January 18

Events

 * - General deposes , proclaims himself Emperor.
 * - briefly becomes
 * - in  fail.
 * - abdicates the Chinese throne to his son
 * - of England marries, daughter of.
 * - King of  and  defeats the  at.
 * - Spanish conquistador, the capital of.
 * - reopens the  for its third and final session.
 * - captures.
 * - becomes King of.
 * - Representatives of the New Hampshire Grants declare the independence of the from Britain.
 * - is the first known  to discover the, which he names the "."
 * - The first elements of the carrying 736 convicts from  to  arrives at.
 * - -  joins, , , and  in  from the.
 * - is proclaimed the first  in the 'Hall of Mirrors' of the  towards the end of the . The empire, to the Germans, was known as The Second Reich
 * - attempts to  the body of his infant son, Jesus Christ Price, setting a legal precedent for cremation in the.
 * - Modern is born with the formation of  in.
 * - The machine is exhibited for the first time.
 * -, the President of the United States, sends a radio message to : the first transatlantic radio transmission originating in the United States.
 * - lands on the deck of the  stationed in  harbor, marking the first time an aircraft landed on a ship.
 * - explorer  arrives at the  only to find that, the  explorer, had preceded them by just over a month.
 * - A flotilla defeats the  in the  during the, securing the islands of the Northern Aegean Sea for Greece.
 * - issues the "" to the  in a bid to increase its power in.
 * - A 611 chondrite type  struck a house near the village of  in.
 * - :  delivers his  speech in front of Congress.
 * - : The opens in, .   becomes Prime Minister of the newly independent Poland.
 * 1919  -  is founded.
 * - : The first uprising of s in the.
 * - The in  for the first time hosts a  concert; the performers are, , , ,  and.
 * 1944  -  forces liberate, effectively ending a three year  siege, known as the.
 * - Liberation of the by the
 * - occurred.
 * -, the first  player, makes his  debut.
 * - Plans are revealed for the in.
 * -, the "," is convicted of numerous crimes and is sentenced to life in prison.
 * - crashes into  resulting in the loss of all 32 passengers and six crewmembers.
 * - A Disengagement of Forces agreement is signed between the i and ian governments, ending conflict on the Egyptian front of the.
 * - Scientists identify a previously unknown as the cause of the mysterious.
 * 1977  - 's worst,  killing 83.
 * - The finds the  government guilty of mistreating prisoners in, but not guilty of.
 * - : "Diamond Crash" kills four team members.
 * - The restores  Olympic medals to his family.
 * -, Mayor is arrested for  possession in an  sting.
 * - shuts down after 62 years citing financial problems.
 * - For the first time, is officially observed in all 50.
 * - The, a possible  in . Witnesses claim to have seen a fireball in the sky lasting for almost one minute.
 * - In southern near  cave paintings and engravings over 17,000 years old discovered.
 * - In north west, militia members kill 3  aid workers, 3 soldiers and seriously wound one other.
 * 1997  -  of  becomes the first person to cross  alone and unaided.
 * - : breaks the  -  affair story on his website.
 * - The strange impacted the.
 * - The digital television channel  was launched.
 * - is finally declared over.
 * 2002  - A  train carrying anhydrous  derails outside of, killing one man and calling into question the maintenance of CP track and the policy of  used by.
 * - A kills 4 people and destroys more than 500 homes in Canberra, Australia.
 * - A  in  begins.
 * - The strongest storm in the for 17 years kills 14 people,  sees the worst storm since  with 13 deaths. , caused at least 44 deaths across 20 countries in . Other losses include the   destroyed by the storm of the coast of ,.

