Page 7: Historical Events In March - 18

1938  On March - 18 cyril Rootham, composer, dies at 62   

1940  On March - 18 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   

1940  On March - 18 mussolini joins Hitler in Germany's war against France & Britain   

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

1942  Illegal Free Netherlands announces boycott of theaters on March - 18.   

1943  On this day in history red Army evacuates Belgorod   

1943  On March - 18 s.S. James Oglethorpe (US) & S.S. Terkolei (Netherlands), torpedoed & sunk   

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 this day in history nazi Germany occupies Hungary   

1944  On this day in history benjamin Delmonte, theater director/actor, dies at 79   

1945  1,250 US bombers attacks Berlin on March - 18.   

1945  On this day in history maurice "Rocket" Richard becomes the first NHLer to score 50 goals   

1945  On this day in history uS Task Force 58 attacks targets on Kiushu   

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

1947  William Durant auto manufacturer cofounder of Chevrolet, founder of General Motors, died on this day on March - 18.   

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

1948  Philips begin experimental TV broadcasting on March - 18.   

1949  On this day in history nATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) ratified   

1949  On March - 18 nATO set up by seven European countries   

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

1950  On March - 18 "Touch & Go" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 176 performances   

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

1952  Communist offensive in Korea on this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history first plastic lens for cataract patients fitted (Philadelphia)   

1953  Earthquake strikes West Turkey, 250 die on March - 18.   

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

1955  I Hatojama recognized as premier of Japan on March - 18.   

1956  On March - 18 friedrich Panzer, German germanist (Hilde-Gudrun), dies at 85   

1959  On March - 18 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 March - 18 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  On this day in history france performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria   

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

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

1395  On this day in history birth of john Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter, English military leader (d. 1447)   

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  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  Adam Elsheimer, German painter/cartoonist/etcher, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1590  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of marcus Aurelius Alexander, Syrian emperor of Rome (222-235), murdered   

0978  On this day in history death of edward, the Martyr, King of Anglo-Saxons (975-78)/st, murdered at 15   

1227  On this day in history honorius III, [Cencio Savelli], Pope (1216-27), dies   

1314  On March - 18 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 March - 18 death of jean Jaurequi, Basque murderer of Willem of Orange, lynched   

1583  On March - 18 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