January 18

January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar . Following are still 347 days (348 days in a leap year ) until the end of the year.

Content

 * 1 Events
 * 2 Birth
 * 3 Deceased
 * 4 Celebration / memorial
 * 5 Weather Extremes
 * 5.1 Netherlands
 * 5.2 Belgium

Events [ edit ]

 * General
 * 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople : Emperor Justinian orders to suppress the uprising in the capital. He lets the Hippodrome close and commanded by General Belisarius be massacred about 30,000 citizens.
 * 1929 - IJe Wijkstra kills in Groningen Grootegast four policemen that his mistress Aaltje van der Tuin want to take away with him.
 * 1990 - The FBI caught the mayor of Washington , Marion Barry, red-handed using cocaine .


 * Art
 * 1975 - As of today, the psychologist Henk Jurriaans 25 days every day for an hour as a living work of art in Amsterdam's Stedelijk Museum .


 * Media
 * 2012 - The English part of Wikipedia goes offline 24 hours in protest against the SOPA bill in the United States . [1]


 * Politics
 * 350 - Magnus Magnentius, Roman usurper , lets himself during a banquet in Augustodonum ( Gaul ) proclaim emperor.
 * 474 - Emperor Leo I dies in Constantinople to dysentery and is succeeded by his grandson, the 6-year-old Leo II .
 * 1871 - Wilhelm I, the first emperor of the German Empire .
 * 1966 - Indira Gandhi becomes Prime Minister of India elected.
 * 1974 - Signature of the disengagement between Egyptian and Israeli forces in the Suez Canal, the result of the shuttle diplomacy of Henry Kissinger .


 * Religion
 * 2010 - André-Mutien Léonard, the current Bishop of Namur, will be officially presented as a successor to Cardinal Danneels as Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels.


 * Sport
 * 1963 - The twelfth Elfstedentocht is held under harsh conditions. Reinier Paping wins.
 * 2000 - Swimmer Ian Thorpe tightened in Sydney his own world record in the 200 meters freestyle short course (25 m) up to 1.42,54.


 * Science and Technology
 * 1903 - Guglielmo Marconi establishes a radio link between the United States and England . It was a message in Morse code by President Theodore Roosevelt to the English King Edward VII .
 * 1977 - Discovery of the bacterium that Legionnaires' disease caused.

