Historical Events In March - 18

1980  On March - 18 vostok rocket exploded on launch pad while being refueled, killing 50  

1980  On this day in history erich Fromm, German/US psychoanalyst, dies at 79  

1982  On this day in history singer Teddy Pendergrass' spinal cord severed in a car accident  

1982  Georg G Lampe, Dutch painter/director (Free Academy), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1983  On March - 18 umberto of Piemonte, King Umberto II of Italy (1946), dies  

1984  On this day in history charlie Lau, White Sox coach/renowned hitting instructor, dies at 50  

1985  On this day in history capital Cities Communications Inc acquires ABC  

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 this day in history.  

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

1987  Gerber survey find most popular names for newborns (Jessica & Matthew) on this day in history.  

1987  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.  

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

1989  On March - 18 27th space shuttle mission, STS-29 (Discovery 8), returns to Earth  

1989  California Quake amusement ride opens at Universal Studios on March - 18.  

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

1990  32-day lockout by baseball owners ends on March - 18.  

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

1990  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

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

1990  On this day in history robin Harris, actor (House Party, Mo' Better Blues), dies at 36  

1991  On March - 18 apple computer head Steve Jobs weds Laurene Powell  

1991  On March - 18 mike Tyson beats Razor Ruddock in the 7th round  

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 this day in history jack McCoy, Radio/TV personality, dies at 72  

1992  On March - 18 donna Summer gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame  

1992  Leona Helmsley sentence to 4 years for tax evasion on this day in history.  

1992  Zimbabwe beat England by 9 runs in World Cup at Albury on March - 18.  

1992  Cornelis B Vaandrager, [C Vaan], poet (Giant of Rotterdam), dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1993  Amsterdam stock exchange hits record ƒ12.2 billion on March - 18.  

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

1994  South Africa Goldstone committee reveals existence of secret police on this day in history.  

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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 March - 18.  

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 March - 18.  

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 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  On March - 18 death of marcus Aurelius Alexander, Syrian emperor of Rome (222-235), murdered  

0978  Death of Edward, the Martyr, King of Anglo-Saxons (975-78)/st, murdered at 15 on this day in history.  

1227  Honorius III, [Cencio Savelli], Pope (1216-27), dies on this day in history.  

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