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  Honorius III, [Cencio Savelli], Pope (1216-27), dies on March - 18.  

1314  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1584  Ivan IV, the terrible, Russian tsar (1547-84), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1675  Death of Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (b. 1606) on March - 18.  

1689  Death of John Dixwell, English judge (b. 1607) on this day in history.  

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1690  On this day in history charles, duke of Lutherans, dies  

1696  Death of Robert Charnock, English conspirator on March - 18.  

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

1746  On March - 18 death of anna Leopoldovna, regent of Russia (b. 1718)  

1768  Lawrence Sterne, writer (Sentimental Journey France & Italy), dies on this day in history.  

1781  Death of Anne Robert Turgot, French statesman (b. 1727) on March - 18.  

1799  John Randall, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1816  On March - 18 johann Paul Schulthesius, composer, dies at 67  

1817  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1871  Death of Augustus De Morgan, Indian-born British mathematician and logician (b. 1806) on March - 18.  

1875  On March - 18 ferdinand Laub, composer, dies at 43  

1876  On this day in history f Freiligrath, writer, dies at 65  

1886  Leopold Zunz, German intellect (Synagogue Poetry), dies at 91 on this day in history.  

1889  On this day in history william Henry Monk, composer, dies at 66  

1898  On this day in history death of matilda Joslyn Gage, American suffragist (b. 1826)  

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  Death of Marcellin Berthelot, French chemist and politician (b. 1827) on March - 18.  

1913  Death of George I, king of Greece (1861-1913), assassinated by Schinas at 67 on March - 18.  

1917  William Shalders, S Afr cricket batsman (12 Tests 1895-1907), dies on this day in history.  

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1380  On March - 18 birth of liduina van Schiedam, Dutch "Christ's bride"/saint  

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

1496  On this day in history birth of mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England and queen consort of Louis XII of France (d. 1533)  

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

1556  On March - 18 birth of francois-Hercule de Valois, French duke of Anjou/Brabant  

1578  Adam Elsheimer, German painter/cartoonist/etcher, baptized was born on this day in history.  

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.