replaces Ottawa as capital of NW Territories, Canada   

1967  Albert Conti, actor (Eagle, Jazz Heaven, Topaz), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history the United States and Soviet Union agreed on a draft of a nuclear non-proliferation treaty.   

1968  On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakstan/Semipalatinsk USSR   

1968  On January - 18 bert Wheeler, actor (Rainmakers, High Flyers, Dixiana), dies at 72   

1969  On January - 18 expanded 4 party Vietnam peace talks began in Paris   

1969  Soyuz 5 returns to Earth on this day in history.   

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0885  Daigo, Emperor of Japan (d. 930) was born on this day in history.   

1519  Isabella JagieÅ‚Å‚o, queen of Hungary (d. 1559) was born on January - 18.   

1543  Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer was born on this day in history.   

1641  On January - 18 birth of francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois)   

1657  Hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau) was born on this day in history.   

1672  On January - 18 birth of antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (d. 1731)   

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 this day in history.   

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

1425  On this day in history death of edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (b. 1391)   

1471  Death of Emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (b. 1419) on January - 18.   

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

1580  On January - 18 antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of John), dies at 63   

1586  On January - 18 death of margaret of Austria, regent of The Netherlands (b. 1522)