Page 6: Historical Events In March - 18

1918  On March - 18 willem Coenen, composer, dies at 80   

1919  Order of DeMolay is established in Kansas City on March - 18.   

1919  On this day in history order of DeMolay forms in Kansas City   

1919  On this day in history laila Schou Nilsen, Norway, downhill skier (Olympic-gold-1936)   

1920  On this day in history greece adopts the Gregorian calendar   

1920  Eric Halsall, sheepdog trial commentator on this day in history.   

1921  Steamer "Hong Kong" runs aground off Swatow China killing 1,000 on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history 2nd Peace of Riga, Poland enlarged   

1922  British magistrates in India sentence Mohandas K Gandhi to 6 years for disobedience on March - 18.   

1922  1st intercollegiate indoor polo championship (Princeton vs Yale) on this day in history.   

1922  Egon Bahr, German journalist/politician on this day in history.   

1923  On March - 18 andy Granatelli, American motorsports entrepreneur   

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

1924  On this day in history 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  On this day in history peter Graves, Minneapolis Mn, actor (James Phelps-Mission Impossible)   

1927  On this day in history george Plimpton, NYC, sports writer (Paper Lion)   

1928  On this day in history paul van Ostaijen, Flemish writer (Outlawed), dies at 32   

1929  On this day in history dmitri Shostakovitch' "The new Babylon," premieres in Leningrad   

1930  On this day in history boston Bruins win record 20th NHL home game   

1931  On March - 18 first electric razors made in the United States   

1931  On this day in history juan Bautista Aznar becomes premier of Spain   

1931  On March - 18 the first electric shavers go on sale in US (Schick)   

1931  1st electric shavers go on sale in US (Schick) on this day in history.   

1933  On March - 18 uS Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Maribel Vinson   

1933  US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Roger Turner on this day in history.   

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

1933  Luigi A duke of the Abruzzi, Italian explorer (Ruwenzori), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1936  Egon Friedell, Austrian journalist (Kleine Portratgalerie), dies at 58 on March - 18.   

1937  On March - 18 gas explosion in school in New London TX; 296 die   

1937  On March - 18 gas explosion in school in New London Texas: 294 die   

1938  President Cardena of Mexico nationalizes US & British oil companies on March - 18.   

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

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

1395  John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter, English military leader (d. 1447) was born on March - 18.   

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  On March - 18 birth of cornelis Ketel, Dutch portrait painter/poet   

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

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

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 March - 18.   

1493  On March - 18 john of Lannoy, Flemish governor/viceroy of Neth/Zealand, dies at 82   

1582  On March - 18 death of jean Jaurequi, Basque murderer of Willem of Orange, lynched   

1583  Death of King Magnus of Livonia (b. 1540) on this day in history.   

1584  Ivan IV, the terrible, Russian tsar (1547-84), dies at 53 on this day in history.