Historical Events In March - 18

1980  On this day in history vostok rocket exploded on launch pad while being refueled, killing 50   

1980  On this day in history erich Fromm, German/US psychoanalyst, dies at 79   

1982  Singer Teddy Pendergrass' spinal cord severed in a car accident on March - 18.   

1982  On March - 18 georg G Lampe, Dutch painter/director (Free Academy), dies at 60   

1983  Umberto of Piemonte, King Umberto II of Italy (1946), dies on this day in history.   

1984  On March - 18 charlie Lau, White Sox coach/renowned hitting instructor, dies at 50   

1985  Capital Cities Communications Inc acquires ABC on March - 18.   

1985  Jack Miller, orch leader (Kate Smith Evening Hour), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history treasury Department announces plans to alter paper money   

1986  On March - 18 bernard Malamud, US writer (Fixer, Natural), dies at 71   

1987  Gerber survey find most popular names for newborns (Jessica & Matthew) on this day in history.   

1987  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1987  Bil Baird, puppeteer (Jack Paar Show), dies at 82 on March - 18.   

1989  On this day in history 27th space shuttle mission, STS-29 (Discovery 8), returns to Earth   

1989  California Quake amusement ride opens at Universal Studios on March - 18.   

1989  On this day in history piet Kruiver, Dutch soccer player, dies at 51   

1990  32-day lockout by baseball owners ends on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history a Tampa little leaguer, dies, after being struck by a pitch   

1990  On March - 18 east Germany's first elections in over sixty years   

1990  On this day in history in a step towards the unification of Germany, the Conservative alliance wins the East German parliamentary elections with 48 per cent of vote.   

1990  Largest Art robbery in the history (Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston), where 12 paintings valued at $100 million are stolen on March - 18.   

1990  On this day in history the first free elections in German Democratic Republic, Conservatives beat Communists   

1990  On March - 18 robin Harris, actor (House Party, Mo' Better Blues), dies at 36   

1991  On March - 18 apple computer head Steve Jobs weds Laurene Powell   

1991  On this day in history mike Tyson beats Razor Ruddock in the 7th round   

1991  More than 70,000 people mass in the streets of several east German cities demanding an end to economic woes on March - 18.   

1991  On this day in history jack McCoy, Radio/TV personality, dies at 72   

1992  Donna Summer gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame on March - 18.   

1992  On this day in history leona Helmsley sentence to 4 years for tax evasion   

1992  Zimbabwe beat England by 9 runs in World Cup at Albury on March - 18.   

1992  Cornelis B Vaandrager, [C Vaan], poet (Giant of Rotterdam), dies at 56 on March - 18.   

1993  On this day in history amsterdam stock exchange hits record ƒ12.2 billion   

1993  On this day in history eddie Murphy marries Nicole Mitchell in NYC   

1994  South Africa Goldstone committee reveals existence of secret police on March - 18.   

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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  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  Cornelis Ketel, Dutch portrait painter/poet was born on March - 18.   

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

1578  On March - 18 birth of adam Elsheimer, German painter/cartoonist/etcher, baptized   

1590  On this day in history birth of manuel de Faria e Sousa, Portuguese historian and poet (d. 1649)   

1602  On this day in history birth of jacques de Billy, French mathematician (d. 1679)   

0235  On March - 18 death of marcus Aurelius Alexander, Syrian emperor of Rome (222-235), murdered   

0978  On this day in history death of edward, the Martyr, King of Anglo-Saxons (975-78)/st, murdered at 15   

1227  On March - 18 honorius III, [Cencio Savelli], Pope (1216-27), dies   

1314  On this day in history jacques De Molay, the last grand master of Order of Knights, dies   

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

1582  On March - 18 death of jean Jaurequi, Basque murderer of Willem of Orange, lynched   

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 this day in history.