Historical Events In March - 18

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

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

1982  On this day in history singer Teddy Pendergrass' spinal cord severed in a car accident   

1982  Georg G Lampe, Dutch painter/director (Free Academy), dies at 60 on March - 18.   

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

1984  Charlie Lau, White Sox coach/renowned hitting instructor, dies at 50 on March - 18.   

1985  Capital Cities Communications Inc acquires ABC on March - 18.   

1985  Jack Miller, orch leader (Kate Smith Evening Hour), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1986  On March - 18 treasury Department announces plans to alter paper money   

1986  On this day in history bernard Malamud, US writer (Fixer, Natural), dies at 71   

1987  On this day in history gerber survey find most popular names for newborns (Jessica & Matthew)   

1987  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1987  On March - 18 bil Baird, puppeteer (Jack Paar Show), dies at 82   

1989  On this day in history 27th space shuttle mission, STS-29 (Discovery 8), returns to Earth   

1989  California Quake amusement ride opens at Universal Studios on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history piet Kruiver, Dutch soccer player, dies at 51   

1990  32-day lockout by baseball owners ends on March - 18.   

1990  On March - 18 a Tampa little leaguer, dies, after being struck by a pitch   

1990  East Germany's first elections in over sixty years on March - 18.   

1990  On this day in history 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 March - 18 robin Harris, actor (House Party, Mo' Better Blues), dies at 36   

1991  On March - 18 apple computer head Steve Jobs weds Laurene Powell   

1991  Mike Tyson beats Razor Ruddock in the 7th round on this day in history.   

1991  More than 70,000 people mass in the streets of several east German cities demanding an end to economic woes on this day in history.   

1991  Jack McCoy, Radio/TV personality, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1992  On this day in history donna Summer gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame   

1992  Leona Helmsley sentence to 4 years for tax evasion on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history amsterdam stock exchange hits record ƒ12.2 billion   

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.   

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1380  Liduina van Schiedam, Dutch "Christ's bride"/saint was born on March - 18.   

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

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

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

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 this day in history birth of jacques de Billy, French mathematician (d. 1679)   

0235  On March - 18 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  On this day in history honorius III, [Cencio Savelli], Pope (1216-27), dies   

1314  Jacques De Molay, the last grand master of Order of Knights, dies on this day in history.   

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

1584  On March - 18 ivan IV, the terrible, Russian tsar (1547-84), dies at 53