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  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  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  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 March - 18.  

1838  On March - 18 jan B Stobbaerts, Flemish painter  

1839  On this day in history francis Fessenden, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906  

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

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

1844  On this day in history 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  First Dutch public telegram on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1858  On March - 18 dutch Van der Brugghen government resigns  

1858  The birth of Rudolf Diesel, German inventor of the Diesel engine on March - 18.  

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

1858  Rudolph C K Diesel, German engineer (Diesel motor) on March - 18.  

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

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

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

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  Dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu, composer on March - 18.  

1867  Michael G de Boer, historian (Harbor of Amsterdam) on this day in history.  

1869  The birth of Neville Chamberlain, Former British prime minister on this day in history.  

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

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1380  On March - 18 birth of liduina van Schiedam, Dutch "Christ's bride"/saint  

1395  John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter, English military leader (d. 1447) was born on March - 18.  

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 this day in history birth of francois-Hercule de Valois, French duke of Anjou/Brabant  

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  Jacques de Billy, French mathematician (d. 1679) was born on this day in history.  

0235  On March - 18 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  Honorius III, [Cencio Savelli], Pope (1216-27), dies on this day in history.  

1314  On March - 18 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  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  Ivan IV, the terrible, Russian tsar (1547-84), dies at 53 on March - 18.