Born [ edit ]
Charles de Montesquieu, born on January 18, 1689

Louis Claude de Saint-Martin, born on January 18, 1743

Cary Grant, born on January 18, 1904

Arie Boomsma, born on January 18, 1974

Vladimir Miholjević, born on January 18, 1974

Deni Alar, born on January 18, 1990
 * 1657 - Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz, governor of Friesland and Groningen (deceased in 1696 )
 * 1689 - Charles de Montesquieu, French philosopher (deceased in 1755 )
 * 1743 - Louis Claude de Saint-Martin, French writer and philosopher (deceased in 1803 )
 * 1796 - Charles de Brouckère, Belgian politician (deceased in 1860 )
 * 1829 - Louis Van Haecke, Belgian Roman Catholic priest and writer (deceased in 1912 )
 * 1845 - Hermann Grotefend, German archivist and historian (deceased in 1931 )
 * 1867 - Rubén Darío, Nicaraguan writer and poet (deceased in 1916 )
 * 1868 - Pim Kiderlen, Dutch cyclist (deceased in 1931 )
 * 1877 - Floris Stempel, Dutch soccer club founder and chairman (deceased in 1910 )
 * 1880 - Paul Ehrenfest, Austrian physicist (deceased in 1933 )
 * 1880 - Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster, Italian blessed, Cardinal Archbishop of Milan (deceased in 1954 )
 * 1882 - AA Milne, English writer (deceased in 1956 )
 * 1884 - Leo Lauer, Dutch sports journalist (deceased in 1931 )
 * 1886 - Peter Alma, Dutch artist (deceased in 1969 )
 * 1892 - Oliver Hardy, American comedian (deceased in 1957 )
 * 1894 - Wilhelm Tenhaeff, Dutch parapsychologist (deceased in 1981 )
 * 1896 - Ville Ritola, Finnish athlete and Olympic champion (deceased in 1982 )
 * 1898 - Lotte Lenya, Austrian singer (deceased in 1981 )
 * 1900 - George Calnan, American fencer (deceased in 1933 )
 * 1902 - Alida van den Bos, Dutch gymnast (deceased in 2003 )
 * 1902 - Umbo, German photographer and photojournalist (deceased in 1980 )
 * 1904 - Cary Grant, English actor (deceased in 1986 )
 * 1907 - Lina Haag, resistance fighter and prisoner in the women's concentration camp (deceased in 2012 )
 * 1911 - José María Arguedas, Peruvian writer (deceased in 1969 )
 * 1913 - Danny Kaye, American actor and comedian (deceased in 1987 )
 * 1914 - Arno Schmidt, German author (deceased in 1979 )
 * 1915 - Santiago Carrillo, Spanish politician (deceased in 2012 )
 * 1916 - Rudolf Vleeskruijer, Dutch linguist (deceased in 1966 )
 * 1919 - Joan Brossa, Catalan literary and visual artist (deceased 1998
 * 1919 - Toni Turek, German footballer (deceased in 1984 )
 * 1921 - Yoichiro Nambu, Japanese American physicist and Nobel laureate
 * 1921 - Charley van de Weerd, Dutch footballer (deceased in 2008 )
 * 1923 - Gerrit Voorting, Dutch cyclist (deceased in 2015 )
 * 1925 - Gilles Deleuze, French philosopher (deceased in 1995 )
 * 1925 - Rupee Spearmint, Dutch hockey (deceased in 1992 )
 * 1926 - Hannie van Leeuwen, Dutch politician
 * 1929 - Tjerk Vermaning, Dutch amateur archaeologist (deceased in 1987 )
 * 1932 - Lode Van Outrive, Flemish politician (deceased in 2009 )
 * 1933 - John Boorman, English film director-producer and screenwriter
 * 1933 - Ray Dolby, American engineer and inventor (deceased in 2013 )
 * 1934 - Raymond Briggs, British illustrator and author
 * 1934 - Henk Chin A Sen, Surinamese politician (deceased 1999 )
 * 1936 - Ante Žanetić, Yugoslavian footballer and football coach (deceased in 2014 )
 * 1937 - John Hume, Northern Irish politician
 * 1940 - Pedro Rodriguez, Mexican racing driver (deceased in 1971 )
 * 1940 - Iva Zanicchi, Italian singer
 * 1941 - Bobby Goldsboro, American pop and country singer-songwriter
 * 1941 - David Ruffin, American soul singer (deceased in 1991 )
 * 1942 - Johnny Servoz-Gavin, French race car driver (deceased in 2006 )
 * 1942 - Félix Siby, Gabonese civil servant and politician (deceased in 2006 )
 * 1943 - Paul Freeman, British actor
 * 1943 - Jenny Amelia Mulder, Dutch sculptress (deceased in 1994 )
 * 1943 - Jean-Paul Spaute, Belgian footballer and football chairman (deceased in 2009 )
 * 1944 - relus ter Beek, Dutch politician, minister and Queen's Commissioner in Drenthe (deceased in 2008 )
 * 1944 - Paul Keating, Australian politician
