Historical Events In January - 18

1726  Hendrik D F L, prince of Prussia/diplomat on January - 18.   

1730  Peter II, czar of Russia (1727-30), dies at 14 on January - 18.   

1732  On this day in history jean-Guillain Cardon, composer   

1733  The first polar bear exhibited in America (Boston) on this day in history.   

1733  1st polar bear exhibited in America (Boston) on this day in history.   

1751  On January - 18 ferdinand Kauer, composer   

1760  On January - 18 claudio Casciolini, composer, dies at 62   

1769  On this day in history hakuin Ekaku, Zen teacher (reformer of Rinzai school), dies in Japan   

1777  On this day in history san Jose CA founded   

1777  San Jose California, founded on this day in history.   

1778  On January - 18 captain Cook discovers what is now called the Hawiian Islands   

1778  Captain James Cook stumbles over Sandwich Islands (Hawaiian Islands) on this day in history.   

1778  HMS Supply, first ship of Britain's "First Fleet" to Australia, reaches Botany Bay (Sydney) on January - 18.   

1778  Capt James Cook stumbles over Sandwich Islands (Hawaiian Islands) on this day in history.   

1779  The birth of Peter Roget, Founder of Roget's Thesaurus on January - 18.   

1779  Peter Roget, thesaurus fame/inventor (slide rule, pocket chessboard) on January - 18.   

1782  Daniel Webster, Salisbury NH, orator/politician/lawyer on this day in history.   

1788  The first elements of the First Fleet carrying 736 convicts from England to Australia arrives at Botany Bay to setup a penal colony on January - 18.   

1793  William Henry Havergal, composer on this day in history.   

1795  French admitted to Amsterdam without resistance on this day in history.   

1795  On this day in history governor/Viceroy Willem V flees Scheveningen to England   

1795  On this day in history anna Paulowna Romanova, monarch of Russia/daughter of czar Paul I   

1809  Richard Caswell Gatlin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896 on this day in history.   

1813  On this day in history joseph Farwell Glidden, inventor (1st coml useable barbed wire)   

1815  On January - 18 james Chesnut Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1885   

1817  San Martin leads a revolutionary army over Andes on this day in history.   

1817  San Martinleads a revolutionary army over Andes on this day in history.   

1817  On January - 18 jacques Gregoir, composer   

1818  On January - 18 johannes van Vloten, Dutch literary/theologist   

1820  On January - 18 abraham Buford, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1884   

1829  On January - 18 louis van Haecke, Flemish chaplain/author (Blood to Bridge)   

1831  On this day in history edward Ferrero, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1899   

1835  On this day in history caesar A Cui, Vilna Lithuania, fort architect/composer   

1840  On January - 18 electro-Magnetic Intelligencer, first US electrical journal, appears   

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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 this day in history.   

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  On January - 18 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 January - 18.   

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 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 January - 18.   

1580  On this day in history antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of John), dies at 63   

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