Historical Events In January - 18

0336  On January - 18 st Mark elected Catholic Pope   

0350  General Maxentius drives out Western Roman emperor Constans on this day in history.   

0474  Leo II briefly becomes Byzantine emperor on this day in history.   

0532  On January - 18 nika uprising at Constantinople fails, 30-40,000 die   

1126  Emperor Huizong abdicates the Chinese throne in favour of his son Emperor Qinzong on this day in history.   

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  On January - 18 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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history the city of Lima, capital of present-day Peru, is founded by Spanish conquistadors on the central Pacific coast of South America.   

1543  On January - 18 alfonso Ferrabosco, composer   

1580  Antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of John), dies at 63 on January - 18.   

1591  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 on January - 18.   

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  On this day in history 1st UFO sighting in America, by perplexed pilgrims in Boston   

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  Hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau) on January - 18.   

1659  Benedikt Lechler, composer, dies at 64 on January - 18.   

1664  Moise Amyrault, French theologist/vicar, dies on this day in history.   

1666  On this day in history adriaen A Bloemaert, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 56   

1671  On January - 18 pirate Henry Morgan defeats Spanish defenders, captures Panamá   

1671  Pirate Henry Morgan defeats Spanish defenders, captures Panama on this day in history.   

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

1685  Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized on this day in history.   

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  English king Willem III travels to The Hague on this day in history.   

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

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0885  Daigo, Emperor of Japan (d. 930) was born on this day in history.   

1519  Isabella JagieÅ‚Å‚o, queen of Hungary (d. 1559) was born on January - 18.   

1543  Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer was born on January - 18.   

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 January - 18 birth of antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (d. 1731)   

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

1688  On this day in history birth of lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765)   

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

0474  On January - 18 death of leo I, Byzantine Emperor (b. 401)   

1367  On this day in history 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  On January - 18 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 this day in history.   

1586  On January - 18 death of margaret of Austria, regent of The Netherlands (b. 1522)