Historical Events In March - 18

1870  On March - 18 1st US National Wildlife Preserve (Lake Meritt in Oakland Calif)   

1870  On March - 18 joaquin y Garbayo Gaztambide, composer, dies at 48   

1871  Communards revolt in Paris France on this day in history.   

1871  On March - 18 communards revolt in Paris   

1872  Frank Hoyt Losey, composer on this day in history.   

1874  Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trading rights on this day in history.   

1875  Ferdinand Laub, composer, dies at 43 on March - 18.   

1876  F Freiligrath, writer, dies at 65 on March - 18.   

1877  President Hayes appoints Frederick Douglass marshal of Washington DC on this day in history.   

1877  President Hayes appoints Frederick Douglass marshal of Wash DC on this day in history.   

1877  On this day in history clem Hill, cricketer (all-time great Australian batsman)   

1881  Barnum & Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth opens (MSG) on March - 18.   

1881  Oliver Seibert, hall of fame hockey player (elected 1963) on March - 18.   

1882  On this day in history gian Francesco Malipiero, composer   

1886  On this day in history edward Everett Horton, Bkln NY, actor/narrator (Bulwinkle Show)   

1886  Leopold Zunz, German intellect (Synagogue Poetry), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

1888  Joseph Csaky, Hungarian/French sculptor on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history f Rijkens, oldest living person in Netherlands   

1889  On March - 18 william Henry Monk, composer, dies at 66   

1890  First US state naval militia organized (Massachusetts) on March - 18.   

1890  Kaiser Wilhelm forces Bismarck to resign as prime minister on this day in history.   

1890  On March - 18 1st US state naval militia organized (Massachusetts)   

1890  On this day in history gerardus van der Leeuw, Dutch religion historian/minister of Education   

1891  Britain is linked to the continent by Telephone on March - 18.   

1892  Lord Stanley proposes silver challenge cup for hockey (Stanley Cup) on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history lord Stanley presents silver challenge cup for hockey (Stanley Cup)   

1892  Robert P Tristram Coffin, poet/reporter (WW II) on March - 18.   

1893  On March - 18 wilfred Owen, England, anti-war poet (Anthem for Doomed Youth)   

1895  200 blacks leave Savannah GA for Liberia on March - 18.   

1895  200 blacks leave Savannah, Ga for Liberia on this day in history.   

1897  On March - 18 betty Compson, actress (Big City, Docks Of New York)   

1898  Otto Jochum, composer on this day in history.   

1899  Phoebe, a moon of Saturn is discovered by Pickering on this day in history.   

1899  On this day in history lavrenti Beria, chief of Soviet secret police under Stalin   

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1380  On this day in history birth of liduina van Schiedam, Dutch "Christ's bride"/saint   

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

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 this day in history.   

1556  On March - 18 birth of francois-Hercule de Valois, French duke of Anjou/Brabant   

1578  Adam Elsheimer, German painter/cartoonist/etcher, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1590  On March - 18 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  Death of Marcus Aurelius Alexander, Syrian emperor of Rome (222-235), murdered on March - 18.   

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 March - 18.   

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