Famous Birthdays In March - 18

1844  On this day in history birth of nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Tikhvin Russia, composer (Scheherazade)  

1848  On March - 18 birth of nathaniel Herreshoff, America Cup yacht designer  

1848  Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, daughter of Queen Victoria (d. 1939) was born on March - 18.  

1858  On this day in history birth of rudolph C K Diesel, German engineer (Diesel motor)  

1864  Karl M Lybeck, Finnish/Swedish language poet (Samlade Arbeten) was born on March - 18.  

1866  Dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu, composer was born on March - 18.  

1866  John Loudon, Dutch minister of Foreign Affairs (1913-18) was born on this day in history.  

1867  On March - 18 birth of michael G de Boer, historian (Harbor of Amsterdam)  

1869  [Arthur] Neville Chamberlain, British PM (C, 1937-40) was born on March - 18.  

1872  Frank Hoyt Losey, composer was born on this day in history.  

1872  Anna Held, Polish actress and singer (d. 1918) was born on March - 18.  

1874  Nikolai Berdyaev, Russian philosopher (d. 1948) was born on March - 18.  

1877  Clem Hill, cricketer (all-time great Australian batsman) was born on March - 18.  

1877  Edgar Cayce, American psychic (d. 1945) was born on this day in history.  

1881  Oliver Seibert, hall of fame hockey player (elected 1963) was born on March - 18.  

1881  Paul Le Flem, composer was born on March - 18.  

1882  On March - 18 birth of gian Francesco Malipiero, composer  

1884  Bernard Cronin, Australian author and journalist (d. 1968) was born on March - 18.  

1886  Edward Everett Horton, Bkln NY, actor/narrator (Bulwinkle Show) was born on March - 18.  

1886  Kurt Koffka, Germany, Gestalt psychologist was born on this day in history.  

1886  On this day in history birth of marianne [Goudeket-]Philips, Dutch author (Between Heaven & Earth)  

1888  On this day in history birth of joseph Csaky, Hungarian/French sculptor  

1889  On March - 18 birth of f Rijkens, oldest living person in Netherlands  

1890  Gerardus van der Leeuw, Dutch religion historian/minister of Education was born on this day in history.  

1892  On March - 18 birth of robert P Tristram Coffin, poet/reporter (WW II)  

1893  Wilfred Owen, England, anti-war poet (Anthem for Doomed Youth) was born on this day in history.  

1893  On this day in history birth of costante Girardengo, Italian cyclist (d. 1978)  

1893  On March - 18 birth of jean Goldkette, Greek-born jazz musician (d. 1962)  

1897  Betty Compson, actress (Big City, Docks Of New York) was born on March - 18.  

1898  Otto Jochum, composer was born on this day in history.  

1898  On this day in history birth of jake Swirbul, American aircraft manufacturer (d. 1960)  

1899  Lavrenti Beria, chief of Soviet secret police under Stalin was born on this day in history.  

1901  Piotr Perkowski, composer was born on this day in history.  

1901  On this day in history birth of william H. Johnson, African-American artist of the Harlem Renaissance (d. 1970)  

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

0978  Death of Edward, the Martyr, King of Anglo-Saxons (975-78)/st, murdered at 15 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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