Famous Deaths In March - 18

0235  Death of Marcus Aurelius Alexander, Syrian emperor of Rome (222-235), murdered on this day in history.  

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  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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1675  Death of Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (b. 1606) on this day in history.  

1689  Death of John Dixwell, English judge (b. 1607) on March - 18.  

1690  Charles, duke of Lutherans, dies on this day in history.  

1696  On this day in history death of robert Charnock, English conspirator  

1745  On this day in history robert Walpole, 1st English premier (1722-42), dies at 68 [NS=3/29]  

1746  Death of Anna Leopoldovna, regent of Russia (b. 1718) on this day in history.  

1768  On March - 18 lawrence Sterne, writer (Sentimental Journey France & Italy), dies  

1781  On this day in history death of anne Robert Turgot, French statesman (b. 1727)  

1799  John Randall, composer, dies at 82 on March - 18.  

1816  Johann Paul Schulthesius, composer, dies at 67 on March - 18.  

1817  On March - 18 johann Jakob Walder, composer, dies at 67  

1823  Jean-Baptiste Sebastien Breval, composer, dies at 69 on March - 18.  

1835  On this day in history death of christian Gunther von Bernstorff, Danish-Prussian statesman and diplomat (b. 1769)  

1845  John Chapman, [Johnny Appleseed], American pioneer agronomist dies in Allen County Indiana on March - 18.  

1870  On March - 18 joaquin y Garbayo Gaztambide, composer, dies at 48  

1871  On this day in history death of augustus De Morgan, Indian-born British mathematician and logician (b. 1806)  

1875  Ferdinand Laub, composer, dies at 43 on March - 18.  

1876  F Freiligrath, writer, dies at 65 on March - 18.  

1886  Leopold Zunz, German intellect (Synagogue Poetry), dies at 91 on March - 18.  

1889  William Henry Monk, composer, dies at 66 on March - 18.  

1898  Death of Matilda Joslyn Gage, American suffragist (b. 1826) on March - 18.  

1899  On this day in history douglas Strutt Galton, English engineer (rails, trains), dies at 76  

1900  Antonio Nobre, Portuguese poet (So [Lonely]), dies at 32 on March - 18.  

1907  On March - 18 death of marcellin Berthelot, French chemist and politician (b. 1827)  

1913  Death of George I, king of Greece (1861-1913), assassinated by Schinas at 67 on this day in history.  

1917  William Shalders, S Afr cricket batsman (12 Tests 1895-1907), dies on March - 18.  

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1380  On this day in history 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  Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England and queen consort of Louis XII of France (d. 1533) was born on this day in history.  

1548  Cornelis Ketel, Dutch portrait painter/poet was born on March - 18.  

1556  Francois-Hercule de Valois, French duke of Anjou/Brabant was born on March - 18.  

1578  Adam Elsheimer, German painter/cartoonist/etcher, baptized was born on March - 18.  

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 this day in history.