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 this day in history.   

1834  First railroad tunnel in US completed, in Pennsylvania (275 meter long) on March - 18.   

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 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  On March - 18 charles Darwin departs Santiago Chile on his way to Portillo Pass   

1837  On March - 18 grover Cleveland, [Stephen], NJ, 22nd/24th Pres (1885-89, 93-97)   

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

1839  On March - 18 francis Fessenden, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906   

1843  On this day in history 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  On March - 18 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  On March - 18 nathaniel Herreshoff, America Cup yacht designer   

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

1850  Henry Wells & William Fargo forms American Express in Buffalo on this day in history.   

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

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

1858  On March - 18 dutch Van der Brugghen govt resigns   

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

1859  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1865  On March - 18 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  On March - 18 dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu, composer   

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

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

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

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1380  On this day in history 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 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  Cornelis Ketel, Dutch portrait painter/poet was born on this day in history.   

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 March - 18.   

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

1602  On this day in history birth of jacques de Billy, French mathematician (d. 1679)   

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 this day in history.   

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  Death of King Magnus of Livonia (b. 1540) on March - 18.   

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