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RE: January 18th

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On January 18, 2012, snow fell in several places in western Algeria
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahara#Snow_and_ice

The Gemini South telescope was dedicated on January 18, 2002
http://www.gemini.edu/media/GSDedication/

On January 18, 2003, a huge bushfire hit Canberra and Mount Stromlo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Stromlo_Observatory#History

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James Cook discovered the Hawaiian Islands on the 18th January, 1778
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t4961208/kilauea/

HMS Supply of the First Fleet arrived at Botany Bay in 1788
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Supply_(1759)

Børge Ousland made the first unassisted Antarctic solo crossing, finishing on 18 January 1997.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boerge_Ousland

On January 18, 1911, Eugene Ely landed his airplane on a platform on USS Pennsylvania
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Burton_Ely#Naval_aviation_firsts

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Fleetsatcom 3 was launched on 18 January 1980 at 01:26 UTC
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLTSATCOM-3

Soyuz 5 re-entered the Earths atmosphere on the 18th January 1969
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_5

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Jeffrey Nels Williams (born January 18, 1958) is a retired United States Army officer and a NASA astronaut.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Williams_(astronaut)

Vladimir Bugrov (born January 18, 1933) is a retired cosmonaut.
http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/cosmonauts/english/bugrov_vladimir.htm

Dr. Wolfgang Benjamin Klemperer (January 18, 1893 - March 25, 1965) was a pioneer of early aviation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Klemperer

Dr. Amy J. Barger (born January 18, 1971) is an American astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Barger

David Bedell Pickering (1873-1946) was an amateur astronomer
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1946PA.....54..443C

Wertha Pendleton Cole (January 18, 1891 - January 1, 1959) was an American educational administrator and astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wertha_Pendleton_Cole

Paul Ehrenfest (January 18, 1880 - September 25, 1933) was an Austrian and Dutch physicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Ehrenfest

Arthur Scott King (January 18, 1876 - April 17, 1957) was an American physicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Scott_King

The bones of the Red Lady of Paviland were discovered between 18th and 25th January 1823
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47352801/red-lady-of-paviland/

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On January 18, 1896 an X-ray machine was formally displayed by H.L. Smith.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t41744033/x-ray-machine/

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NGC 1662 was discovered by William Herschel on the 18th January 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56303726/ngc-1662/

NGC 2264 was discovered by William Herschel on the 18th January 1784
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t5188130/ngc2264/

NGC 3342 was discovered by William Herschel on the 18th January 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56303676/ngc-3342/

NGC 4119 was discovered by William Herschel on the 18th January 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t63270210/ngc-4119/

NGC 5125 was discovered by John Herschel on the 18th January 1828.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56303658/ngc-5125/

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SN 1988A in Messier 58 was discovered by Kaoru Ikeya on January 18, 1988
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_58#Supernovae

It was announced in 1989 that the SN 1987A pulsar had been found (claim was later retracted)
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1989Natur.338..234K

Asteroid 221 Eos was discovered by Johann Palisa on January 18, 1882
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/221_Eos

After Herschel discovered Titania and Oberon on January 11, 1787, he subsequently believed that he had observed four other moons: two on January 18 and February 9, 1790, and two more on February 28 and March 26, 1794.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moons_of_Uranus#Spurious_moons

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The January bootid meteor shower reaches maximum around January 16-18
http://meteorshowersonline.com/showers/january_bootids.html

A fireball was observed over Ireland at 18:00, 18 January 2011
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t40604939/irish-fireball/

On Jan. 18, 1955, Luther Hawthorne reported that his house filled with smoke after a meteorite strike
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56303613/luther-hawthorne-meteorite/

The Cando event was an explosion that occurred in the village of Cando, Spain, in the morning of January 18, 1994.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t36845524/cando-event/

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Meteorites

The Cosina (H5) meteorite fell in Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico, at 11:00 a.m. on the ??th January, 1844.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56303478/cosina-meteorite/

The Baxter (L6) meteorite fell in Missouri, USA, on the 18th January, 1916.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t24175694/baxter-meteorite/

The Tagish Lake (C2) meteorite fell in British Columbia, Canada, on the 18th January, 2000.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t33368580/tagish-lake-meteorite/

The Lorton (L6) meteorite fell in Virginia USA, on the 18th January, 2010.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t33581089/lorton-meteorite/

On January 18, 1982, the lunar meteorite ALHA 81005, was found in Antarctica.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56306384/alha-81005/