Historical Events In March - 18

1829  William Robertson Boggs, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1911 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1834  On March - 18 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  On March - 18 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   

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

1835  On this day in history charles Darwin departs Santiago Chile on his way to Portillo Pass   

1837  Grover Cleveland, [Stephen], NJ, 22nd/24th Pres (1885-89, 93-97) on March - 18.   

1838  On March - 18 jan B Stobbaerts, Flemish painter   

1839  Francis Fessenden, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906 on this day in history.   

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

1844  The birth of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian composer on March - 18.   

1844  On March - 18 nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Tikhvin Russia, composer (Scheherazade)   

1845  On March - 18 john Chapman, [Johnny Appleseed], American pioneer agronomist dies in Allen County Indiana   

1847  First Dutch public telegram on March - 18.   

1847  On March - 18 1st Dutch public telegram   

1848  On this day in history nathaniel Herreshoff, America Cup yacht designer   

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 March - 18.   

1858  On March - 18 the birth of Rudolf Diesel, German inventor of the Diesel engine   

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

1858  On March - 18 rudolph C K Diesel, German engineer (Diesel motor)   

1859  On this day in history vera Cruz besieged by Miramón (Cons) in Mexican War of Reform   

1859  On this day in history vera Cruz besieged by Miramon (Cons) in Mexican War of Reform   

1864  Dale Dike on Humber River crumbles drowning some 240 on March - 18.   

1864  Karl M Lybeck, Finnish/Swedish language poet (Samlade Arbeten) on this day in history.   

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

1865  Congress of Confederate States of American adjourns for last time on March - 18.   

1865  On March - 18 battle of Wilson's raid to Selma, AL   

1866  On March - 18 dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu, composer   

1867  On this day in history michael G de Boer, historian (Harbor of Amsterdam)   

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

1869  On March - 18 [Arthur] Neville Chamberlain, British PM (C, 1937-40)   

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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 March - 18.   

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  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 March - 18.   

1602  Jacques de Billy, French mathematician (d. 1679) was born on March - 18.   

0235  On this day in history death of marcus Aurelius Alexander, Syrian emperor of Rome (222-235), murdered   

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 March - 18.   

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  On this day in history death of jean Jaurequi, Basque murderer of Willem of Orange, lynched   

1583  Death of King Magnus of Livonia (b. 1540) on March - 18.   

1584  On this day in history ivan IV, the terrible, Russian tsar (1547-84), dies at 53