Page 7: Historical Events In March - 18

1938  Cyril Rootham, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history 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  On March - 18 2 black players, Jackie Robinson & Nate Moreland, request a tryout with the Chicago White Sox, they are allowed to work out   

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

1943  On this day in history red Army evacuates Belgorod   

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

1943  On this day in history 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  Nazi Germany occupies Hungary on March - 18.   

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

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

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  On this day in history france & Great Britain & Benelux sign Treaty of Brussels   

1948  On this day in history philips begin experimental TV broadcasting   

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

1949  On this day in history nATO set up by seven European countries   

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 this day in history.   

1952  Communist offensive in Korea on this day in history.   

1952  First plastic lens for cataract patients fitted (Philadelphia) on this day in history.   

1953  Earthquake strikes West Turkey, 250 die on this day in history.   

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

1955  On March - 18 i Hatojama recognized as premier of Japan   

1956  On this day in history 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  On this day in history algerian War ends after 7½ years of fighting (250,000 die), Ben Bella flees   

1963  On this day in history france performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria   

1963  On March - 18 supreme Court's Miranda Decision defendants must have lawyers   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

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 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  On this day in history birth of francois-Hercule de Valois, French duke of Anjou/Brabant   

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  On this day in history birth of jacques de Billy, French mathematician (d. 1679)   

0235  Death of Marcus Aurelius Alexander, Syrian emperor of Rome (222-235), murdered on March - 18.   

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  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  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.