Historical Events In March - 18

1938  Cyril Rootham, composer, dies at 62 on March - 18.  

1940  In the Brenner Pass in the Alps, Adolf Hitler, leader of Nazi Germany, and Benito Mussolini, leader of Fascist Italy, meet to discuss Italy’s imminent entrance into World War II in an alliance with Germany on March - 18.  

1940  Mussolini joins Hitler in Germany's war against France & Britain on March - 18.  

1942  On this day in history 2 black players, Jackie Robinson & Nate Moreland, request a tryout with the Chicago White Sox, they are allowed to work out  

1942  On this day in history illegal Free Netherlands announces boycott of theaters  

1943  Red Army evacuates Belgorod on March - 18.  

1943  S.S. James Oglethorpe (US) & S.S. Terkolei (Netherlands), torpedoed & sunk on this day in history.  

1943  On March - 18 james Oglethorpe (US) & Terkolei (Neth), torpedoed & sinks  

1944  On this day in history 2,500 women trample guards & floorwalkers to purchase 1,500 alarm clocks announced for sale in a Chicago IL department store  

1944  On March - 18 nazi Germany occupies Hungary  

1944  On March - 18 benjamin Delmonte, theater director/actor, dies at 79  

1945  On this day in history 1,250 US bombers attacks Berlin  

1945  On March - 18 maurice "Rocket" Richard becomes the first NHLer to score 50 goals  

1945  US Task Force 58 attacks targets on Kiushu on this day in history.  

1945  William Grover-Williams, British racing driver on this day in history.  

1947  On this day in history william Durant auto manufacturer cofounder of Chevrolet, founder of General Motors, died on this day  

1948  France & Great Britain & Benelux sign Treaty of Brussels on March - 18.  

1948  On March - 18 philips begin experimental TV broadcasting  

1949  NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) ratified on March - 18.  

1949  NATO set up by seven European countries on this day in history.  

1949  On March - 18 nATO (North Atlantic Treaty Org) ratified  

1950  "Touch & Go" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 176 performances on this day in history.  

1951  Pat O'Sullivan wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship on March - 18.  

1952  On March - 18 communist offensive in Korea  

1952  First plastic lens for cataract patients fitted (Philadelphia) on March - 18.  

1953  On March - 18 earthquake strikes West Turkey, 250 die  

1954  Walter Mead, cricketer (one Test for England 1899), dies on this day in history.  

1955  On this day in history i Hatojama recognized as premier of Japan  

1956  On this day in history friedrich Panzer, German germanist (Hilde-Gudrun), dies at 85  

1959  On this day in history u.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Hawaiian statehood bill into law, approving the entrance of Hawaii into the United States pending approval by the electorate of the Pacific Ocean island chain  

1961  On this day in history poppin' Fresh Pillsbury Dough Boy introduced  

1962  Algerian War ends after 7½ years of fighting (250,000 die), Ben Bella flees on this day in history.  

1963  France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria on March - 18.  

1963  Supreme Court's Miranda Decision defendants must have lawyers 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 March - 18.  

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 March - 18.  

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 this day in history.  

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  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  Death of Jean Jaurequi, Basque murderer of Willem of Orange, lynched on March - 18.  

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

1584  On March - 18 ivan IV, the terrible, Russian tsar (1547-84), dies at 53