January, 18th in History

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Events

Tuesday 18, 2005:
A U.N. World Conference on Disaster Reduction in Kobe, Japan begins

Saturday 18, 2003:
Canberra firestorm, kills 4 and destroyes 491 homes

Friday 18, 2002:
A Canadian Pacific Railway train carrying anhydrous ammonia derails outside of Minot, North Dakota, killing one man and calling into question the maintenance of CP track and the policy of voice-tracking used by Clear Channel Communications.

Sunday 18, 1998:
Monica Lewinsky affair story on his website The Drudge Report.

Saturday 18, 1997:
Boerge Ousland of Norway becomes the first person to cross Antarctica alone and unaided.

Wednesday 18, 1995:
In southern France near Vallon-Pont-d'Arc a network of caves are discovered that contain paintings and engravings that are 17,000 to 20,000 years old.

Monday 18, 1993:
For the first time, Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is officially observed in all 50 United States states.

Friday 18, 1991:
Eastern Airlines shuts down after 62 years citing financial problems.

Thursday 18, 1990:
Washington, DC, Mayor Marion Barry is arrested for drug possession in an FBI sting.

Tuesday 18, 1983:
The International Olympic Committee restores Jim Thorpe Olympic medals to his family.

Wednesday 18, 1978:
The European Court of Human Rights finds the United Kingdom government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture.

Tuesday 18, 1977:
Australia's worst rail disaster occurs at Granville, Sydney killing 83.

Saturday 18, 1975:
The Jeffersons debuts on CBS.

Wednesday 18, 1967:
Albert DeSalvo, the "Boston Strangler," is convicted of numerous crimes and is sentenced to life in prison.

Saturday 18, 1964:
The Beatles appear on the Billboard magazine charts for the first time.

Saturday 18, 1958:
Willie O'Ree, the first African American National Hockey League player, make his NHL debut with the Boston Bruins.

Thursday 18, 1945:
Liberation of the Budapest ghetto by the Red Army

Tuesday 18, 1944:
The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City for the first time hosts a jazz concert; the performers are Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Artie Shaw, Roy Eldridge and Jack Teagarden.

Monday 18, 1943:
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: The first uprising of Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto.

Wednesday 18, 1939:
Louis Armstrong records Jeepers Creepers.

Saturday 18, 1919:
1919 - Bentley Motors is founded.

Tuesday 18, 1916:
A 611 gram chondrite type meteorite struck a house near the village of Baxter in Stone County, Missouri.

Monday 18, 1915:
Japan issues the "Twenty-One Demands" to China in a bid to increase its power in east Asia.

Wednesday 18, 1911:
Eugene B. Ely lands on the deck of the USS Pennsylvania stationed in San Francisco harbor, marking the first time an aircraft landed on a ship

Saturday 18, 1896:
The X-ray machine is exhibited for the first time.

Monday 18, 1886:
Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England.

Friday 18, 1884:
Dr William Price attempts to cremate the body of his infant son, Jesus Christ Price, setting a legal precedent for cremation in the UK.

Wednesday 18, 1871:
Wilhelm I of Germany becomes the first German Emperor.

Saturday 18, 1862:
The Confederacy suffers its first significant defeat in the American Civil War at the Battle of Mill Springs.

Friday 18, 1861:
Georgia joins the Confederacy.

Sunday 18, 1778:
James Cook is the first known European to discover the Hawaiian Islands, which he names the "Sandwich Islands".

Tuesday 18, 1701:
Frederick I becomes King of Prussia.

Saturday 18, 1670:
Henry Morgan captures Panama.

Friday 18, 1535:
Lima, Peru founded by Francisco Pizarro.

Sunday 18, 1520:
King Christian II of Denmark and Norway defeats the Swedes at Lake Asunde.

Friday 18, 532:
Nika riots in Constantinople fail.

Thursday 18, 474:
Leo II briefly becomes Byzantine emperor

Wednesday 18, 350:
General Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans, proclaims himself Emperor.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/18-january/on-this-day.html


People born on January 18

1983:
Samantha Mumba, Irish singer and actress (b: January 18, 1983) (Biography of Samantha Mumba)

1982:
Quinn Allman, American musician (The Used) (b: January 18, 1982) (Biography of Quinn Allman)

1974:
Michael Tunn, Australian television and radio (b: January 18, 1974) (Biography of Michael Tunn)

1973:
Crispian Mills, British musician (The Jeevas and Kula Shaker) (b: January 18, 1973) (Biography of Crispian Mills)

1972:
Mike Lieberthal, baseball player (b: January 18, 1972) (Biography of Mike Lieberthal)

1971:
Jonathan Davis, American musician (Ko?n) (b: January 18, 1971) (Biography of Jonathan Davis)
Christian Fittipaldi, Brazilian race car driver (b: January 18, 1971) (Biography of Christian Fittipaldi)

