Page 9: Historical Events In March - 18

1982  Singer Teddy Pendergrass' spinal cord severed in a car accident   

1982  Georg G Lampe, Dutch painter/director (Free Academy), dies at 60   

1983  Umberto of Piemonte, King Umberto II of Italy (1946), dies.   

1984  Charlie Lau, White Sox coach/renowned hitting instructor, dies at 50   

1985  Capital Cities Communications Inc acquires ABC.   

1985  Jack Miller, orch leader (Kate Smith Evening Hour), dies at 89.   

1986  Treasury Department announces plans to alter paper money.   

1986  Bernard Malamud, US writer (Fixer, Natural), dies at 71   

1987  Gerber survey find most popular names for newborns (Jessica and Matthew)   

1987  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.   

1987  Bil Baird, puppeteer (Jack Paar Show), dies at 82.   

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

1989  California Quake amusement ride opens at Universal Studios.   

1989  Piet Kruiver, Dutch soccer player, dies at 51   

1990  32-day lockout by baseball owners ends.   

1990  A Tampa little leaguer, dies, after being struck by a pitch   

1990  East Germany's inaugural elections in over sixty years.   

1990  In this year, In a step towards the unification of Germany, the Conservative alliance claims the East German parliamentary elections with 48 per cent of vote   

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

1990  The inaugural free elections in German Democratic Republic, Conservatives beat Communists.   

1990  Robin Harris, actor (House Party, Mo' Better Blues), dies at 36   

1991  Apple computer head Steve Jobs weds Laurene Powell.   

1991  Mike Tyson beats Razor Ruddock in the 7th round.   

1991  More than 70000 people mass in the streets of several east German cities demanding an end to economic woes.   

1991  Jack McCoy, Radio/TV personality, dies at 72   

1992  Donna Summer gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame   

1992  Leona Helmsley sentence to 4 years for tax evasion.   

1992  Zimbabwe beat England by 9 runs in World Cup at Albury   

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

1993  Amsterdam stock exchange hits record ƒ12.2 billion   

1993  Eddie Murphy marries Nicole Mitchell in NYC   

1994  South Africa Goldstone committee reveals existence of secret police.   

1994  Space shuttle STS-62 (Columbia 16), lands.   

1994  Zsa Zsa Gabor files for bankruptcy.   

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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  Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England and queen consort of Louis XII of France (d. 1533) was born on March - 18.   

1548  Cornelis Ketel, Dutch portrait painter/poet was born on March - 18.   

1556  On March - 18 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 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 March - 18.   

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

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

1314  Jacques De Molay, the last grand master of Order of Knights, dies on this day in history.   

1493  On March - 18 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  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