Historical Events In March - 18

1980  Vostok rocket exploded on launch pad while being refueled, killing 50 on March - 18.   

1980  Erich Fromm, German/US psychoanalyst, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1982  Singer Teddy Pendergrass' spinal cord severed in a car accident on this day in history.   

1982  On March - 18 georg G Lampe, Dutch painter/director (Free Academy), dies at 60   

1983  On this day in history umberto of Piemonte, King Umberto II of Italy (1946), dies   

1984  Charlie Lau, White Sox coach/renowned hitting instructor, dies at 50 on March - 18.   

1985  Capital Cities Communications Inc acquires ABC on March - 18.   

1985  On March - 18 jack Miller, orch leader (Kate Smith Evening Hour), dies at 89   

1986  Treasury Department announces plans to alter paper money on March - 18.   

1986  Bernard Malamud, US writer (Fixer, Natural), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1987  On March - 18 gerber survey find most popular names for newborns (Jessica & Matthew)   

1987  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on March - 18.   

1987  Bil Baird, puppeteer (Jack Paar Show), dies at 82 on March - 18.   

1989  27th space shuttle mission, STS-29 (Discovery 8), returns to Earth on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history california Quake amusement ride opens at Universal Studios   

1989  On this day in history piet Kruiver, Dutch soccer player, dies at 51   

1990  On March - 18 32-day lockout by baseball owners ends   

1990  A Tampa little leaguer, dies, after being struck by a pitch on this day in history.   

1990  On March - 18 east Germany's first elections in over sixty years   

1990  In a step towards the unification of Germany, the Conservative alliance wins the East German parliamentary elections with 48 per cent of vote on March - 18.   

1990  Largest Art robbery in the history (Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston), where 12 paintings valued at $100 million are stolen on March - 18.   

1990  On this day in history the first free elections in German Democratic Republic, Conservatives beat Communists   

1990  On March - 18 robin Harris, actor (House Party, Mo' Better Blues), dies at 36   

1991  On this day in history apple computer head Steve Jobs weds Laurene Powell   

1991  Mike Tyson beats Razor Ruddock in the 7th round on March - 18.   

1991  On this day in history more than 70,000 people mass in the streets of several east German cities demanding an end to economic woes.   

1991  On March - 18 jack McCoy, Radio/TV personality, dies at 72   

1992  Donna Summer gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame on March - 18.   

1992  On this day in history leona Helmsley sentence to 4 years for tax evasion   

1992  On March - 18 zimbabwe beat England by 9 runs in World Cup at Albury   

1992  Cornelis B Vaandrager, [C Vaan], poet (Giant of Rotterdam), dies at 56 on March - 18.   

1993  Amsterdam stock exchange hits record ƒ12.2 billion on this day in history.   

1993  Eddie Murphy marries Nicole Mitchell in NYC on March - 18.   

1994  On March - 18 south Africa Goldstone committee reveals existence of secret police   

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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 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  On this day in history birth of cornelis Ketel, Dutch portrait painter/poet   

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 March - 18.   

1590  Manuel de Faria e Sousa, Portuguese historian and poet (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.   

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  On March - 18 honorius III, [Cencio Savelli], Pope (1216-27), dies   

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 this day in history.   

1582  Death of Jean Jaurequi, Basque murderer of Willem of Orange, lynched on this day in history.   

1583  Death of King Magnus of Livonia (b. 1540) on March - 18.   

1584  On this day in history ivan IV, the terrible, Russian tsar (1547-84), dies at 53