Historical Events In March - 18

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

1830  On this day in history 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 March - 18.  

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

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

1843  On March - 18 jules HPFX Vandenpeereboom, premier of Belgium (1899)  

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

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

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

1847  On this day in history first Dutch public telegram  

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 this day in history.  

1850  On March - 18 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  On this day in history dutch Van der Brugghen govt resigns  

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

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

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  Karl M Lybeck, Finnish/Swedish language poet (Samlade Arbeten) on March - 18.  

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

1865  On March - 18 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  Dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu, composer on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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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 this day in history.  

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 March - 18.  

1578  On this day in history 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  Jacques de Billy, French mathematician (d. 1679) was born on this day in history.  

0235  On this day in history 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  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 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  Death of King Magnus of Livonia (b. 1540) on this day in history.  

1584  On March - 18 ivan IV, the terrible, Russian tsar (1547-84), dies at 53