Page 9: 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 March - 18.   

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

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

1983  Umberto of Piemonte, King Umberto II of Italy (1946), dies on March - 18.   

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

1985  Capital Cities Communications Inc acquires ABC on this day in history.   

1985  Jack Miller, orch leader (Kate Smith Evening Hour), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

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  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 March - 18.   

1987  On this day in history bil Baird, puppeteer (Jack Paar Show), dies at 82   

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

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

1989  Piet Kruiver, Dutch soccer player, dies at 51 on March - 18.   

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  East Germany's first elections in over sixty years on March - 18.   

1990  On this day in history in a step towards the unification of Germany, the Conservative alliance wins the East German parliamentary elections with 48 per cent of vote.   

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

1990  The first free elections in German Democratic Republic, Conservatives beat Communists on March - 18.   

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

1991  Apple computer head Steve Jobs weds Laurene Powell on March - 18.   

1991  On this day in history 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  Jack McCoy, Radio/TV personality, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

1992  On March - 18 leona Helmsley sentence to 4 years for tax evasion   

1992  On this day in history zimbabwe beat England by 9 runs in World Cup at Albury   

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

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

1993  On this day in history eddie Murphy marries Nicole Mitchell in NYC   

1994  On this day in history south Africa Goldstone committee reveals existence of secret police   

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1380  On this day in history birth of liduina van Schiedam, Dutch "Christ's bride"/saint   

1395  On March - 18 birth of john Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter, English military leader (d. 1447)   

1496  Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England and queen consort of Louis XII of France (d. 1533) was born on this day in history.   

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

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  On March - 18 birth of manuel de Faria e Sousa, Portuguese historian and poet (d. 1649)   

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  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 March - 18.   

1493  On this day in history 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  On this day in history ivan IV, the terrible, Russian tsar (1547-84), dies at 53