Page 3: Historical Events In March - 18

1829  On March - 18 william Robertson Boggs, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1911   

1830  On this day in history numa D Fustel de Coulanges, French historian/sociologist   

1834  First railroad tunnel in US completed, in Pennsylvania (275 meter long) on March - 18.   

1834  On this day in history in Dorset, England, six labourers, dubbed the Tolpuddle Martyrs, are sentenced to seven years banishment to Australian penal colony for forming a trade union   

1834  In England, six English agricultural laborers are sentenced to seven years of banishment to Australia’s New South Wales penal colony for their trade union activities on this day in history.   

1834  1st railroad tunnel in US completed, in Penn (275 m long) on March - 18.   

1835  Charles Darwin departs Santiago Chile on his way to Portillo Pass on March - 18.   

1837  Grover Cleveland, [Stephen], NJ, 22nd/24th Pres (1885-89, 93-97) on this day in history.   

1838  Jan B Stobbaerts, Flemish painter on March - 18.   

1839  On March - 18 francis Fessenden, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906   

1843  Jules HPFX Vandenpeereboom, premier of Belgium (1899) on this day in history.   

1844  The birth of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian composer on this day in history.   

1844  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Tikhvin Russia, composer (Scheherazade) on this day in history.   

1845  John Chapman, [Johnny Appleseed], American pioneer agronomist dies in Allen County Indiana on March - 18.   

1847  On this day in history first Dutch public telegram   

1847  1st Dutch public telegram on this day in history.   

1848  Nathaniel Herreshoff, America Cup yacht designer on March - 18.   

1850  American Express company formed in Buffalo, New York on March - 18.   

1850  Henry Wells & William Fargo forms American Express in Buffalo on March - 18.   

1858  Dutch Van der Brugghen government resigns on this day in history.   

1858  On this day in history the birth of Rudolf Diesel, German inventor of the Diesel engine   

1858  On March - 18 dutch Van der Brugghen govt resigns   

1858  Rudolph C K Diesel, German engineer (Diesel motor) on March - 18.   

1859  Vera Cruz besieged by Miramón (Cons) in Mexican War of Reform on March - 18.   

1859  Vera Cruz besieged by Miramon (Cons) in Mexican War of Reform on this day in history.   

1864  On March - 18 dale Dike on Humber River crumbles drowning some 240   

1864  Karl M Lybeck, Finnish/Swedish language poet (Samlade Arbeten) on March - 18.   

1865  On this day in history battle of Wilson's raid to Selma AL   

1865  On March - 18 congress of Confederate States of American adjourns for last time   

1865  On this day in history battle of Wilson's raid to Selma, AL   

1866  Dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu, composer on this day in history.   

1867  Michael G de Boer, historian (Harbor of Amsterdam) on this day in history.   

1869  On March - 18 the birth of Neville Chamberlain, Former British prime minister   

1869  [Arthur] Neville Chamberlain, British PM (C, 1937-40) on this day in history.   

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

1395  John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter, English military leader (d. 1447) was born on March - 18.   

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  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 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.   

0235  Death of Marcus Aurelius Alexander, Syrian emperor of Rome (222-235), murdered on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1314  On March - 18 jacques De Molay, the last grand master of Order of Knights, dies   

1493  On March - 18 john of Lannoy, Flemish governor/viceroy of Neth/Zealand, dies at 82   

1582  Death of Jean Jaurequi, Basque murderer of Willem of Orange, lynched on March - 18.   

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

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