Page 6: Historical Events In March - 18

1918  On this day in history willem Coenen, composer, dies at 80   

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

1919  Order of DeMolay forms in Kansas City on March - 18.   

1919  On March - 18 laila Schou Nilsen, Norway, downhill skier (Olympic-gold-1936)   

1920  Greece adopts the Gregorian calendar on March - 18.   

1920  Eric Halsall, sheepdog trial commentator on March - 18.   

1921  Steamer "Hong Kong" runs aground off Swatow China killing 1,000 on March - 18.   

1921  On this day in history 2nd Peace of Riga, Poland enlarged   

1922  On this day in history british magistrates in India sentence Mohandas K Gandhi to 6 years for disobedience   

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

1922  Egon Bahr, German journalist/politician on March - 18.   

1923  Andy Granatelli, American motorsports entrepreneur on March - 18.   

1924  On March - 18 madhussudan Rege, cricketer (15 runs in only Test India v WI 1948-49)   

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

1925  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 on March - 18.   

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

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

1927  On this day in history george Plimpton, NYC, sports writer (Paper Lion)   

1928  Paul van Ostaijen, Flemish writer (Outlawed), dies at 32 on this day in history.   

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

1930  On this day in history boston Bruins win record 20th NHL home game   

1931  On March - 18 first electric razors made in the United States   

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

1931  The first electric shavers go on sale in US (Schick) on this day in history.   

1931  1st electric shavers go on sale in US (Schick) on this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history uS Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Maribel Vinson   

1933  On March - 18 uS Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Roger Turner   

1933  On this day in history radio Clube de Mocambique's, 1st radio transmission   

1933  On March - 18 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  Gas explosion in school in New London TX; 296 die on March - 18.   

1937  Gas explosion in school in New London Texas: 294 die on March - 18.   

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 March - 18.   

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1380  Liduina van Schiedam, Dutch "Christ's bride"/saint was born on this day in history.   

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

1496  On this day in history birth of mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England and queen consort of Louis XII of France (d. 1533)   

1548  Cornelis Ketel, Dutch portrait painter/poet was born on March - 18.   

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

1578  On this day in history birth of adam Elsheimer, German painter/cartoonist/etcher, baptized   

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

0978  On March - 18 death of edward, the Martyr, King of Anglo-Saxons (975-78)/st, murdered at 15   

1227  On this day in history honorius III, [Cencio Savelli], Pope (1216-27), dies   

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

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 March - 18.   

1583  On this day in history death of king Magnus of Livonia (b. 1540)   

1584  Ivan IV, the terrible, Russian tsar (1547-84), dies at 53 on this day in history.