January 18 holidays in 2017

Historical Events on January 18

• 1871: Although Wilhelm I of Germany was named Kaiser Wilhelm since the January 1^st constitution, he was reluctant to accept it. He does except the title on this day when the proclamation is made in the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles in France.
• 1866: The Hockey Association is formed in England. This thereby marks the modern version of the sport.
• 1911: Eugene B. Ely does an aviation first by landing his airplane on the USS Pennsylvania – a ship that was stationed in San Francisco Bay.
• 1915: In an attempt to bolster its power in Asia, Japan issues China a list of 21 demands.
• 1941: During WWII, British troops launch an attack against Italian East Africa.
• 1943: Jew rise up against the Nazis in the first Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
• 1945: The Soviets librate the city of Krakow, Poland during WWII.
• 1967: The Boston Strangler – Albert DeSalvo – receives a sentence of life imprisonment.
• 1977: A bacterium that went previously unidentified is identified by scientists as the cause of a mysterious disease known as Legionnaires Disease.
• 1977: Over 80 people are killed in Granville, Sydney during a rail disaster marked as one of the worst in Australia’s history.
• 1981: Two base jumpers, Phil Smith and Phil Mayfield, become the first two people to base jump from objects in 4 different categories when they jump off a skyscraper in Houston.
• 1990: Mayor Marion Barry of Washington, D.C., is arrested in a Federal Bereau of Investigation sting for possession of drugs.
• 2002: The Sierra Leone Civil War ends on this day.

Famous Birthdays on January 18

• American politician and lawyer, Daniel Webster is born in 1782.
• English author and poet, Henry Austin Dobson is born in 1840.
• English author and playwright, A.A. Milne is born in 1882.
• American actor and director, Kevin Costner is born in 1955.
• NHL player, coach and sportscaster, Mark Messier is born in 1961.
• American baseball player Brady Anderson is born in 1964.