Historical Events In January - 18

0336  On January - 18 st Mark elected Catholic Pope   

0350  On this day in history general Maxentius drives out Western Roman emperor Constans   

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 January - 18.   

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

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  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  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 January - 18.   

1644  On January - 18 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  On January - 18 french Prince Louis II of Condé captured   

1650  French Prince Louis II of Condé captured on this day in history.   

1657  On January - 18 hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau)   

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

1664  On January - 18 moise Amyrault, French theologist/vicar, dies   

1666  Adriaen A Bloemaert, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 56 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1543  On January - 18 birth of alfonso Ferrabosco, composer   

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 January - 18.   

1672  Antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (d. 1731) was born on this day in history.   

1685  On January - 18 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  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 January - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

1580  On this day in history 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.