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  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  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  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 this day in history.  

1838  On March - 18 jan B Stobbaerts, Flemish painter  

1839  Francis Fessenden, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906 on March - 18.  

1843  Jules HPFX Vandenpeereboom, premier of Belgium (1899) on this day in history.  

1844  On this day in history 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  On this day in history first Dutch public telegram  

1847  1st Dutch public telegram on March - 18.  

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  On March - 18 dutch Van der Brugghen government resigns  

1858  The birth of Rudolf Diesel, German inventor of the Diesel engine on this day in history.  

1858  On March - 18 dutch Van der Brugghen govt resigns  

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 this day in history.  

1859  On this day in history 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 March - 18 karl M Lybeck, Finnish/Swedish language poet (Samlade Arbeten)  

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

1865  Congress of Confederate States of American adjourns for last time on March - 18.  

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

1866  On this day in history dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu, composer  

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

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 March - 18.  

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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  On this day in history 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  Francois-Hercule de Valois, French duke of Anjou/Brabant was born on this day in history.  

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  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  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of jean Jaurequi, Basque murderer of Willem of Orange, lynched  

1583  On March - 18 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