Historical Events In January - 18

0336  On January - 18 st Mark elected Catholic Pope   

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

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

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

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

1307  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1479  Louis IX, the Rich, duke of Bayern (U of Ingolstadt), dies at 61 on January - 18.   

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

1520  On January - 18 christian II of Denmark & Norway defeats the Swedes at Lake Asunde   

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

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 January - 18.   

1543  Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer on January - 18.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1644  On this day in history perplexed Pilgrims in Boston reported America's first UFO sighting   

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 January - 18.   

1650  On January - 18 french Prince Louis II of Condé captured   

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

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

1664  On this day in history moise Amyrault, French theologist/vicar, dies   

1666  Adriaen A Bloemaert, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 56 on this day in history.   

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

1671  Pirate Henry Morgan defeats Spanish defenders, captures Panama on January - 18.   

1677  On this day in history john A van Riebeeck, Dutch founder Cape Colony, dies at 57   

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

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

1689  Charles de Montesquieu, France, philosopher/writer (Letters Persanes) on this day in history.   

1691  On this day in history english king Willem III travels to The Hague   

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

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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 this day in history birth of alfonso Ferrabosco, composer   

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

1657  On this day in history birth of hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau)   

1672  Antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (d. 1731) was born on January - 18.   

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

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 January - 18.   

1425  On January - 18 death of edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (b. 1391)   

1471  Death of Emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (b. 1419) on this day in history.   

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

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.