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File:Elizabethyork2-1-.jpg|Elizabeth of York
File:Elizabethyork2-1-.jpg|Elizabeth of York
File:Ellis's View of Houses at Kealakekua, Memoirs Bishop Museum, Vol. II, Fig. 61.jpg|Houses at Kealakekua, Sandwich Islands, c. 1779
File:Ellis's View of Houses at Kealakekua, Memoirs Bishop Museum, Vol. II, Fig. 61.jpg|Houses at Kealakekua, Sandwich Islands, c. 1779
File:Marionbarry001.jpg|Marion Barry

File:Legionella Plate 01.png|{{nowrap|''Legionella''}} colonies under ultraviolet light
File:Legionella Plate 01.png|{{nowrap|''Legionella''}} colonies under ultraviolet light
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| [[1126]] – '''[[Emperor Huizong of Song|Emperor Huizong]]''' of the [[Song dynasty]] of China abdicated in favour of his son [[Emperor Qinzong of Song|Qinzong]].
| [[1126]] – '''[[Emperor Huizong of Song|Emperor Huizong]]''' of the [[Song dynasty]] of China abdicated in favour of his son [[Emperor Qinzong of Song|Qinzong]].
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| [[1486]] – '''[[Elizabeth of York]]''' married King [[Henry VII of England|{{nowrap|Henry VII}}]], becoming [[List of English royal consorts|queen consort of England]].
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| [[1778]] – English explorer [[James Cook]] became the first known European to reach the Sandwich Islands, now known as the '''[[Hawaiian Islands]]'''.
| [[1778]] – English explorer [[James Cook]] became the first known European to reach the Sandwich Islands, now known as the '''[[Hawaiian Islands]]'''.
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| [[1955]] – [[Chinese Civil War]]: The [[People's Liberation Army]] '''[[Battle of Yijiangshan Islands|engaged]]''' the [[National Revolutionary Army]] on the [[Yijiangshan Islands]], one of the last strongholds of [[Kuomintang|nationalist]] forces near mainland China.
| [[1955]] – [[Chinese Civil War]]: The [[People's Liberation Army]] '''[[Battle of Yijiangshan Islands|engaged]]''' the [[National Revolutionary Army]] on the [[Yijiangshan Islands]], one of the last strongholds of [[Kuomintang|nationalist]] forces near mainland China.
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| [[1977]] – The [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|CDC]] announced that the lung infection '''[[Legionnaires' disease]]''' is caused by a previously unknown [[Bacteria|bacterium]] now known as ''[[Legionella]]''<!-- ''(colonies pictured)''-->.
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| [[1958]] – Members of the [[Lumbee]] tribe arrived to protest at a [[Ku Klux Klan]] rally near [[Maxton, North Carolina]], which turned into '''[[Battle of Hayes Pond|an armed confrontation]]''' between the two.
| Too much uncited
| [[WP:Today's featured article/January 18, 2022|TFA for 2022]]
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| [[2003]] – Bushfires burning out of control '''[[2003 Canberra bushfires|began]]''' blazing through residential areas of [[Canberra]], Australia, eventually killing four people and damaging or destroying more than 500 homes.
| [[2003]] – Bushfires burning out of control '''[[2003 Canberra bushfires|began]]''' blazing through residential areas of [[Canberra]], Australia, eventually killing four people and damaging or destroying more than 500 homes.
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* [[1486]] – '''[[Elizabeth of York]]''' married King [[Henry VII of England|{{nowrap|Henry VII}}]], becoming [[List of English royal consorts|queen consort of England]].
* [[474]] – The young child '''[[Leo II (emperor)|Leo&nbsp;II]]''' became the sole [[List of Byzantine emperors|Byzantine emperor]] upon the death of his grandfather [[Leo I (emperor)|Leo&nbsp;I]].
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* [[1535]] – [[Francisco Pizarro]] '''[[History of Lima|founded Ciudad de los Reyes]]''' (present-day [[Lima]], Peru) as the capital of the lands he conquered for the [[Monarchy of Spain|Spanish crown]].
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* [[1871]] – A number of previously independent states [[Unification of Germany|unified]]<!--not bold, lead too long--> to form the [[German Empire]], with '''[[William I, German Emperor|Wilhelm&nbsp;I]]'''<!-- ''(pictured)''--> as [[German Emperor|its emperor]].
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* [[1788]] – The armed [[Ship's tender|tender]] '''{{HMS|Supply|1759|6}}'''<!--[[HMS Supply (1759)]]-->, the first ship of the [[First Fleet]], arrived at [[Botany Bay]], Australia.
