Page 4: Historical Events In January - 18

1884  General Charles Gordon departs London for Khartoum on January - 18.   

1884  Arthur Ransome, English author (Swallows & Amazons) on January - 18.   

1886  Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England on this day in history.   

1886  Antoine Pevsner, French sculptor on this day in history.   

1886  On January - 18 michal Czajchovski, [Sadik Pasja], writer, dies   

1890  Amadeus I FM, king of Spain (1870-73), dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history the birth of Oliver Hardy, American comedian   

1892  Oliver Hardy, Harlem Ga, comedy team member (Laurel & Hardy) on this day in history.   

1893  On January - 18 john Lawrence Seymour, composer   

1894  Wilhelm HC Tenhaeff, Dutch parapsychologist on this day in history.   

1895  Amsterdam's AFC soccer team forms on this day in history.   

1896  On January - 18 british troops occupy Kumasi, West Africa   

1896  On this day in history the first demonstration of an x-ray machine in the US, New York City NY   

1896  1st demonstration of an X-ray machine in US (NYC) on January - 18.   

1896  On this day in history hans H Holm, Norwegian poet (Jonsoknatt)   

1900  On January - 18 jan Blockx's "Tÿl Uilenspiegel" premieres in Brussels   

1901  Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Graves De Communi Re on this day in history.   

1901  On January - 18 arie Querido, Dutch social psychiatrist   

1902  Filippo Marchetti, composer, dies at 70 on January - 18.   

1903  On this day in history berthold Goldschmidt, German/British (opera)composer (Beatrice Cenci)   

1904  On January - 18 the birth of Cary Grant, American Hollywood film actor2007 Comet McNaught, the brightest comet to appear in over 40 years, becomes visible over the Southern Hemisphere. Hurricane Kyrill creates havoc as it passes across northern Europe.jan 18 - The strongest storm in the UK for 17 years kills 14 people, Germany sees the worst storm since 1999 with 13 deaths. Hurricane Kyrill, caused at least 44 deaths across 20 countries in Western Europe. Other losses include the Container Ship MSC Napoli destroyed by the storm of the coast of Devon, England.   

1904  Cary Grant, England, actor (Arsenic & Old Lace, North by Northwest) on January - 18.   

1904  The birth of Cary Grant, American Hollywood film actor on this day in history.   

1905  On January - 18 french government of Combes falls   

1905  On this day in history french govt of Combes falls   

1905  Chick Chandler, Kingston NY, actor (Barney-One Happy Family) on January - 18.   

1906  Hans Aeschbacher, Swiss sculptor (Venus de Six-Tours) on January - 18.   

1906  On January - 18 bartolomé Mitre, president of Argentina (1862-70), dies at 84   

1907  On this day in history variety magazine publishes film reviews for the first time.   

1907  On this day in history janos Ferencsik, Budapest Hungary, conductor (Budapest Opera)   

1908  Frederick Delius' "Brigg Fair," premieres on this day in history.   

1908  On January - 18 albert P Morano, (Rep-R-Conn, 1951-59)   

1910  On January - 18 arthur John Howard, actor (Frieda, Last Holiday, Paradiso, Glass Cage)   

1911  A plane lands on the deck of a ship for the first time, in the USA on January - 18.   

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0885  On January - 18 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  Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 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  Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765) was born on January - 18.   

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

1425  On this day in history 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  Louis IX, the Rich, duke of Bayern (U of Ingolstadt), dies at 61 on January - 18.   

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.