Historical Events In March - 18

1829  William Robertson Boggs, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1911 on this day in history.  

1830  On March - 18 numa D Fustel de Coulanges, French historian/sociologist  

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

1834  In Dorset, England, six labourers, dubbed the Tolpuddle Martyrs, are sentenced to seven years banishment to Australian penal colony for forming a trade union on this day in history.  

1834  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 on this day in history.  

1834  On this day in history 1st railroad tunnel in US completed, in Penn (275 m long)  

1835  Charles Darwin departs Santiago Chile on his way to Portillo Pass on March - 18.  

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

1838  Jan B Stobbaerts, Flemish painter on March - 18.  

1839  Francis Fessenden, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906 on March - 18.  

1843  On this day in history jules HPFX Vandenpeereboom, premier of Belgium (1899)  

1844  The birth of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian composer on this day in history.  

1844  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Tikhvin Russia, composer (Scheherazade) on this day in history.  

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

1847  On March - 18 first Dutch public telegram  

1847  1st Dutch public telegram on March - 18.  

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

1850  American Express company formed in Buffalo, New York on March - 18.  

1850  On this day in history henry Wells & William Fargo forms American Express in Buffalo  

1858  Dutch Van der Brugghen government resigns on March - 18.  

1858  On this day in history the birth of Rudolf Diesel, German inventor of the Diesel engine  

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

1858  Rudolph C K Diesel, German engineer (Diesel motor) on this day in history.  

1859  Vera Cruz besieged by Miramón (Cons) in Mexican War of Reform on March - 18.  

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

1864  Dale Dike on Humber River crumbles drowning some 240 on March - 18.  

1864  Karl M Lybeck, Finnish/Swedish language poet (Samlade Arbeten) on this day in history.  

1865  On this day in history battle of Wilson's raid to Selma AL  

1865  On March - 18 congress of Confederate States of American adjourns for last time  

1865  Battle of Wilson's raid to Selma, AL on March - 18.  

1866  On March - 18 dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu, composer  

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

1869  The birth of Neville Chamberlain, Former British prime minister on March - 18.  

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

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1380  Liduina van Schiedam, Dutch "Christ's bride"/saint was born on March - 18.  

1395  John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter, English military leader (d. 1447) was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of cornelis Ketel, Dutch portrait painter/poet  

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

1578  On March - 18 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  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 this day in history.  

1227  On this day in history 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  Death of Jean Jaurequi, Basque murderer of Willem of Orange, lynched on this day in history.  

1583  Death of King Magnus of Livonia (b. 1540) on this day in history.  

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