* [[1915]] – Japanese prime minister [[Ōkuma Shigenobu]] issued the '''[[Twenty-One Demands]]''' to China in a bid to increase Japan's power in East Asia.
* [[1915]] – Japanese prime minister [[Ōkuma Shigenobu]] issued the '''[[Twenty-One Demands]]''' to China in a bid to increase Japan's power in East Asia.
* [[1943]] – [[World War II|World War&nbsp;II]]: In '''[[Operation Iskra]]''', the [[Red Army]] established a narrow land corridor to [[Saint Petersburg|Leningrad]], partially easing [[Siege of Leningrad|the protracted German siege]].
* [[1943]] – [[World War II|World War&nbsp;II]]: In '''[[Operation Iskra]]''', the [[Red Army]] established a narrow land corridor to [[Saint Petersburg|Leningrad]], partially easing [[Siege of Leningrad|the protracted German siege]].
⚫
* [[1958]] – Members of the [[Lumbee]] tribe arrived to protest at a [[Ku Klux Klan]] rally near [[Maxton, North Carolina]], which turned into '''[[Battle of Hayes Pond|an armed confrontation]]''' between the two.
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* [[1951]] – Construction of what would become the '''[[United Nations Memorial Cemetery]]''' in [[Busan]], South Korea, the only [[United Nations]] cemetery in the world, began.
* [[1956]] – '''[[Navvab Safavi]]''', an Iranian [[Shia Islam|Shia]] cleric and the founder of the [[Fada'iyan-e Islam|{{nowrap|Fada'iyan-e}} Islam]] fundamentalist group, was executed with three of his followers for attempting to assassinate Prime Minister [[Hossein Ala']].
* [[1958]] – '''[[Willie O'Ree]]''' of the [[Boston Bruins]] played his first game in the [[National Hockey League]], becoming the first [[Black Canadians|black Canadian]] to compete in the NHL.
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* [[1969]] – Thousands of Japanese police stormed the [[University of Tokyo]] after six months of nationwide '''[[1968–1969 Japanese university protests|leftist university student protests and occupation]]'''.
⚫
* [[1977]] – The [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|CDC]] announced that the lung infection '''[[Legionnaires' disease]]''' is caused by a previously unknown [[Bacteria|bacterium]] now known as ''[[Legionella]]''<!-- ''(colonies pictured)''-->.
⚫
* [[1983]] – Thirty years after his death, the [[International Olympic Committee]] presented commemorative medals to the family of American athlete '''[[Jim Thorpe]]''', who had been stripped of his gold medals for playing semi-professional baseball before the [[1912 Summer Olympics]].
* [[1983]] – Singaporean [[Communist Party of Malaya|communist activist]] Tan Chay Wa was executed, leading to a '''[[Tan Chay Wa's tombstone trial|much-publicised trial of his brother]]''' for engraving 'subversive' material on the gravestone.
* [[1983]] – Singaporean [[Communist Party of Malaya|communist activist]] Tan Chay Wa was executed, leading to a '''[[Tan Chay Wa's tombstone trial|much-publicised trial of his brother]]''' for engraving 'subversive' material on the gravestone.
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* [[1990]] – In a [[sting operation]] conducted by the FBI, '''[[Marion Barry]]''' ''(pictured)'', the mayor of Washington, D.C., was arrested for possession of [[crack cocaine]].
* Born/died: | '''[[Tamar of Georgia]]'''<!--Queen--> |d|1213| '''[[Isabella Jagiellon]]'''<!--Polish princess--> |b|1519| '''[[César Cui]]'''<!--Russian composer--> |b|1835| '''[[Edward Bulwer-Lytton]]'''<!--English writer--> |d|1873| '''[[Aleksandra Ekster]]'''<!--Russian/French painter--> |b|1882| '''[[Elena Arizmendi Mejia]]'''<!--Mexican feminist--> |b|1884| '''[[Philippe Starck]]'''<!--French designer--> |b|1949| '''[[Goose Tatum]]'''<!--American basketball player--> |d|1967| '''[[Bruce Chatwin]]'''<!--English writer--> |d|1989| '''[[N. T. Rama Rao|{{nowrap|N. T.}} Rama Rao]]'''<!--Indian actor--> |d|1996
* Born/died: | '''[[Tamar of Georgia]]'''<!--Queen--> |d|1213| '''[[Jobst of Moravia]]'''<!--King of Germany--> |d|1411| '''[[Jean-François de Surville]]'''<!--French explorer--> |b|1717| '''[[Jeanne Quinault]]'''<!--French actress--> |d|1783| '''[[César Cui]]'''<!--Russian composer--> |b|1835| '''[[Edward Bulwer-Lytton]]'''<!--English writer--> |d|1873| '''[[Aleksandra Ekster]]'''<!--Russian/French painter--> |b|1882| '''[[Goose Tatum]]'''<!--American basketball player--> |d|1967| '''[[Vinod Kambli]]'''<!--Indian cricketer--> |b|1972| '''[[N. T. Rama Rao|{{nowrap|N. T.}} Rama Rao]]'''<!--Indian actor--> |d|1996


