March 18 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

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.   

1995  Michael Jordan announces he is ending his 17 month NBA retirement.   

1995  Spanish princess Elena (31) weds Jaime de Marichalar y Saenez Tejada   

1995  STS 67 (Endeavour 8) lands after 16½ days   

1995  Charles Drain, singer, dies at 65.   

1996  Alepoude Odysseus Elytis llis, poet, dies at 84   

1997  Russian AN-24 plane crashes in Turkey, 50 die.   

1997  Willem de Kooning (abstract artist), dead Alzheimer's at 92   

2007  The 2007 Formula 1 World Championship Begins with the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne   

2012  Superleague Greece football match between Olympiacos and Panathinaikos is abandoned after fans set fire to Athens' Olympic Stadium.   

2013  Explosions kill 25 people at a bus park in Kano, Nigeria   

2014  Phil Jackson signs a five-year contract to be president of the New York Knicks   

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1380  Liduina van schiedam: Dutch "christ's bride"/saint   

1395  John holland: 2nd duke of exeter, english military leader   

1496  Mary tudor: Daughter of henry vii of england and queen consort of louis xii of france   

1548  Cornelis ketel: Dutch portrait painter/poet   

1556  Francois-hercule de valois: French duke of anjou/brabant   

1578  Adam elsheimer: German painter/cartoonist/etcher, baptized   

1590  Manuel de faria e sousa: Portuguese historian and poet   

1602  Jacques de billy: French mathematician   

0235  Death of Marcus aurelius alexander: Syrian emperor of rome (222-235), murdered   

0978  Edward: The martyr, king of anglo-saxons (975-78)/st, murdered at 15   

1227  Death of Honorius iii: [cencio savelli], pope (1216-27),   

1314  Death of Jacques de molay: The last grand master of order of knights,   

1493  John of lannoy: Flemish governor/viceroy of neth/zealand,   

1582  Death of Jean jaurequi: Basque murderer of willem of orange, lynched   

1583  King magnus of livonia: King magnus of livonia (b. 1540)   

1584  Ivan iv: The terrible, russian tsar (1547-84),