18TH
JANUARY
FEAST DAY OF
"ST PRISCA; ST PETER’S CHAIR,
ROME; ST DESLE OR DEICOLUS; & ST VOLUSIAN." |
| 18TH |
336 |
"ST MARK" BEGINS HIS REIGN AS CATHOLIC POPE. |
| 18TH |
1486 |
"KING HENRY VII" OF ENGLAND
MARRIES "ELIZABETH," DAUGHTER OF "EDWARD IV." |
| 18TH |
1778 |
"CAPTAIN JAMES COOK" DISCOVERS THE "SANDWICH
ISLANDS," LATER RENAMED, "HAWAII." |
| 18TH |
1788 |
HMA SUPPLY, THE FIRST SHIP OF
THE FIRST FLEET TO AUSTRALIA, REACHES BOTANY BAY, SYDNEY. |
| 18TH |
1825 |
A RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL FOR ABORIGINAL CHILDREN OPENS IN
PARRAMATTA. |
| 18TH |
1838 |
THE FIRST RACING CLUB IN MELBOURNE IS
FORMED. |
| 18TH |
1863 |
THE RAILWAY LINE FROM SYDNEY REACHES PENRITH. |
| 18TH |
1869 |
PRINCE ALFRED COLLEGE OPENS IN
ADELAIDE. |
| 18TH |
1911 |
U.S. PILOT "EUGENE ELY" FIRST TO LAND A PLANE ON A
SHIPS DECK, LANDING ON THE USS ‘PENNSYLVANIA.’ |
| 18TH |
1912 |
"CAPTAIN SCOTT" REACHED THE
SOUTH POLE. |
| 18TH |
1933 |
THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKET BOARD CABLES THE MCC TO PROTEST
AGAINST BODYLINE BOWLING. |
| 18TH |
1934 |
"QUEENSLAND AND NORTHERN TERRITORY
AERIAL SERVICES", CHANGES IT’S NAME TO, "QANTAS EMPIRE AIRWAYS". |
| 18TH |
1946 |
ACTOR ‘JOHN WAYNE’ MARRIES FOR THE SECOND TIME TO
MEXICAN GOOD TIME GIRL, "ESPERANZA CHATA BAUER" |
| 18TH |
1950 |
A CYCLONE CAUSES 7 DEATHS &
WIDESPREAD DAMAGE BETWEEN BRISBANE & SYDNEY. |
| 18TH |
1951 |
FIRST USE OF LIE DETECTOR IN NETHERLANDS. |
| 18TH |
1964 |
BEATLES FIRST APPEARANCE ON BILLBOARD
CHARTS, WITH "I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND" AT NUMBER 35. |
| 18TH |
1967 |
"ALBERT DeSALVO" (BOSTON STRANGLER) IS SENTENCED TO
LIFE IN PRISON. |
| 18TH |
1970 |
13 LIVES ARE LOST WHEN CYCLONE
‘ADA’ LASHES DAYDREAM & HAYMAN ISLAND HOLIDAY RESORTS. |
| 18TH |
1977 |
80 PEOPLE ARE DEAD, AND 83 INJURED WHEN THE 6.09am TRAIN FROM
MT. VICTORIA DERAILS AND COLLIDES WITH THE STAUNCHION OF BOLD STREET RAILWAY BRIDGE AT
GRANVILLE, NSW. |
| 18TH |
1978 |
"GEOFF BOYCOTT" CAPTAINS
ENGLAND CRICKET TEAM FOR FIRST TIME; v’s PAKISTAN. |
| 18TH |
1988 |
FIRST FLEET RE-ENACTMENT VESSELS ARRIVE AT BOTANY BAY. |
| 18TH |
1989 |
"CANDACE THOMAS" MARRIES
"STEVE GARVEY." |
| 18TH |
1989 |
DION, THE ROLLING STONES, OTIS REDDING & STEVIE WONDER,
WERE AMONG THE INDUCTEES INTO THE ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME. |
| 18TH |
1992 |
ACTRESS, "JOAN CHEN" MARRIES
"DR. PETER HUI." |
| 18TH |
1995 |
"POPE JOHN PAUL II" BEGINS HIS AUSTRALIAN VISIT. |
| 18TH |
1996 |
"LISA MARIE PRESLEY" FILED
FOR DIVORCE FROM "MICHAEL JACKSON" IN NEW YORK. |
| 18TH |
2000 |
A SONOBOUY FALLS FROM AN RAAF ORION AIRCRAFT & SMASHES
THROUGH THE ROOF OF A HOUSE IN ONTARIO STREET, PANORAMA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA. |
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