 * 1944 - Francisco Rezek, Brazilian professor, politician and judge
 * 1947 - Takeshi Kitano, Japanese media personality, writer and film director
 * 1950 - Gianfranco Brancatelli, Italian racing driver
 * 1950 - Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian racing driver (deceased in 1982 )
 * 1952 - Michael Behe, American biochemist and trailer intelligent design
 * 1952 - Wim Rijsbergen, Dutch footballer and coach
 * 1954 - Ted DiBiase, American professional wrestler
 * 1955 - Kevin Costner, American actor
 * 1955 - Hans van Tongeren, Dutch actor (deceased in 1982 )
 * 1955 - Pol Verschuere, Belgian cyclist
 * 1956 - Martin Heylen, Flemish presenter and program maker
 * 1957 - Arnoldo Iguarán, Colombian footballer
 * 1958 - Bernard Genghini, French footballer
 * 1959 - Marnik Baert, Flemish actor, director and designer
 * 1959 - Marc Calon, deputy of the Dutch province of Groningen
 * 1960 - Anne Evers, Dutch footballer
 * 1960 - Loren Legarda, Filipino politician
 * 1960 - Andrea Pazzagli, Italian footballer (deceased in 2011 )
 * 1961 - Peter Beardsley, English footballer
 * 1962 - Wilma Geldof, Dutch children's author
 * 1963 - Vera Pauw, Dutch football coach
 * 1964 - Christien van der Aar, Dutch television maker
 * 1964 - Tomas Engström, Swedish racing driver
 * 1965 - John Languages ​​, Dutch cyclist
 * 1966 - Stefan van den Broeck, Belgian author
 * 1966 - Alexander Khalifman, Russian chess
 * 1967 - Pieter Huistra, Dutch footballer
 * 1967 - Iván Zamorano, Chilean footballer
 * 1969 - Dave Batista, American wrestler
 * 1969 - Ever Palacios, Colombian footballer
 * 1970 - Peter Van Petegem, Belgian cyclist
 * 1971 - Jonathan Davis, American (metal) singer ( Korn )
 * 1971 - Christian Fittipaldi, Brazilian racing driver
 * 1971 - Josep Guardiola, Spanish footballer
 * 1971 - Peggy Jane the Creator, Dutch actress
 * 1972 - Martin Cruyff, Dutch footballer
 * 1972 - Kjersti Plätzer, Norwegian athlete
 * 1973 - Makiko Ito, Japanese athlete
 * 1973 - Natascha Grinding, Dutch writer and painter (deceased in 2007 )
 * 1973 - Peace Regillio, Dutch footballer
 * 1974 - Arie Boomsma, Dutch presenter
 * 1974 - Princess Claire of Belgium
 * 1974 - Anke English, Dutch actress
 * 1974 - Vladimir Miholjević, Croatian cyclist
 * 1975 - Nurlaila Karim, Dutch (musical) actress
 * 1975 - Arjan Pisha, Albanian footballer
 * 1976 - Laurence Courtois, Belgian tennis star
 * 1976 - Lars Paaske, Danish badminton
 * 1977 - Jean-Patrick Nazon, French cyclist
 * 1978 - Thor Hushovd, Norwegian cyclist
 * 1978 - Bogdan Lobonţ, Romanian football goalkeeper
 * 1978 - Stev Theloke, German swimmer
 * 1979 - Willie Collum, Scottish football referee
 * 1979 - Paulo Ferreira, Portuguese footballer
 * 1980 - Edgar Alvarez, Honduran footballer
 * 1980 - After Lin, Chinese athlete
 * 1980 - Estelle, British singer
 * 1981 - Joost van Bennekom, Dutch athlete
 * 1981 - Alessio Boggiatto, Italian swimmer
 * 1981 - Andrei Karpovich, Kazakh footballer
 * 1981 - Christophe Kern, French cyclist
 * 1981 - Olivier Rochus, Belgian tennis player
 * 1982 - Mary Keitany, Kenyan athlete
 * 1983 - Emiel Sandtke, Dutch actor
 * 1984 - Nasserredine Fillali, Algerian boxer
 * 1985 - Oluwafemi Ajilore, Nigerian footballer (Femi)
 * 1985 - Jacob Clear, Australian canoeist
 * 1985 - Elke Clijsters, Belgian tennis star
 * 1986 - Mateusz Demczyszak, Polish athlete
 * 1986 - Valj and Vita Semerenko, Ukrainian biathlon twins
 * 1987 - Johan Djourou, Swiss footballer
 * 1987 - Vincent Vanryckeghem, Belgian athlete
 * 1988 - Angelique Kerber, German tennis star
 * 1988 - Mustafa Korkmaz, Dutch wheelchair basketball
 * 1988 - Boy van Poppel, Dutch cyclist
 * 1988 - Amelie Rosseneu, Belgian judoka
 * 1989 - Ibrahim Maaroufi, Moroccan-Belgian footballer
 * 1990 - Deni Alar, Croatian-Austrian footballer
 * 1990 - Hayle İbrahimov, Ethiopian / Azerbaijani athlete
 * 1990 - Sofija Novoselić, Croatian alpineskiester
 * 1992 - Dagny Knutson, American swimmer
 * 1993 - Roxanne Hazes, Dutch singer
 * 1993 - Juan Fernando Quintero, Colombian footballer
 * 1993 - Morgan York, American actress

