Page 4: Historical Events In January - 18

1884  General Charles Gordon departs London for Khartoum on this day in history.   

1884  Arthur Ransome, English author (Swallows & Amazons) on January - 18.   

1886  On this day in history modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England.   

1886  Antoine Pevsner, French sculptor on January - 18.   

1886  On January - 18 michal Czajchovski, [Sadik Pasja], writer, dies   

1890  Amadeus I FM, king of Spain (1870-73), dies at 44 on January - 18.   

1892  The birth of Oliver Hardy, American comedian on January - 18.   

1892  On January - 18 oliver Hardy, Harlem Ga, comedy team member (Laurel & Hardy)   

1893  On this day in history john Lawrence Seymour, composer   

1894  Wilhelm HC Tenhaeff, Dutch parapsychologist on January - 18.   

1895  On January - 18 amsterdam's AFC soccer team forms   

1896  On this day in history british troops occupy Kumasi, West Africa   

1896  On this day in history the first demonstration of an x-ray machine in the US, New York City NY   

1896  On January - 18 1st demonstration of an X-ray machine in US (NYC)   

1896  On this day in history hans H Holm, Norwegian poet (Jonsoknatt)   

1900  Jan Blockx's "Tÿl Uilenspiegel" premieres in Brussels on January - 18.   

1901  Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Graves De Communi Re on this day in history.   

1901  On January - 18 arie Querido, Dutch social psychiatrist   

1902  On this day in history filippo Marchetti, composer, dies at 70   

1903  Berthold Goldschmidt, German/British (opera)composer (Beatrice Cenci) on this day in history.   

1904  The birth of Cary Grant, American Hollywood film actor2007 Comet McNaught, the brightest comet to appear in over 40 years, becomes visible over the Southern Hemisphere. Hurricane Kyrill creates havoc as it passes across northern Europe.jan 18 - The strongest storm in the UK for 17 years kills 14 people, Germany sees the worst storm since 1999 with 13 deaths. Hurricane Kyrill, caused at least 44 deaths across 20 countries in Western Europe. Other losses include the Container Ship MSC Napoli destroyed by the storm of the coast of Devon, England on this day in history.   

1904  Cary Grant, England, actor (Arsenic & Old Lace, North by Northwest) on January - 18.   

1904  On this day in history the birth of Cary Grant, American Hollywood film actor   

1905  On January - 18 french government of Combes falls   

1905  French govt of Combes falls on January - 18.   

1905  Chick Chandler, Kingston NY, actor (Barney-One Happy Family) on January - 18.   

1906  Hans Aeschbacher, Swiss sculptor (Venus de Six-Tours) on January - 18.   

1906  On January - 18 bartolomé Mitre, president of Argentina (1862-70), dies at 84   

1907  Variety magazine publishes film reviews for the first time on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history janos Ferencsik, Budapest Hungary, conductor (Budapest Opera)   

1908  On this day in history frederick Delius' "Brigg Fair," premieres   

1908  Albert P Morano, (Rep-R-Conn, 1951-59) on January - 18.   

1910  Arthur John Howard, actor (Frieda, Last Holiday, Paradiso, Glass Cage) on January - 18.   

1911  On January - 18 a plane lands on the deck of a ship for the first time, in the USA   

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0885  On this day in history 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  Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer was born on January - 18.   

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

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  Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765) was born on January - 18.   

0052  On this day in history death of publius Clodius Pulcher (murdered) (b. 93 BC)   

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

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 this day in history.   

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  Death of Margaret of Austria, regent of The Netherlands (b. 1522) on this day in history.