Historical Events In January - 18

1954  Fanfani forms Italian government on January - 18.  

1954  Fanfani forms Italian govt on this day in history.  

1954  On January - 18 sydney Greenstreet, actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74  

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 January - 18.  

1955  Battle of Yijiangshan occurred on January - 18.  

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

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 January - 18.  

1958  1st black in NHL (William O'Ree, Boston Bruins) on January - 18.  

1959  Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open on January - 18.  

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

1961  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1962  On January - 18 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

1962  On this day in history raymond Moulaert, composer, dies at 86  

1963  On this day in history johnnie Moyes, journalist/cricketer (S Aust batsman), dies  

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

1964  On January - 18 plans for the World Trade Center announced (New York City NY)  

1965  H L de Vries appointed Dutch Governor of Suriname on January - 18.  

1966  On this day in history indira Gandhi is elected prime minister of India.  

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

1966  Kathleen Norris, US author, dies at 85 on January - 18.  

1967  Albert DeSalvo (Boston Strangler) sentenced to life in prison on January - 18.  

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

1967  On this day in history yellowknife replaces Ottawa as capital of NW Territories, Canada  

1967  Albert Conti, actor (Eagle, Jazz Heaven, Topaz), dies at 79 on January - 18.  

1968  The United States and Soviet Union agreed on a draft of a nuclear non-proliferation treaty on January - 18.  

1968  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakstan/Semipalatinsk USSR on January - 18.  

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  On January - 18 soyuz 5 returns to Earth  

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0885  On January - 18 birth of daigo, Emperor of Japan (d. 930)  

1519  On January - 18 birth of isabella JagieÅ‚Å‚o, queen of Hungary (d. 1559)  

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

1641  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

0474  Death of Leo I, Byzantine Emperor (b. 401) on January - 18.  

1367  On January - 18 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 this day in history.  

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

1479  On January - 18 louis IX, the Rich, duke of Bayern (U of Ingolstadt), dies at 61  

1580  On this day in history 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)