Page 9: Historical Events In March - 18

1980  Vostok rocket exploded on launch pad while being refueled, killing 50 on March - 18.   

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

1982  Singer Teddy Pendergrass' spinal cord severed in a car accident on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1984  On March - 18 charlie Lau, White Sox coach/renowned hitting instructor, dies at 50   

1985  Capital Cities Communications Inc acquires ABC on March - 18.   

1985  On this day in history jack Miller, orch leader (Kate Smith Evening Hour), dies at 89   

1986  On this day in history treasury Department announces plans to alter paper money   

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

1989  On March - 18 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 March - 18.   

1990  East Germany's first elections in over sixty years on March - 18.   

1990  On March - 18 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  Mike Tyson beats Razor Ruddock in the 7th round on March - 18.   

1991  On March - 18 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 March - 18.   

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 March - 18 zimbabwe beat England by 9 runs in World Cup at Albury   

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  On March - 18 eddie Murphy marries Nicole Mitchell in NYC   

1994  On March - 18 south Africa Goldstone committee reveals existence of secret police   

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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 this day in history.   

1556  Francois-Hercule de Valois, French duke of Anjou/Brabant was born on March - 18.   

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 March - 18.   

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

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

1314  On March - 18 jacques De Molay, the last grand master of Order of Knights, dies   

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  Ivan IV, the terrible, Russian tsar (1547-84), dies at 53 on this day in history.