Historical Events In January - 18

0336  On this day in history st Mark elected Catholic Pope   

0350  On January - 18 general Maxentius drives out Western Roman emperor Constans   

0474  Leo II briefly becomes Byzantine emperor on January - 18.   

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

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

1307  German king Albrecht I makes his son Rudolf king of Bohemia on January - 18.   

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  King Henry VII of England marries Elizabeth, daughter of Edward IV on this day in history.   

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

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

1535  Francisco Pizarro founds Lima Peru on January - 18.   

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 this day in history alfonso Ferrabosco, composer   

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

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  On this day in history francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois)   

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

1644  On January - 18 1st UFO sighting in America, by perplexed pilgrims in Boston   

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 this day in history hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau)   

1659  On this day in history benedikt Lechler, composer, dies at 64   

1664  Moise Amyrault, French theologist/vicar, dies on January - 18.   

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

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  Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized on this day in history.   

1689  The birth of Charles de Montesquieu, French philosopher on January - 18.   

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  Frederik I/Sophie Charlotte van Hanover crowned king/queen of Prussia on January - 18.   

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0885  Daigo, Emperor of Japan (d. 930) was born on January - 18.   

1519  On January - 18 birth of isabella JagieÅ‚Å‚o, queen of Hungary (d. 1559)   

1543  On this day in history birth of alfonso Ferrabosco, composer   

1641  On January - 18 birth of francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois)   

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  On January - 18 death of publius Clodius Pulcher (murdered) (b. 93 BC)   

0474  Death of Leo I, Byzantine Emperor (b. 401) on this day in history.   

1367  On January - 18 pedro I, king of Portugal (1357-67), dies at 46   

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 January - 18.   

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

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)