Historical Events In January - 18

0336  On January - 18 st Mark elected Catholic Pope   

0350  On January - 18 general Maxentius drives out Western Roman emperor Constans   

0474  On this day in history leo II briefly becomes Byzantine emperor.   

0532  On this day in history 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  German king Albrecht I makes his son Rudolf king of Bohemia on this day in history.   

1367  On this day in history pedro I, king of Portugal (1357-67), dies at 46   

1478  Grand Duke Ivan II of Moscow occupies Novgorod on this day in history.   

1479  On this day in history 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 January - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

1543  On January - 18 alfonso Ferrabosco, composer   

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

1591  On January - 18 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  Francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois) on this day in history.   

1644  Perplexed Pilgrims in Boston reported America's first UFO sighting on January - 18.   

1644  1st UFO sighting in America, by perplexed pilgrims in Boston on this day in history.   

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

1650  French Prince Louis II of Condé captured on January - 18.   

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

1659  On January - 18 benedikt Lechler, composer, dies at 64   

1664  On this day in history moise Amyrault, French theologist/vicar, dies   

1666  Adriaen A Bloemaert, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 56 on January - 18.   

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

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

1677  John A van Riebeeck, Dutch founder Cape Colony, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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

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 January - 18.   

1701  Frederik I/Sophie Charlotte van Hanover crowned king/queen of Prussia on this day in history.   

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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  On January - 18 birth of alfonso Ferrabosco, composer   

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 this day in history.   

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  On January - 18 death of publius Clodius Pulcher (murdered) (b. 93 BC)   

0474  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (b. 1419)   

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  Death of Margaret of Austria, regent of The Netherlands (b. 1522) on January - 18.