Births

 * -, (d. )
 * -, queen of Hungary (d. )
 * -, Italian composer (d. )
 * -, French war minister (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, British lexicographer (d. )
 * -, American statesman (d. )
 * -, queen of The Netherlands (d. )
 * -, American farmer who patented barbed wire (d. )
 * -, German biblical scholar (d. )
 * -, English poet (d. )
 * -, French composer (d. )
 * -, Mayor of Minneapolis (d. )
 * -, Transylvanian writer (d. )
 * -, 1st (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, American telephone pioneer (d. )
 * -, African-American surgeon (d. )
 * -, Nicaraguan Journalist, Diplomat, Poet (d. )
 * -,  businessman (d.)
 * -, French general (d. )
 * -, French publisher (d. )
 * -, English author (d. )
 * -, German writer and translator (d. )
 * -, British aviation pioneer (d. )
 * -, American comedian and actor (d. )
 * 1892  -, German surgeon (d. )
 * -, Russian mathematician (d. )
 * -, English actor (d. )
 * 1904  -, American accordionist (d. )
 * -, Italian-born gangster (d. )
 * -, Polish-born mathematician, poet, and physicist (d. )
 * 1908  -  (d. )
 * -, English economist (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, German author (d. )
 * -, Greek singer and songwriter (d. )
 * -, Taiwanese businessman
 * -, French Canadian physician (d. )
 * -, American clown (d. )
 * -, French philosopher (d. )
 * -, Indian veena player (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * -, Irish film director
 * 1933  -, American inventor
 * -, English writer and illustrator
 * -, Quebec actor and theatre director
 * 1935  -, English poet
 * 1935  -, Israeli minister (d. )
 * -, Northern Irish politician, recipient of the in
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, Mexican racing driver (d. )
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * 1941  -, American country/pop singer
 * -, American politician
 * -, twenty-fourth
 * 1944  -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, Spanish singer
 * -, Swiss Federal Councilor
 * -, Japanese actor and director
 * -, French designer
 * 1949  -, American newspaper editor
 * -, Canadian race car driver (d. )
 * -, English footballer
 * 1951  -, Surinamese journalist (d. )
 * -, American singer, songwriter, and home recording pioneer
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actor
 * 1955  -, Irish artist
 * -, American porn actress
 * 1956  -, English singer
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1961  -, American actor
 * -, American actress
 * -, Governor of Maryland
 * -, British actress
 * -, American writer and comedian
 * -, Russian chess player
 * 1966  -, Brazilian racing driver
 * -, American basketball player (d. )
 * 1967  -, Chilean footballer
 * -, Scottish comic book artist
 * -, American actor and singer
 * 1969  -, American professional wrestler
 * 1969  -, American musician and producer ( and )
 * -, American rapper
 * 1970  -, Belgian cyclist
 * -, American musician
 * 1971  -, Brazilian race car driver
 * 1971  -, Spanish footballer
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, British musician ( and )
 * -, Australian television and radio
 * 1974  -, American actor
 * 1974  -, English musician
 * 1974  -
 * -, American actor
 * 1977  -, Russian tennis player
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, Taiwanese singer and producer
 * 1979  -, Portuguese footballer
 * 1979  -, American ice hockey player
 * -, English footballer
 * 1980  -, American football player
 * -, South Korean model and actor
 * 1981  -, Jamaican footballer
 * -, American musician
 * 1982  -, American harpist/singer-songwriter
 * -, Irish singer and actress
 * -, American dancer
 * 1984  -, American child prodigy
 * 1984  -, Estonian singer
 * 1984  -, Korean-American mass murderer  (d. )
 * -, Italian footballer
 * -, Swiss footballer
 * -, Italian footballer
 * -, Swiss footballer

Deaths

 * - (murdered)
 * -, , (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. )
 * -, regent of The (b. )
 * -, French theologian (b. )
 * -, Dutch merchant (b. )
 * -, Russian poet (b. )
 * -, 10th (b. )
 * -, English author (b. )
 * -, French physicist (b. )
 * -, Swiss Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. )
 * -, French statesman (b. )
 * -, Actor (b. )
 * - Empress (b. )
 * -, British writer, (b. )
 * -, Polish writer (b. )
 * -, American actor and comedian (b. )
 * -, English actor (b. )
 * -, leader of the (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, American basketball player (b. )
 * -, German sociologist (b. )
 * -, president of (b. )
 * -, Pakistani philosopher, critic and writer (b. )
 * 1978  -, English musician (b. )
 * - Sir, English fashion designer (b. )
 * -, Greek singer and songwriter (b. )
 * -, Irish actor (b. )
 * -, German chemist, (b. )
 * 1995  -, American baseball umpire (b. )
 * - ,Indian film actor (b.)
 * -, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts (b. )
 * -, Austrian architect (b. )
 * -, Canadian actor (b. )
 * -, American professional wrestler (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Polish poet (b. )
 * -, American musician (/) (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * Day (in observance of the birthday of, 1882.)
 * festival at held every alternate years 2006, 2008, 2010 etc.

Religious observances

 * The Feast of the observed in Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican and Lutheran churches.
 * Feast day of (Eastern Orthodox)
 * Feast day of
 * Feast day of
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