Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/January 18
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January 18: Royal Thai Armed Forces Day (Thailand, 1591); the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins
- 1126 – Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty of China abdicated the throne in favour of his son Qinzong.
- 1884 – Welsh physician William Price was arrested for attempting to cremate his deceased infant son; he was acquitted in the subsequent trial, which led to the legalisation of cremation in the United Kingdom.
- 1919 – World War I: The Paris Peace Conference opened in Versailles, France, to set the peace terms for the Central Powers.
- 1943 – World War II: As part of Operation Iskra, the Soviet Red Army broke the Siege of Leningrad, opening a narrow land corridor to the city.
- 1958 – African Canadian Willie O'Ree of the Boston Bruins played his first game in the National Hockey League, breaking the color barrier in professional ice hockey.
- 1990 – In a sting operation conducted by the FBI, Mayor of Washington, D.C., Marion Barry (pictured) was arrested for possession of crack cocaine.