Deceased [ edit ]
Rudyard Kipling deceased January 18, 1936

Konstantin Päts deceased January 18, 1956
 * 52 BC. - Publius Clodius Pulcher Roman demagogue
 * 474 - Leo I the Thracian (about 73), emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire
 * 1367 - Peter I of Portugal (46), King of Portugal from 1357 to 1367
 * 1547 - Pietro Bembo (76), Italian cardinal and writer
 * 1586 - Margaret of Parma (63), regent for Philip II of the Netherlands
 * 1677 - Jan van Riebeeck (57), founder of the first European colony in South Africa
 * 1685 - Wentworth Dillon, English poet
 * 1859 - Alfred Vail (51), American inventor
 * 1862 - John Tyler (71), tenth President of the United States
 * 1908 - Herman Snellen (73), Dutch ophthalmologist and professor of ophthalmology
 * 1914 - Georges Picquart (59), French army officer and war minister
 * 1936 - Rudyard Kipling (70), English writer ( The Jungle Book )
 * 1956 - Konstantin Päts (81), President of Estonia
 * 1958 - Beatrix of the Empire (74), Dutch aviation pioneer
 * 1959 - Henri Koot (75), Dutch expert in the field of cryptography and cryptology
 * 1965 - Wilhelm Lamszus (83), German teacher and writer
 * 1985 - Jos Moerenhout (75), Belgian composer and conductor
 * 1986 - Etienne Caron (± 64), Dutch painter
 * 1993 - Niberco (67), Dutch magician
 * 1995 - Felix De Boeck (97), Flemish painter and farmer
 * 1997 - Henry Hermansen (75), Norwegian biathlete and cross-country skier
 * 2000 - Wim Cretaceous (85), Dutch photographer
 * 2000 - Pieter de Wolff (88), Director Dutch Central Planning
 * 2000 - Jester Hairston (98), American choral conductor, composer, and actor
 * 2001 - Boris Stenin (66), Russian speed skater, skating coach and scientist
 * 2006 - Werner Löwenhardt (86), Dutch graphic designer
 * 2006 - Anton Rupert (89), South African entrepreneur and philanthropist
 * 2006 - Östen Warnerbring (71), Swedish singer and songwriter
 * 2007 - Julie Winnefred Bertrand (115), oldest living woman in the world
 * 2008 - Freddie Cavalli (52), Dutch musician
 * 2008 - Allan Melvin (84), American actor
 * 2009 - João Aguardela (39), Portuguese singer
 * 2009 - Kathleen Byron (86), English actress
 * 2009 - Enrique Dumas (73), Argentine tango singer
 * 2009 - Tony Hart (83), English television presenter
 * 2009 - Nora Kovach (77), American-Hungarian ballerina
 * 2009 - Georg Lentz (80), German writer and publisher
 * 2009 - Grigore Vieru (73), Moldavian poet
 * 2010 - Bibeb (95), Dutch journalist
 * 2010 - Kate McGarrigle (63), Canadian folk singer
 * 2011 - George Crowe (89), American baseball player
 * 2011 - Marcel Marlier (80) Belgian illustrator
 * 2011 - Paul Meyers (89), Belgian mayor of Hasselt (1963-1988) and Minister
 * 2011 - French Minnaert (81), Belgian painter
 * 2011 - Sargent Shriver (95), American politician
 * 2012 - Jack Bonnier (85), Dutch mayor
 * 2012 - Jenny Tomasin (75), British actress
 * 2013 - Sean Fallon (90), Irish footballer
 * 2013 - Alfons Lemmens (93), Dutch footballer
 * 2013 - Jon Mannah (23), Australian rugby player
 * 2013 - Morné van der Merwe (39), South African rugby player
 * 2014 - French Vermeyen (70), Belgian footballer
 * 2015 - Piet van der Sanden (90), Dutch journalist and politician
 * 2015 - Ad Smolders (80), Dutch footballer
 * 2015 - Philippe Vocanson (110), French super century rail

Celebration / commemoration [ edit ]

 * Roman Catholic calendar:
 * H. Prisca Rome († ca. 269 )
 * HH. Faustina and Liberata (Liberd) († 580 )
 * H. Orion
 * St. Margaret of Hungary († 1271 )
 * Z. Saint Beatrice d'Este († 1262 )
 * Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins

[Netherlands edit ]
Record counts [2]
 * 1963 - Lowest mean daily temperature is -10.3 ° C
 * 2007 - Highest mean daily temperature is 10.6 ° C
 * 1963 - Lowest minimum temperature -18.2 ° C
 * 2007 - Highest maximum temperature 14.1 ° C
 * 1948 - Highest hourly average wind speed 17 m / s (2007: gust of 28 m / s)
 * 1935 - Longest sunshine duration 7.1 hours
 * 1940 - Longest rainfall duration 10.3 hours
 * 2007 - Top etmaalsom of rainfall 24.8 mm
 * 1903 - Lowest mean daily relative humidity 61%
 * 2007 - Department of Public Works for the first time announced a traffic alarm because of the strong winds

Belgium [ edit ]
Record counts [3]
 * 1838 - Lowest mean daily temperature is -15.6 ° C. This is the coldest day ever since 1833.
 * 2007 - Highest mean daily temperature is 11.9 ° C
 * 1838 - Lowest minimum temperature -17.3 ° C
 * 2007 - Highest maximum temperature 14.9 ° C
 * 1945 - Top etmaalsom of rainfall 21.8 mm