Historical Events In March - 18

1918  Willem Coenen, composer, dies at 80 on March - 18.  

1919  On March - 18 order of DeMolay is established in Kansas City  

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

1919  Laila Schou Nilsen, Norway, downhill skier (Olympic-gold-1936) on this day in history.  

1920  Greece adopts the Gregorian calendar on March - 18.  

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 March - 18.  

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

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

1924  Madhussudan Rege, cricketer (15 runs in only Test India v WI 1948-49) on March - 18.  

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

1925  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 on March - 18.  

1925  (8) 60-MPH tornadoes speed Mo, In, Il, Ky, & Tn kills 689 on March - 18.  

1925  Peter Graves, Minneapolis Mn, actor (James Phelps-Mission Impossible) on March - 18.  

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  Dmitri Shostakovitch' "The new Babylon," premieres in Leningrad on this day in history.  

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 March - 18 juan Bautista Aznar becomes premier of Spain  

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

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

1933  US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Maribel Vinson on March - 18.  

1933  On March - 18 uS Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Roger Turner  

1933  On March - 18 radio Clube de Mocambique's, 1st radio transmission  

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

1936  On this day in history egon Friedell, Austrian journalist (Kleine Portratgalerie), dies at 58  

1937  On this day in history gas explosion in school in New London TX; 296 die  

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

1938  On this day in history president Cardena of Mexico nationalizes US & British oil companies  

1938  On this day in history mexico takes control of foreign-owned oil properties  

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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  On this day in history 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  On March - 18 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  Honorius III, [Cencio Savelli], Pope (1216-27), dies on March - 18.  

1314  On March - 18 jacques De Molay, the last grand master of Order of Knights, dies  

1493  John of Lannoy, Flemish governor/viceroy of Neth/Zealand, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

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 March - 18 ivan IV, the terrible, Russian tsar (1547-84), dies at 53