January 18th
1535 – Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro founded Lima, the capital of Peru.
1788 – The first elements of the First Fleet carrying 736 convicts from England to Australia arrives at Botany Bay.
1944 – Soviet forces liberate Leningrad, effectively ending a three year Nazi siege, known as the Siege of Leningrad.
2003 – The Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial jet, was unveiled at a ceremony in Toulouse, France
2007 – The strongest storm in the United Kingdom in 17 years kills 14 people, Germany sees the worst storm since 1999 with 13 deaths. Hurricane Kyrill, causes at least 44 deaths across 20 countries in Western Europe. Other losses include the Container Ship MSC Napoli destroyed by the storm off the coast of Devon, England.
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