Historical Events In January - 18

0336  St Mark elected Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

0350  General Maxentius drives out Western Roman emperor Constans on January - 18.   

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

0532  On January - 18 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 January - 18.   

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

1535  On this day in history francisco Pizarro founds Lima Peru   

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 this day in history.   

1580  On this day in history 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 January - 18 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 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  French Prince Louis II of Condé captured on this day in history.   

1657  Hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau) on this day in history.   

1659  Benedikt Lechler, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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

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

1677  On January - 18 john A van Riebeeck, Dutch founder Cape Colony, dies at 57   

1685  Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized on January - 18.   

1689  On January - 18 the birth of Charles de Montesquieu, French philosopher   

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

1691  English king Willem III travels to The Hague on January - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

1519  Isabella JagieÅ‚Å‚o, queen of Hungary (d. 1559) was born on this day in history.   

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

1641  On this day in history birth of francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois)   

1657  Hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau) was born on January - 18.   

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  Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765) was born on this day in history.   

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 January - 18.   

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  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (b. 1419)   

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 this day in history.   

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