1970:
DJ Quik, American rapper (b: January 18, 1970) (Biography of DJ Quik)

1969:
Jesse L. Martin, American actor (b: January 18, 1969) (Biography of Jesse L. Martin)

1967:
Kim Perrot, American basketball player (b: January 18, 1967) (Biography of Kim Perrot)

1966:
David Bautista, American professional wrestler (b: January 18, 1966) (Biography of David Bautista)

1965:
Dave Attell, American writer, comedian (b: January 18, 1965) (Biography of Dave Attell)

1964:
Jane Horrocks, British actress (b: January 18, 1964) (Biography of Jane Horrocks)

1962:
Jeff Yagher, American actor (b: January 18, 1962) (Biography of Jeff Yagher)

1961:
Mark Messier, Canadian hockey player (b: January 18, 1961) (Biography of Mark Messier)

1956:
Sharon Mitchell, American actress (b: January 18, 1956) (Biography of Sharon Mitchell)

1955:
Kevin Costner, American actor (b: January 18, 1955) (Biography of Kevin Costner)

1953:
Brett Hudson, American actor (b: January 18, 1953) (Biography of Brett Hudson)

1950:
Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian race car driver (b: January 18, 1950 ; d: May 8, 1982) (Biography of Gilles Villeneuve)

1949:
Philippe Starck, French designer (b: January 18, 1949) (Biography of Philippe Starck)

1947:
Takeshi Kitano, Japanese actor and director (b: January 18, 1947) (Biography of Takeshi Kitano)

1946:
Joseph Deiss, member of the Swiss Federal Council (b: January 18, 1946) (Biography of Joseph Deiss)

1944:
Paul Keating, twenty-fourth Prime Minister of Australia (b: January 18, 1944) (Biography of Paul Keating)

1943:
Kay Granger, American politician (b: January 18, 1943) (Biography of Kay Granger)

1941:
Doodles Weaver, Amnerican singer (b: January 18, 1941 ; d: January 17, 1983) (Biography of Doodles Weaver)
David Ruffin, American singer (b: January 18, 1941) (Biography of David Ruffin)

1938:
Curt Flood, baseball player (b: January 18, 1938 ; d: January 20, 1997) (Biography of Curt Flood)

1937:
John Hume, Irish politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998 (b: January 18, 1937) (Biography of John Hume)

1933:
John Boorman, Irish film director (b: January 18, 1933) (Biography of John Boorman)

1932:
Robert Anton Wilson, author (b: January 18, 1932) (Biography of Robert Anton Wilson)

1931:
Chun Doo-hwan, President of South Korea (b: January 18, 1931) (Biography of Chun Doo-hwan)

1922:
Bob Bell, American clown (b: January 18, 1922) (Biography of Bob Bell)

1914:
William Stafford, American poet (b: January 18, 1914 ; d: August 28, 1993) (Biography of William Stafford)
Arno Schmidt, German author (b: January 18, 1914) (Biography of Arno Schmidt)

1913:
Danny Kaye, American actor (b: January 18, 1913 ; d: March 3, 1987) (Biography of Danny Kaye)

1908:
Jacob Bronowski, Polish-born mathematician, poet, and physicist (b: January 18, 1908) (Biography of Jacob Bronowski)

1905:
Joseph Bonanno, Italian-born gangster (b: January 18, 1905 ; d: May 11, 2002) (Biography of Joseph Bonanno)

1904:
Cary Grant, English actor (b: January 18, 1904 ; d: November 29, 1986) (Biography of Cary Grant)

1892:
Oliver Hardy, American comedian and actor (b: January 18, 1892 ; d: August 7, 1957) (Biography of Oliver Hardy)
Paul Rostock, German surgeon (b: January 18, 1892 ; d: June 17, 1956) (Biography of Paul Rostock)

1888:
Thomas Sopwith, British aviation pioneer (b: January 18, 1888 ; d: January 27, 1989) (Biography of Thomas Sopwith)

1882:
A. A. Milne, English author (b: January 18, 1882 ; d: January 31, 1956) (Biography of A. A. Milne)

1850:
Seth Low, American politician (b: January 18, 1850) (Biography of Seth Low)

1849:
Edmund Barton, first Prime Minister of Australia (b: January 18, 1849 ; d: January 7, 1920) (Biography of Edmund Barton)

1848:
Ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer (b: January 18, 1848 ; d: August 17, 1925) (Biography of Ioan Slavici)

1842:
Albert Alonzo Ames, Mayor of Minneapolis (b: January 18, 1842 ; d: November 16, 1911) (Biography of Albert Alonzo Ames)

1840:
Henry Austin Dobson, English poet (b: January 18, 1840 ; d: September 2, 1921) (Biography of Henry Austin Dobson)

