Historical Events In March - 18

1870  1st US National Wildlife Preserve (Lake Meritt in Oakland Calif) on this day in history.  

1870  Joaquin y Garbayo Gaztambide, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

1871  Communards revolt in Paris France on March - 18.  

1871  Communards revolt in Paris on this day in history.  

1872  On March - 18 frank Hoyt Losey, composer  

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

1875  Ferdinand Laub, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.  

1876  On March - 18 f Freiligrath, writer, dies at 65  

1877  On this day in history president Hayes appoints Frederick Douglass marshal of Washington DC  

1877  On March - 18 president Hayes appoints Frederick Douglass marshal of Wash DC  

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 this day in history.  

1881  On March - 18 oliver Seibert, hall of fame hockey player (elected 1963)  

1882  On March - 18 gian Francesco Malipiero, composer  

1886  Edward Everett Horton, Bkln NY, actor/narrator (Bulwinkle Show) on this day in history.  

1886  On March - 18 leopold Zunz, German intellect (Synagogue Poetry), dies at 91  

1888  On this day in history joseph Csaky, Hungarian/French sculptor  

1889  F Rijkens, oldest living person in Netherlands on this day in history.  

1889  William Henry Monk, composer, dies at 66 on March - 18.  

1890  On this day in history first US state naval militia organized (Massachusetts)  

1890  On March - 18 kaiser Wilhelm forces Bismarck to resign as prime minister  

1890  On this day in history 1st US state naval militia organized (Massachusetts)  

1890  On March - 18 gerardus van der Leeuw, Dutch religion historian/minister of Education  

1891  On March - 18 britain is linked to the continent by Telephone  

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  Wilfred Owen, England, anti-war poet (Anthem for Doomed Youth) on March - 18.  

1895  On March - 18 200 blacks leave Savannah GA for Liberia  

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

1897  Betty Compson, actress (Big City, Docks Of New York) on March - 18.  

1898  On this day in history otto Jochum, composer  

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  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 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 this day in history.  

1590  Manuel de Faria e Sousa, Portuguese historian and poet (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.  

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

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 March - 18.  

1493  On this day in history 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 March - 18.  

1583  Death of King Magnus of Livonia (b. 1540) on March - 18.  

1584  Ivan IV, the terrible, Russian tsar (1547-84), dies at 53 on March - 18.