Historical Events In March - 18

1918  On March - 18 willem Coenen, composer, dies at 80   

1919  On March - 18 order of DeMolay is established in Kansas City   

1919  On this day in history order of DeMolay forms in Kansas City   

1919  Laila Schou Nilsen, Norway, downhill skier (Olympic-gold-1936) on March - 18.   

1920  On March - 18 greece adopts the Gregorian calendar   

1920  On March - 18 eric Halsall, sheepdog trial commentator   

1921  Steamer "Hong Kong" runs aground off Swatow China killing 1,000 on this day in history.   

1921  2nd Peace of Riga, Poland enlarged on March - 18.   

1922  British magistrates in India sentence Mohandas K Gandhi to 6 years for disobedience on March - 18.   

1922  On this day in history 1st intercollegiate indoor polo championship (Princeton vs Yale)   

1922  Egon Bahr, German journalist/politician on this day in history.   

1923  Andy Granatelli, American motorsports entrepreneur on this day in history.   

1924  Madhussudan Rege, cricketer (15 runs in only Test India v WI 1948-49) on March - 18.   

1924  On this day in history john Frederick Bridge, composer, dies at 79   

1925  On this day in history the worst tornado in U.S. history passes through eastern Missouri, southern Illinois, and southern Indiana, killing 695 people, injuring some 13,000 people, and causing seventeen million dollars in property damage. Known as the "Tri-State Tornado   

1925  (8) 60-MPH tornadoes speed Mo, In, Il, Ky, & Tn kills 689 on March - 18.   

1925  Peter Graves, Minneapolis Mn, actor (James Phelps-Mission Impossible) on this day in history.   

1927  George Plimpton, NYC, sports writer (Paper Lion) on this day in history.   

1928  Paul van Ostaijen, Flemish writer (Outlawed), dies at 32 on March - 18.   

1929  Dmitri Shostakovitch' "The new Babylon," premieres in Leningrad on March - 18.   

1930  Boston Bruins win record 20th NHL home game on this day in history.   

1931  On this day in history first electric razors made in the United States   

1931  On March - 18 juan Bautista Aznar becomes premier of Spain   

1931  On this day in history the first electric shavers go on sale in US (Schick)   

1931  On March - 18 1st electric shavers go on sale in US (Schick)   

1933  On March - 18 uS Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Maribel Vinson   

1933  US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Roger Turner on this day in history.   

1933  Radio Clube de Mocambique's, 1st radio transmission on March - 18.   

1933  On this day in history luigi A duke of the Abruzzi, Italian explorer (Ruwenzori), dies at 60   

1936  On this day in history egon Friedell, Austrian journalist (Kleine Portratgalerie), dies at 58   

1937  On March - 18 gas explosion in school in New London TX; 296 die   

1937  On this day in history gas explosion in school in New London Texas: 294 die   

1938  On this day in history president Cardena of Mexico nationalizes US & British oil companies   

1938  Mexico takes control of foreign-owned oil properties on this day in history.   

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1380  On March - 18 birth of liduina van Schiedam, Dutch "Christ's bride"/saint   

1395  On this day in history birth of john Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter, English military leader (d. 1447)   

1496  Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England and queen consort of Louis XII of France (d. 1533) was born on this day in history.   

1548  On March - 18 birth of cornelis Ketel, Dutch portrait painter/poet   

1556  On March - 18 birth of francois-Hercule de Valois, French duke of Anjou/Brabant   

1578  Adam Elsheimer, German painter/cartoonist/etcher, baptized was born on March - 18.   

1590  On March - 18 birth of manuel de Faria e Sousa, Portuguese historian and poet (d. 1649)   

1602  Jacques de Billy, French mathematician (d. 1679) was born on this day in history.   

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 March - 18.   

1493  On this day in history john of Lannoy, Flemish governor/viceroy of Neth/Zealand, dies at 82   

1582  On this day in history death of jean Jaurequi, Basque murderer of Willem of Orange, lynched   

1583  Death of King Magnus of Livonia (b. 1540) on this day in history.   

1584  On March - 18 ivan IV, the terrible, Russian tsar (1547-84), dies at 53