Historical Events In March - 18

1829  On this day in history william Robertson Boggs, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1911  

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

1834  On this day in history first railroad tunnel in US completed, in Pennsylvania (275 meter long)  

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

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

1838  On this day in history jan B Stobbaerts, Flemish painter  

1839  Francis Fessenden, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906 on this day in history.  

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

1844  On March - 18 the birth of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian composer  

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

1845  John Chapman, [Johnny Appleseed], American pioneer agronomist dies in Allen County Indiana on March - 18.  

1847  First Dutch public telegram on March - 18.  

1847  1st Dutch public telegram on this day in history.  

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

1850  On March - 18 american Express company formed in Buffalo, New York  

1850  Henry Wells & William Fargo forms American Express in Buffalo on March - 18.  

1858  On March - 18 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 March - 18 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  On this day in history vera Cruz besieged by Miramon (Cons) in Mexican War of Reform  

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

1864  On March - 18 karl M Lybeck, Finnish/Swedish language poet (Samlade Arbeten)  

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

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

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

1866  On March - 18 dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu, composer  

1867  Michael G de Boer, historian (Harbor of Amsterdam) on March - 18.  

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

1869  On this day in history [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 March - 18.  

1496  Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England and queen consort of Louis XII of France (d. 1533) was born on March - 18.  

1548  On March - 18 birth of cornelis Ketel, Dutch portrait painter/poet  

1556  On this day in history 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  Manuel de Faria e Sousa, Portuguese historian and poet (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

0978  On March - 18 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 this day in history.  

1493  John of Lannoy, Flemish governor/viceroy of Neth/Zealand, dies at 82 on March - 18.  

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  On March - 18 ivan IV, the terrible, Russian tsar (1547-84), dies at 53