Page 7: Historical Events In January - 18

1954  Fanfani forms Italian government on January - 18.   

1954  Fanfani forms Italian govt on January - 18.   

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  Battle of Yijiangshan occurred on this day in history.   

1956  German Democratic Republic forms own army on this day in history.   

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 January - 18.   

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  On January - 18 uS & Japan sign joint defense treaty   

1961  Zanzibar's Afro-Shirazi party wins 1 seat by a single vote & parliament by a single seat on January - 18.   

1962  Southern University closed due to demonstrations on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history uS begins spraying foliage in Vietnam to reveal Viet Cong guerrillas   

1962  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

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  Beatles first appearance in Billboard Chart (I Want to Hold Your Hand-#35) on this day in history.   

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

1965  On January - 18 h L de Vries appointed Dutch Governor of Suriname   

1966  On January - 18 indira Gandhi is elected prime minister of India.   

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

1966  Kathleen Norris, US author, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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

1967  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on January - 18.   

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 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  Daigo, Emperor of Japan (d. 930) was born on January - 18.   

1519  Isabella JagieÅ‚Å‚o, queen of Hungary (d. 1559) was born on this day in history.   

1543  Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer was born on January - 18.   

1641  Francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois) was born on January - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

1688  Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765) was born on January - 18.   

0052  Death of Publius Clodius Pulcher (murdered) (b. 93 BC) on this day in history.   

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

1367  Pedro I, king of Portugal (1357-67), dies at 46 on January - 18.   

1425  Death of Edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (b. 1391) on January - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

1580  Antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of John), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1586  Death of Margaret of Austria, regent of The Netherlands (b. 1522) on January - 18.