Page 3: Historical Events In March - 18

1829  William Robertson Boggs, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1911 on March - 18.   

1830  Numa D Fustel de Coulanges, French historian/sociologist on this day in history.   

1834  On March - 18 first railroad tunnel in US completed, in Pennsylvania (275 meter long)   

1834  On March - 18 in Dorset, England, six labourers, dubbed the Tolpuddle Martyrs, are sentenced to seven years banishment to Australian penal colony for forming a trade union   

1834  On March - 18 in England, six English agricultural laborers are sentenced to seven years of banishment to Australia’s New South Wales penal colony for their trade union activities   

1834  1st railroad tunnel in US completed, in Penn (275 m long) on March - 18.   

1835  On this day in history charles Darwin departs Santiago Chile on his way to Portillo Pass   

1837  On this day in history grover Cleveland, [Stephen], NJ, 22nd/24th Pres (1885-89, 93-97)   

1838  Jan B Stobbaerts, Flemish painter on this day in history.   

1839  On March - 18 francis Fessenden, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906   

1843  Jules HPFX Vandenpeereboom, premier of Belgium (1899) on this day in history.   

1844  On this day in history the birth of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian composer   

1844  On March - 18 nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Tikhvin Russia, composer (Scheherazade)   

1845  On this day in history john Chapman, [Johnny Appleseed], American pioneer agronomist dies in Allen County Indiana   

1847  On this day in history first Dutch public telegram   

1847  On March - 18 1st Dutch public telegram   

1848  Nathaniel Herreshoff, America Cup yacht designer on this day in history.   

1850  American Express company formed in Buffalo, New York on this day in history.   

1850  Henry Wells & William Fargo forms American Express in Buffalo on this day in history.   

1858  On March - 18 dutch Van der Brugghen government resigns   

1858  The birth of Rudolf Diesel, German inventor of the Diesel engine on this day in history.   

1858  Dutch Van der Brugghen govt resigns on this day in history.   

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

1859  On March - 18 vera Cruz besieged by Miramón (Cons) in Mexican War of Reform   

1859  Vera Cruz besieged by Miramon (Cons) in Mexican War of Reform on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history dale Dike on Humber River crumbles drowning some 240   

1864  On this day in history karl M Lybeck, Finnish/Swedish language poet (Samlade Arbeten)   

1865  On March - 18 battle of Wilson's raid to Selma AL   

1865  On this day in history congress of Confederate States of American adjourns for last time   

1865  Battle of Wilson's raid to Selma, AL on this day in history.   

1866  On March - 18 dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu, composer   

1867  On this day in history michael G de Boer, historian (Harbor of Amsterdam)   

1869  On March - 18 the birth of Neville Chamberlain, Former British prime minister   

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

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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 March - 18 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  Francois-Hercule de Valois, French duke of Anjou/Brabant was born on this day in history.   

1578  On this day in history birth of adam Elsheimer, German painter/cartoonist/etcher, baptized   

1590  Manuel de Faria e Sousa, Portuguese historian and poet (d. 1649) was born on March - 18.   

1602  On March - 18 birth of jacques de Billy, French mathematician (d. 1679)   

0235  On this day in history 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 March - 18.   

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 March - 18.   

1493  On this day in history john of Lannoy, Flemish governor/viceroy of Neth/Zealand, dies at 82   

1582  On March - 18 death of jean Jaurequi, Basque murderer of Willem of Orange, lynched   

1583  On March - 18 death of king Magnus of Livonia (b. 1540)   

1584  On this day in history ivan IV, the terrible, Russian tsar (1547-84), dies at 53