Historical Events In January - 18

0336  On this day in history st Mark elected Catholic Pope   

0350  On this day in history general Maxentius drives out Western Roman emperor Constans   

0474  On January - 18 leo II briefly becomes Byzantine emperor.   

0532  On this day in history nika uprising at Constantinople fails, 30-40,000 die   

1126  Emperor Huizong abdicates the Chinese throne in favour of his son Emperor Qinzong on January - 18.   

1307  On January - 18 german king Albrecht I makes his son Rudolf king of Bohemia   

1367  Pedro I, king of Portugal (1357-67), dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1478  On this day in history grand Duke Ivan II of Moscow occupies Novgorod   

1479  Louis IX, the Rich, duke of Bayern (U of Ingolstadt), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1486  King Henry VII of England marries Elizabeth, daughter of Edward IV on January - 18.   

1520  Christian II of Denmark & Norway defeats the Swedes at Lake Asunde on this day in history.   

1520  Christian II of Denmark & Norway defeats Swedes at Lake Asunde on January - 18.   

1535  Francisco Pizarro founds Lima Peru on this day in history.   

1535  The city of Lima, capital of present-day Peru, is founded by Spanish conquistadors on the central Pacific coast of South America on this day in history.   

1543  On January - 18 alfonso Ferrabosco, composer   

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

1591  King Naresuan of Siam kills Crown Prince Minchit Sra of Burma in single combat, for which this date is now observed marked as Royal Thai Armed Forces day on January - 18.   

1641  Francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois) on this day in history.   

1644  Perplexed Pilgrims in Boston reported America's first UFO sighting on this day in history.   

1644  1st UFO sighting in America, by perplexed pilgrims in Boston on this day in history.   

1650  On this day in history french Prince Louis II of Condé captured   

1650  French Prince Louis II of Condé captured on January - 18.   

1657  Hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau) on January - 18.   

1659  Benedikt Lechler, composer, dies at 64 on January - 18.   

1664  Moise Amyrault, French theologist/vicar, dies on this day in history.   

1666  On January - 18 adriaen A Bloemaert, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 56   

1671  On this day in history pirate Henry Morgan defeats Spanish defenders, captures Panamá   

1671  Pirate Henry Morgan defeats Spanish defenders, captures Panama on this day in history.   

1677  John A van Riebeeck, Dutch founder Cape Colony, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1685  Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized on this day in history.   

1689  On this day in history the birth of Charles de Montesquieu, French philosopher   

1689  On this day in history charles de Montesquieu, France, philosopher/writer (Letters Persanes)   

1691  English king Willem III travels to The Hague on this day in history.   

1701  On January - 18 frederik I/Sophie Charlotte van Hanover crowned king/queen of Prussia   

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

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 this day in history.   

1657  Hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau) was born on January - 18.   

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 January - 18.   

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

0052  On January - 18 death of publius Clodius Pulcher (murdered) (b. 93 BC)   

0474  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 January - 18.