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 March - 18.  

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

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

1920  Greece adopts the Gregorian calendar on March - 18.  

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

1921  On this day in history steamer "Hong Kong" runs aground off Swatow China killing 1,000  

1921  On March - 18 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  On March - 18 egon Bahr, German journalist/politician  

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 this day in history.  

1924  John Frederick Bridge, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1928  On March - 18 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 March - 18 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  On this day in history 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  Luigi A duke of the Abruzzi, Italian explorer (Ruwenzori), dies at 60 on March - 18.  

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

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

1937  On this day in history gas explosion in school in New London Texas: 294 die  

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

1938  On March - 18 mexico takes control of foreign-owned oil properties  

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1380  On March - 18 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 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 this day in history.  

1578  On March - 18 birth of adam Elsheimer, German painter/cartoonist/etcher, baptized  

1590  On March - 18 birth of manuel de Faria e Sousa, Portuguese historian and poet (d. 1649)  

1602  On March - 18 birth of jacques de Billy, French mathematician (d. 1679)  

0235  Death of Marcus Aurelius Alexander, Syrian emperor of Rome (222-235), murdered on this day in history.  

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

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  John of Lannoy, Flemish governor/viceroy of Neth/Zealand, dies at 82 on March - 18.  

1582  On March - 18 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  Ivan IV, the terrible, Russian tsar (1547-84), dies at 53 on this day in history.