Page 3: Historical Events In March - 18

1829  On March - 18 william Robertson Boggs, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1911   

1830  Numa D Fustel de Coulanges, French historian/sociologist on March - 18.   

1834  First railroad tunnel in US completed, in Pennsylvania (275 meter long) on this day in history.   

1834  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  Charles Darwin departs Santiago Chile on his way to Portillo Pass on this day in history.   

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

1838  On March - 18 jan B Stobbaerts, Flemish painter   

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

1843  Jules HPFX Vandenpeereboom, premier of Belgium (1899) on March - 18.   

1844  The birth of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian composer on March - 18.   

1844  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Tikhvin Russia, composer (Scheherazade) on March - 18.   

1845  On March - 18 john Chapman, [Johnny Appleseed], American pioneer agronomist dies in Allen County Indiana   

1847  On March - 18 first Dutch public telegram   

1847  On this day in history 1st Dutch public telegram   

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

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 March - 18.   

1858  On this day in history dutch Van der Brugghen government resigns   

1858  On March - 18 the birth of Rudolf Diesel, German inventor of the Diesel engine   

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

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

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

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

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

1866  Dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu, composer on March - 18.   

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

1869  On this day in history the birth of Neville Chamberlain, Former British prime minister   

1869  On this day in history [Arthur] Neville Chamberlain, British PM (C, 1937-40)   

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1380  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history birth of cornelis Ketel, Dutch portrait painter/poet   

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 this day in history.   

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

1602  Jacques de Billy, French mathematician (d. 1679) was born on March - 18.   

0235  On March - 18 death of marcus Aurelius Alexander, Syrian emperor of Rome (222-235), murdered   

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

1227  Honorius III, [Cencio Savelli], Pope (1216-27), dies on March - 18.   

1314  Jacques De Molay, the last grand master of Order of Knights, dies on March - 18.   

1493  On March - 18 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 March - 18.   

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