Famous Deaths In March - 18

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

0978  On this day in history death of edward, the Martyr, King of Anglo-Saxons (975-78)/st, murdered at 15  

1227  On this day in history honorius III, [Cencio Savelli], Pope (1216-27), dies  

1314  On this day in history jacques De Molay, the last grand master of Order of Knights, dies  

1493  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1583  On this day in history death of king Magnus of Livonia (b. 1540)  

1584  Ivan IV, the terrible, Russian tsar (1547-84), dies at 53 on March - 18.  

1675  On March - 18 death of arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (b. 1606)  

1689  On this day in history death of john Dixwell, English judge (b. 1607)  

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1690  On March - 18 charles, duke of Lutherans, dies  

1696  On March - 18 death of robert Charnock, English conspirator  

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  On this day in history lawrence Sterne, writer (Sentimental Journey France & Italy), dies  

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

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

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

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

1823  On this day in history jean-Baptiste Sebastien Breval, composer, dies at 69  

1835  On March - 18 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  Joaquin y Garbayo Gaztambide, composer, dies at 48 on March - 18.  

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  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  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  On March - 18 antonio Nobre, Portuguese poet (So [Lonely]), dies at 32  

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  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 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  On this day in history birth of adam Elsheimer, German painter/cartoonist/etcher, baptized  

1590  On this day in history 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.