Who was born on January 18

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on January 18, including Curt Flood, Pedro Rodríguez (racing driver), Denise Bombardier. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

53 documented historical events happened on January 18, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The young child Leo II became the sole Byzantine emperor upon the death of his grandfather Leo I. On the same day, in another year: Francisco Pizarro founded Ciudad de los Reyes (present-day Lima, Peru) as the capital of the lands he conquered for the Spanish crown. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.