==Notes==
==Notes==
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'''[[January 18]]'''
'''[[January 18]]''': '''[[Laba Festival]]''' in China (2024)
{{main page image/OTD|File:Marionbarry001.jpg|Marion Barry}}
{{main page image/OTD|File:Ereveld Tanggok.jpg|United Nations Memorial Cemetery}}
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* [[1871]] – [[Unification of Germany|A number of previously independent states united]]<!--not bold, lead too long--> to form the [[German Empire]], with '''[[William I, German Emperor|Wilhelm&nbsp;I]]'''<!-- ''(pictured)''--> as [[German Emperor|emperor]].
* [[474]] – The young child '''[[Leo II (emperor)|Leo&nbsp;II]]''' became the sole [[List of Byzantine emperors|Byzantine emperor]] upon the death of his grandfather [[Leo I (emperor)|Leo&nbsp;I]].
⚫
* [[1951]] – Construction began on the '''[[United Nations Memorial Cemetery|United Nations Military Cemetery]]''' ''(pictured)'', the only [[United Nations]] cemetery in the world, in [[Busan]], South Korea.
⚫
* [[1535]] – [[Francisco Pizarro]] '''[[History of Lima|founded Ciudad de los Reyes]]''' (present-day [[Lima]], Peru) as the capital of the lands he conquered for the [[Monarchy of Spain|Spanish crown]].
* [[1956]] – '''[[Navvab Safavi]]''', an Iranian [[Shia Islam|Shia]] cleric and the founder of the fundamentalist group [[Fada'iyan-e Islam|{{nowrap|Fada'iyan-e}} Islam]], was executed with three of his followers for attempting to assassinate Prime Minister [[Hossein Ala']].
⚫
* [[1788]] – The armed [[Ship's tender|tender]] '''{{HMS|Supply|1759|6}}'''<!--[[HMS Supply (1759)]]-->, the first ship of the [[First Fleet]], arrived at [[Botany Bay]], Australia.
⚫
* [[1969]] – Thousands of Japanese police stormed the [[University of Tokyo]] after six months of nationwide '''[[1968–1969 Japanese university protests|leftist university student protests and occupation]]'''.
* [[1943]] – [[World War II|World War&nbsp;II]]: In '''[[Operation Iskra]]''', the [[Red Army]] established a narrow land corridor to [[Saint Petersburg|Leningrad]], partially easing [[Siege of Leningrad|the protracted German siege]].
⚫
* [[1983]] – Thirty years after his death, the [[International Olympic Committee]] presented commemorative medals to the family of American athlete '''[[Jim Thorpe]]''', who had been stripped of his gold medals for playing semi-professional baseball before the [[1912 Summer Olympics]].
* [[1958]] – '''[[Willie O'Ree]]''' of the [[Boston Bruins]] played his first game in the [[National Hockey League]], becoming the first [[Black Canadians|black Canadian]] to compete in the NHL.
{{Born and died list|'''[[Isabella Jagiellon]]'''<!--Polish princess--> |b|1519| '''[[Elena Arizmendi Mejía]]'''<!--Mexican feminist--> |b|1884| '''[[Philippe Starck]]'''<!--French designer--> |b|1949| '''[[Bruce Chatwin]]'''<!--English writer--> |d|1989| }}
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* [[1990]] – In a [[sting operation]] conducted by the FBI, '''[[Marion Barry]]''' ''(pictured)'', the mayor of Washington, D.C., was arrested for possession of [[crack cocaine]].
{{Born and died list| '''[[Jobst of Moravia]]'''<!--King of Germany--> |d|1411| '''[[Jeanne Quinault]]'''<!--French actress--> |d|1783|'''[[Vinod Kambli]]'''<!--Indian cricketer--> |b|1972}}
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This is a list of selected January 18 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

