Historical Events In January - 18

0336  St Mark elected Catholic Pope on January - 18.   

0350  General Maxentius drives out Western Roman emperor Constans on this day in history.   

0474  On this day in history leo II briefly becomes Byzantine emperor.   

0532  Nika uprising at Constantinople fails, 30-40,000 die on this day in history.   

1126  Emperor Huizong abdicates the Chinese throne in favour of his son Emperor Qinzong on this day in history.   

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  Grand Duke Ivan II of Moscow occupies Novgorod on January - 18.   

1479  On this day in history louis IX, the Rich, duke of Bayern (U of Ingolstadt), dies at 61   

1486  On this day in history king Henry VII of England marries Elizabeth, daughter of Edward IV   

1520  On this day in history christian II of Denmark & Norway defeats the Swedes at Lake Asunde   

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

1535  On January - 18 francisco Pizarro founds Lima Peru   

1535  On January - 18 the city of Lima, capital of present-day Peru, is founded by Spanish conquistadors on the central Pacific coast of South America.   

1543  On January - 18 alfonso Ferrabosco, composer   

1580  Antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of John), dies at 63 on January - 18.   

1591  On this day in history 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.   

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

1644  Perplexed Pilgrims in Boston reported America's first UFO sighting on January - 18.   

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

1650  French Prince Louis II of Condé captured on this day in history.   

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

1657  On January - 18 hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau)   

1659  On January - 18 benedikt Lechler, composer, dies at 64   

1664  On January - 18 moise Amyrault, French theologist/vicar, dies   

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

1671  On January - 18 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 January - 18.   

1685  On January - 18 tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized   

1689  The birth of Charles de Montesquieu, French philosopher on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1543  On January - 18 birth of alfonso Ferrabosco, composer   

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

1657  On January - 18 birth of hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau)   

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

1685  On this day in history birth of tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized   

1688  On January - 18 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  On January - 18 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 January - 18.   

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  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.