Historical Events In January - 18
Saturday, 08 February 2025
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 Leo II briefly becomes Byzantine emperor on January - 18.
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 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 January - 18.
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 this day in history.
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 Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer on this day in history.
1580 On January - 18 antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of John), dies at 63
1591 On January - 18 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 this day in history.
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 On this day in history french Prince Louis II of Condé captured
1657 On January - 18 hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau)
1659 Benedikt Lechler, composer, dies at 64 on January - 18.
1664 On this day in history moise Amyrault, French theologist/vicar, dies
1666 Adriaen A Bloemaert, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 56 on January - 18.
1671 Pirate Henry Morgan defeats Spanish defenders, captures Panamá on January - 18.
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 On January - 18 tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized
1689 On January - 18 the birth of Charles de Montesquieu, French philosopher
1689 Charles de Montesquieu, France, philosopher/writer (Letters Persanes) on January - 18.
1691 On January - 18 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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