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  • Satellite view of the Hawaiian Islands
    Satellite view of the Hawaiian Islands
  • Emperor Huizong
    Emperor Huizong
  • Jim Thorpe
    Jim Thorpe
  • Wilhelm I of Germany
    Wilhelm I of Germany
  • Flag of the German Empire, 1871–1918
    Flag of the German Empire, 1871–1918
  • Elizabeth of York
    Elizabeth of York
  • Houses at Kealakekua, Sandwich Islands, c. 1779
    Houses at Kealakekua, Sandwich Islands, c. 1779
  • Marion Barry
    Marion Barry
  • Legionella colonies under ultraviolet light
    Legionella colonies under ultraviolet light

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Blurb Reason
Royal Thai Armed Forces Day in Thailand (1593); refimprove section
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins lots of CN tags
Paryaya Festival inUdupi City, Karnataka, India (2024);}} refimprove
1126 – Emperor Huizong of the Song dynasty of China abdicated in favour of his son Qinzong. refimprove section
1486 – Elizabeth of York married King Henry VII, becoming queen consort of England. Yellow "tone" banner
1778 – English explorer James Cook became the first known European to reach the Sandwich Islands, now known as the Hawaiian Islands. refimprove
1866 – Frederick Binks, the first student, arrives at Wesley College in Melbourne, which is today one of the largest schools in Australia by enrolment. Citations needed, problems with verifying blurb.
1919 – World War I: The Paris Peace Conference opened to set the peace terms for the Central Powers. refimprove section
1955 – Chinese Civil War: The People's Liberation Army engaged the National Revolutionary Army on the Yijiangshan Islands, one of the last strongholds of nationalist forces near mainland China. no footnotes
1977 – The CDC announced that the lung infection Legionnaires' disease is caused by a previously unknown bacterium now known as Legionella. Too much uncited
2003 – Bushfires burning out of control began blazing through residential areas of Canberra, Australia, eventually killing four people and damaging or destroying more than 500 homes. needs more footnotes
Damaris Cudworth Masham |b|1659 source in the article states she was born in 1658, not 1659, and there is some confusion about which is correct; article doesn't clarify either way
Marthinus Nikolaas Ras |b|1853| Orange tagged for notability and citations. Article states birthdate is uncertain

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Notes

January 18: Laba Festival in China (2024)

United Nations Memorial Cemetery
United Nations Memorial Cemetery
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