Page 6: Historical Events In March - 18

1918  On this day in history willem Coenen, composer, dies at 80   

1919  Order of DeMolay is established in Kansas City on this day in history.   

1919  On March - 18 order of DeMolay forms in Kansas City   

1919  Laila Schou Nilsen, Norway, downhill skier (Olympic-gold-1936) on March - 18.   

1920  On March - 18 greece adopts the Gregorian calendar   

1920  Eric Halsall, sheepdog trial commentator on March - 18.   

1921  Steamer "Hong Kong" runs aground off Swatow China killing 1,000 on March - 18.   

1921  2nd Peace of Riga, Poland enlarged on March - 18.   

1922  British magistrates in India sentence Mohandas K Gandhi to 6 years for disobedience on this day in history.   

1922  On March - 18 1st intercollegiate indoor polo championship (Princeton vs Yale)   

1922  Egon Bahr, German journalist/politician on March - 18.   

1923  On this day in history andy Granatelli, American motorsports entrepreneur   

1924  On this day in history madhussudan Rege, cricketer (15 runs in only Test India v WI 1948-49)   

1924  On March - 18 john Frederick Bridge, composer, dies at 79   

1925  On March - 18 the worst tornado in U.S. history passes through eastern Missouri, southern Illinois, and southern Indiana, killing 695 people, injuring some 13,000 people, and causing seventeen million dollars in property damage. Known as the "Tri-State Tornado   

1925  On this day in history (8) 60-MPH tornadoes speed Mo, In, Il, Ky, & Tn kills 689   

1925  Peter Graves, Minneapolis Mn, actor (James Phelps-Mission Impossible) on this day in history.   

1927  George Plimpton, NYC, sports writer (Paper Lion) on March - 18.   

1928  On March - 18 paul van Ostaijen, Flemish writer (Outlawed), dies at 32   

1929  On March - 18 dmitri Shostakovitch' "The new Babylon," premieres in Leningrad   

1930  On March - 18 boston Bruins win record 20th NHL home game   

1931  First electric razors made in the United States on March - 18.   

1931  Juan Bautista Aznar becomes premier of Spain on March - 18.   

1931  On this day in history the first electric shavers go on sale in US (Schick)   

1931  On March - 18 1st electric shavers go on sale in US (Schick)   

1933  US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Maribel Vinson on this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history uS Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Roger Turner   

1933  Radio Clube de Mocambique's, 1st radio transmission on March - 18.   

1933  On March - 18 luigi A duke of the Abruzzi, Italian explorer (Ruwenzori), dies at 60   

1936  Egon Friedell, Austrian journalist (Kleine Portratgalerie), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1937  Gas explosion in school in New London TX; 296 die on this day in history.   

1937  Gas explosion in school in New London Texas: 294 die on March - 18.   

1938  President Cardena of Mexico nationalizes US & British oil companies on this day in history.   

1938  Mexico takes control of foreign-owned oil properties on this day in history.   

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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 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 this day in history.   

1602  Jacques de Billy, French mathematician (d. 1679) was born on March - 18.   

0235  On this day in history death of marcus Aurelius Alexander, Syrian emperor of Rome (222-235), murdered   

0978  On March - 18 death of edward, the Martyr, King of Anglo-Saxons (975-78)/st, murdered at 15   

1227  On March - 18 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 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