Historical Events In March - 18

1829  William Robertson Boggs, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1911 on this day in history.   

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

1834  On March - 18 first railroad tunnel in US completed, in Pennsylvania (275 meter long)   

1834  On March - 18 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  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 March - 18.   

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

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

1839  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history 1st Dutch public telegram   

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

1850  On this day in history american Express company formed in Buffalo, New York   

1850  On March - 18 henry Wells & William Fargo forms American Express in Buffalo   

1858  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1858  On March - 18 rudolph C K Diesel, German engineer (Diesel motor)   

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

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  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  Dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu, composer on March - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

1395  On this day in history birth of john Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter, English military leader (d. 1447)   

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 March - 18.   

1556  On this day in history birth of francois-Hercule de Valois, French duke of Anjou/Brabant   

1578  On March - 18 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  On March - 18 birth of jacques de Billy, French mathematician (d. 1679)   

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

0978  Death of Edward, the Martyr, King of Anglo-Saxons (975-78)/st, murdered at 15 on March - 18.   

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  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  On this day in history death of king Magnus of Livonia (b. 1540)   

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