January 18: King of Siam Kills the Crown Prince of Burma in Single Combat, San Martín's Army and the Siege of Leningrad

On This Day in History January 18, 2021 Historical Events 532  Nika uprising against Emperor Justinian I in Constantinople fails, 30,000 killed by troops loyal to the Emperor in the Hippodrome 1591  King Naresuan of Siam kills Crown Prince Minchit Sra of Burma in single combat, date is now observed as Royal Thai Armed Forces day 1788  First elements of the First Fleet carrying 736 convicts from England to Australia arrives at Botany Bay to set up a penal colony 1817  José de San Martín leads a revolutionary army over the Andes to attack Spanish royalists in Chile 1871  Second German Empire proclaimed by Kaiser Wilhelm I and Otto von Bismarck 1943  Soviets announce they have broken the long Siege of Leningrad by Nazi Germany by opening a narrow land corridor, though the siege would not be fully lifted until a year later More Historical Events Famous Birthdays A. A. Milne (1882 - 1956) Daniel Williams (1858 - 1931) Kevin Costner 66th Birthday Oliver Hardy (1892 - 1957) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths John Tyler (1790 - 1862) Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936) More Famous Deaths Weekly Quiz for January 13 - 19 Who was the 1st American President to travel overseas by airplane? What is the world's largest office building? Who was crowned the 1st tsar of Russia in 1547? Take the Quiz You Might Like Take Our Weekly Quiz You received this email because you opted in at our website, OnThisDay.com Update Your Preferences | Unsubscribe © 2021 OnThisDay.com 2 Acacia Place, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand