Famous Deaths In March - 18

0235  Death of Marcus Aurelius Alexander, Syrian emperor of Rome (222-235), murdered on March - 18.   

0978  Death of Edward, the Martyr, King of Anglo-Saxons (975-78)/st, murdered at 15 on this day in history.   

1227  Honorius III, [Cencio Savelli], Pope (1216-27), dies on March - 18.   

1314  Jacques De Molay, the last grand master of Order of Knights, dies on this day in history.   

1493  John of Lannoy, Flemish governor/viceroy of Neth/Zealand, dies at 82 on March - 18.   

1582  Death of Jean Jaurequi, Basque murderer of Willem of Orange, lynched on this day in history.   

1583  Death of King Magnus of Livonia (b. 1540) on March - 18.   

1584  Ivan IV, the terrible, Russian tsar (1547-84), dies at 53 on March - 18.   

1675  Death of Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (b. 1606) on March - 18.   

1689  Death of John Dixwell, English judge (b. 1607) on March - 18.   

1690  Charles, duke of Lutherans, dies on this day in history.   

1696  On March - 18 death of robert Charnock, English conspirator   

1745  Robert Walpole, 1st English premier (1722-42), dies at 68 [NS=3/29] on this day in history.   

1746  Death of Anna Leopoldovna, regent of Russia (b. 1718) on March - 18.   

1768  On this day in history lawrence Sterne, writer (Sentimental Journey France & Italy), dies   

1781  On this day in history death of anne Robert Turgot, French statesman (b. 1727)   

1799  John Randall, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1816  Johann Paul Schulthesius, composer, dies at 67 on March - 18.   

1817  On March - 18 johann Jakob Walder, composer, dies at 67   

1823  Jean-Baptiste Sebastien Breval, composer, dies at 69 on March - 18.   

1835  Death of Christian Gunther von Bernstorff, Danish-Prussian statesman and diplomat (b. 1769) on this day in history.   

1845  John Chapman, [Johnny Appleseed], American pioneer agronomist dies in Allen County Indiana on this day in history.   

1870  Joaquin y Garbayo Gaztambide, composer, dies at 48 on March - 18.   

1871  On March - 18 death of augustus De Morgan, Indian-born British mathematician and logician (b. 1806)   

1875  Ferdinand Laub, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1876  On March - 18 f Freiligrath, writer, dies at 65   

1886  Leopold Zunz, German intellect (Synagogue Poetry), dies at 91 on March - 18.   

1889  On March - 18 william Henry Monk, composer, dies at 66   

1898  Death of Matilda Joslyn Gage, American suffragist (b. 1826) on this day in history.   

1899  On March - 18 douglas Strutt Galton, English engineer (rails, trains), dies at 76   

1900  Antonio Nobre, Portuguese poet (So [Lonely]), dies at 32 on March - 18.   

1907  On March - 18 death of marcellin Berthelot, French chemist and politician (b. 1827)   

1913  Death of George I, king of Greece (1861-1913), assassinated by Schinas at 67 on this day in history.   

1917  William Shalders, S Afr cricket batsman (12 Tests 1895-1907), dies on this day in history.   

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1380  Liduina van Schiedam, Dutch "Christ's bride"/saint was born on March - 18.   

1395  John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter, English military leader (d. 1447) was born on this day in history.   

1496  On March - 18 birth of mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England and queen consort of Louis XII of France (d. 1533)   

1548  On this day in history birth of cornelis Ketel, Dutch portrait painter/poet   

1556  Francois-Hercule de Valois, French duke of Anjou/Brabant was born on this day in history.   

1578  Adam Elsheimer, German painter/cartoonist/etcher, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1590  Manuel de Faria e Sousa, Portuguese historian and poet (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.   

1602  Jacques de Billy, French mathematician (d. 1679) was born on March - 18.