Page 9: Historical Events In March - 18

1980  On this day in history vostok rocket exploded on launch pad while being refueled, killing 50   

1980  On March - 18 erich Fromm, German/US psychoanalyst, dies at 79   

1982  On March - 18 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  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  On this day in history capital Cities Communications Inc acquires ABC   

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

1986  On March - 18 treasury Department announces plans to alter paper money   

1986  On this day in history bernard Malamud, US writer (Fixer, Natural), dies at 71   

1987  Gerber survey find most popular names for newborns (Jessica & Matthew) on March - 18.   

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

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

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  Piet Kruiver, Dutch soccer player, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1990  32-day lockout by baseball owners ends on this day in history.   

1990  A Tampa little leaguer, dies, after being struck by a pitch on March - 18.   

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 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 March - 18.   

1990  On March - 18 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  Apple computer head Steve Jobs weds Laurene Powell on March - 18.   

1991  Mike Tyson beats Razor Ruddock in the 7th round on this day in history.   

1991  More than 70,000 people mass in the streets of several east German cities demanding an end to economic woes on March - 18.   

1991  Jack McCoy, Radio/TV personality, dies at 72 on March - 18.   

1992  Donna Summer gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 March - 18.   

1993  Eddie Murphy marries Nicole Mitchell in NYC on this day in history.   

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  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  On March - 18 birth of cornelis Ketel, Dutch portrait painter/poet   

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 this day in history.   

1590  Manuel de Faria e Sousa, Portuguese historian and poet (d. 1649) was born on March - 18.   

1602  Jacques de Billy, French mathematician (d. 1679) was born on March - 18.   

0235  Death of Marcus Aurelius Alexander, Syrian emperor of Rome (222-235), murdered on March - 18.   

0978  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1493  On March - 18 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