Historical Events In January - 18

1986  Claire James, actress (Jack Armstrong), dies on this day in history.   

1987  11th Soap Opera Digest Poll Awards - Days of Our Live wins on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history airliner crashes in SW China, killing all 108 on board   

1989  Astronomers discover pulsar in remnants of Supernova 1987A (LMC) on this day in history.   

1989  Candace Thomas marries Steve Garvey on January - 18.   

1989  IBM announces earnings up 10.4% in 1988 on this day in history.   

1989  On January - 18 otis Redding, Dion, Rolling Stones, Temptations & Stevie Wonder inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame   

1989  On January - 18 west Indies beat Australia 2-1 to win the World Series Cup   

1989  On this day in history bruce Chatwin, British writer, dies at 49   

1990  On this day in history arthur J. Goldberg, former Supreme Court justice, and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, is found dead in his Washington, D.C. apartment at age 81.   

1990  South Africa says its reconsidering ban on African National Congress on this day in history.   

1990  Washington DC, Mayor Marion Barry arrested in drug enforcement sting on January - 18.   

1990  On January - 18 washington, D.C., Mayor Marion Barry was arrested in an FBI sting at a downtown hotel and charged with buying and smoking crack cocaine.   

1990  Melanie Appleby, rocker (Mel & Kim), dies of liver cancer at 23 on this day in history.   

1991  Eastern Airlines goes out of business after 62 years on January - 18.   

1991  On January - 18 eastern Airlines stopped flying and said it would liquidate its assets. The announcement followed a two-year effort to escape bankruptcy.   

1991  Iraq launches SCUD missiles against Israel on this day in history.   

1991  Longest tennis match at the Australian Open, Boris Becker beats Italy's Omar Camporese in 5 hours & 11 minutes on this day in history.   

1991  On January - 18 uS acknowledges CIA and US Army paid Noriega $320,000 over his career   

1991  Hamilton Fish, congressman (NY), dies at 102 on this day in history.   

1992  49th Golden Globes on this day in history.   

1992  Actress Joan Chen (Twin Peaks) marries Dr Peter Hui on January - 18.   

1992  On January - 18 comedian Pat McCormick injured in a car accident   

1992  On this day in history john Remme, entertainer, dies of AIDS at 56   

1993  On January - 18 martin Luther King Jr holiday observed in all 50 states for first time   

1993  On January - 18 seven people were killed and nearly 70 more injured when two commuter trains collided on a bridge in Gary, Ind.   

1993  On this day in history west Indies win the World Series Cup, beating Australia 2-0   

1993  M Eleonore Lippits, 1st Dutch female missionary doctor, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1994  On this day in history iran-Contra independent counsel Lawrence Walsh issued his final report on the scandal. He blasted former President Bush for his Christmas Eve 1992 pardons of six Iran-Contra defendants.   

1994  Arthur Altman, songwriter, dies at 83 on January - 18.   

1995  On January - 18 kumble takes 16-99 in match for Karnataka vs Kerala   

1995  On January - 18 officials in Paris announced the discovery of a magnificent display of Paleolithic cave art in southern France.   

1995  On this day in history pope John Paul II begins visit to Australia   

1995  Adolph F J Butenandt, German bio-chemist (Nobel 1939), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

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

1519  On this day in history birth of isabella JagieÅ‚Å‚o, queen of Hungary (d. 1559)   

1543  On January - 18 birth of alfonso Ferrabosco, composer   

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 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  On January - 18 birth of lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765)   

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  On this day in history death of edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (b. 1391)   

1471  Death of Emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (b. 1419) on January - 18.   

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

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

1586  On this day in history death of margaret of Austria, regent of The Netherlands (b. 1522)