1782:
Daniel Webster, American statesman (b: January 18, 1782 ; d: October 24, 1852) (Biography of Daniel Webster)

1779:
Peter Roget, British lexicographer (b: January 18, 1779) (Biography of Peter Roget)

1689:
Montesquieu, French writer (b: January 18, 1689 ; d: February 10, 1755) (Biography of Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu)

1688:
Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b: January 18, 1688 ; d: October 10, 1765) (Biography of Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset)

1672:
Antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (b: January 18, 1672 ; d: December 26, 1731) (Biography of Antoine Houdar de la Motte)

1641:
Franois-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois, French war minister (b: January 18, 1641 ; d: July 16, 1691) (Biography of Franois-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois)

1543:
Alfonso Ferrabosco (I), Italian composer (b: January 18, 1543 ; d: August 12, 1588) (Biography of Alfonso Ferrabosco (I))

885:
Daigo, Emperor of Japan (b: January 18, 885) (Biography of Daigo)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/18-january/births.html

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They left us on January 18

2005:
Lamont Bentley (d: January 18, 2005) (Biography of Lamont Bentley)

2001:
Laurent-Desire Kabila (d: January 18, 2001) (Biography of Laurent-Desire Kabila)
Al Waxman, Canadian actor (b: March 2, 1935 ; d: January 18, 2001) (Biography of Al Waxman)
Edward Farhat (d: January 18, 2001) (Biography of Edward Farhat)

2000:
Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, Austrian architect (b: January 23, 1897 ; d: January 18, 2000) (Biography of Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky)

1997:
Paul Tsongas, U.S. Senator (b: February 14, 1941 ; d: January 18, 1997) (Biography of Paul Tsongas)

1995:
Adolf Butenandt, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b: March 24, 1903 ; d: January 18, 1995) (Biography of Adolf Butenandt)
Ron Luciano (d: January 18, 1995) (Biography of Ron Luciano)

1985:
Wilfrid Brambell, Irish actor (b: March 22, 1912 ; d: January 18, 1985) (Biography of Wilfrid Brambell)

1984:
Vassilis Tsitsanis (d: January 18, 1984) (Biography of Vassilis Tsitsanis)

1980:
Cecil Beaton, English photographer (b: January 14, 1905 ; d: January 18, 1980) (Biography of Cecil Beaton)

1970:
David O. McKay, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b: September 8, 1873 ; d: January 18, 1970) (Biography of David O. McKay)

1969:
Hans Freyer, German sociologist (b: July 31, 1887 ; d: January 18, 1969) (Biography of Hans Freyer)

1967:
Goose Tatum (d: January 18, 1967) (Biography of Goose Tatum)

1966:
Kathleen Norris (d: January 18, 1966) (Biography of Kathleen Norris)

1954:
Sydney Greenstreet, English actor (b: December 27, 1879 ; d: January 18, 1954) (Biography of Sydney Greenstreet)

1952:
Curly Howard, American actor and comedian (b: October 22, 1903 ; d: January 18, 1952) (Biography of Curly Howard)

1940:
Kazimierz Tetmajer, Polish poet and writer (b: February 12, 1865 ; d: January 18, 1940) (Biography of Kazimierz Tetmajer)

1936:
Rudyard Kipling, British writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b: December 30, 1865 ; d: January 18, 1936) (Biography of Rudyard Kipling)

1927:
Carlotta of Mexico (d: January 18, 1927) (Biography of Carlotta of Mexico)

1873:
Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, English novelist and playwright (b: May 25, 1803 ; d: January 18, 1873) (Biography of Edward George Bulwer-Lytton)

1862:
John Tyler, 10th President of the United States (b: March 29, 1790 ; d: January 18, 1862) (Biography of John Tyler)

1677:
Jan van Riebeeck (d: January 18, 1677) (Biography of Jan van Riebeeck)

1583:
Margaret of Austria, regent of the Netherlands (b: December 28, 1522 ; d: January 18, 1583) (Biography of Margaret of Austria (1522-1583))

1547:
Pietro Bembo, Italian cardinal (b: May 20, 1470 ; d: January 18, 1547) (Biography of Pietro Bembo)

1471:
Emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (b: July 10, 1419 ; d: January 18, 1471) (Biography of Emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan)

1425:
Edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (b: November 6, 1391 ; d: January 18, 1425) (Biography of Edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March)

1367:
King Peter I of Portugal (b: April 19, 1320 ; d: January 18, 1367) (Biography of Peter I of Portugal)

474:
Leo I of the Byzantine Empire (d: January 18, 474) (Biography of Leo I of the Byzantine Empire)

-52:
Publius Clodius Pulcher (d: January 18, -52) (Biography of Publius Clodius Pulcher)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/18-january/deaths.html