Page 9: Historical Events In March - 18

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

1980  On March - 18 erich Fromm, German/US psychoanalyst, dies at 79   

1982  Singer Teddy Pendergrass' spinal cord severed in a car accident on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history georg G Lampe, Dutch painter/director (Free Academy), dies at 60   

1983  Umberto of Piemonte, King Umberto II of Italy (1946), dies on March - 18.   

1984  On this day in history charlie Lau, White Sox coach/renowned hitting instructor, dies at 50   

1985  Capital Cities Communications Inc acquires ABC on this day in history.   

1985  On March - 18 jack Miller, orch leader (Kate Smith Evening Hour), dies at 89   

1986  Treasury Department announces plans to alter paper money on this day in history.   

1986  Bernard Malamud, US writer (Fixer, Natural), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1987  Gerber survey find most popular names for newborns (Jessica & Matthew) on March - 18.   

1987  On March - 18 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1987  Bil Baird, puppeteer (Jack Paar Show), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1989  On March - 18 27th space shuttle mission, STS-29 (Discovery 8), returns to Earth   

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

1989  Piet Kruiver, Dutch soccer player, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

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

1990  A Tampa little leaguer, dies, after being struck by a pitch on March - 18.   

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

1990  On March - 18 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 this day in history.   

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

1990  On this day in history robin Harris, actor (House Party, Mo' Better Blues), dies at 36   

1991  On this day in history apple computer head Steve Jobs weds Laurene Powell   

1991  On March - 18 mike Tyson beats Razor Ruddock in the 7th round   

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

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 this day in history.   

1992  Leona Helmsley sentence to 4 years for tax evasion on March - 18.   

1992  On March - 18 zimbabwe beat England by 9 runs in World Cup at Albury   

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

1993  Amsterdam stock exchange hits record ƒ12.2 billion on this day in history.   

1993  Eddie Murphy marries Nicole Mitchell in NYC on this day in history.   

1994  South Africa Goldstone committee reveals existence of secret police on this day in history.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

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

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 March - 18.   

1548  Cornelis Ketel, Dutch portrait painter/poet was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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 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 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  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.