Historical Events In January - 18

0336  On this day in history st Mark elected Catholic Pope   

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

0474  On January - 18 leo II briefly becomes Byzantine emperor.   

0532  Nika uprising at Constantinople fails, 30-40,000 die on January - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

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  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 January - 18.   

1535  Francisco Pizarro founds Lima Peru on January - 18.   

1535  The city of Lima, capital of present-day Peru, is founded by Spanish conquistadors on the central Pacific coast of South America on this day in history.   

1543  Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer on January - 18.   

1580  On this day in history antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of John), dies at 63   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

1650  On January - 18 french Prince Louis II of Condé captured   

1650  On January - 18 french Prince Louis II of Condé captured   

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 January - 18 moise Amyrault, French theologist/vicar, dies   

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

1671  On this day in history pirate Henry Morgan defeats Spanish defenders, captures Panamá   

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

1677  John A van Riebeeck, Dutch founder Cape Colony, dies at 57 on January - 18.   

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

1689  The birth of Charles de Montesquieu, French philosopher on this day in history.   

1689  Charles de Montesquieu, France, philosopher/writer (Letters Persanes) on January - 18.   

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 January - 18.   

1519  On this day in history birth of isabella JagieÅ‚Å‚o, queen of Hungary (d. 1559)   

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

1641  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized   

1688  Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765) was born on this day in history.   

0052  Death of Publius Clodius Pulcher (murdered) (b. 93 BC) on this day in history.   

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

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

1425  Death of Edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (b. 1391) on January - 18.   

1471  Death of Emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (b. 1419) on this day in history.   

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 January - 18.   

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