Page 6: Historical Events In March - 18

1918  Willem Coenen, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history order of DeMolay is established in Kansas City   

1919  On March - 18 order of DeMolay forms in Kansas City   

1919  On this day in history laila Schou Nilsen, Norway, downhill skier (Olympic-gold-1936)   

1920  On March - 18 greece adopts the Gregorian calendar   

1920  On this day in history eric Halsall, sheepdog trial commentator   

1921  On this day in history steamer "Hong Kong" runs aground off Swatow China killing 1,000   

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

1922  British magistrates in India sentence Mohandas K Gandhi to 6 years for disobedience on this day in history.   

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

1922  On March - 18 egon Bahr, German journalist/politician   

1923  On this day in history andy Granatelli, American motorsports entrepreneur   

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

1924  On March - 18 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 this day in history.   

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 March - 18.   

1928  On this day in history paul van Ostaijen, Flemish writer (Outlawed), dies at 32   

1929  Dmitri Shostakovitch' "The new Babylon," premieres in Leningrad on this day in history.   

1930  On March - 18 boston Bruins win record 20th NHL home game   

1931  First electric razors made in the United States on March - 18.   

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

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

1933  On this day in history uS Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Roger Turner   

1933  Radio Clube de Mocambique's, 1st radio transmission on this day in history.   

1933  Luigi A duke of the Abruzzi, Italian explorer (Ruwenzori), dies at 60 on March - 18.   

1936  Egon Friedell, Austrian journalist (Kleine Portratgalerie), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1937  Gas explosion in school in New London TX; 296 die on this day in history.   

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

1938  President Cardena of Mexico nationalizes US & British oil companies on March - 18.   

1938  On March - 18 mexico takes control of foreign-owned oil properties   

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

1556  On this day in history birth of francois-Hercule de Valois, French duke of Anjou/Brabant   

1578  On March - 18 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  On March - 18 birth of jacques de Billy, French mathematician (d. 1679)   

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

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  Jacques De Molay, the last grand master of Order of Knights, dies on March - 18.   

1493  On March - 18 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  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 March - 18.