Historical Events In March - 18

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

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

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  Charlie Lau, White Sox coach/renowned hitting instructor, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history gerber survey find most popular names for newborns (Jessica & Matthew)   

1987  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

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 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 this day in history.   

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 March - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

1990  Robin Harris, actor (House Party, Mo' Better Blues), dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history apple computer head Steve Jobs weds Laurene Powell   

1991  Mike Tyson beats Razor Ruddock in the 7th round on March - 18.   

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  On March - 18 jack McCoy, Radio/TV personality, dies at 72   

1992  Donna Summer gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame on March - 18.   

1992  Leona Helmsley sentence to 4 years for tax evasion on this day in history.   

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 March - 18.   

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

1993  On March - 18 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  Liduina van Schiedam, Dutch "Christ's bride"/saint was born on this day in history.   

1395  John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter, English military leader (d. 1447) was born on March - 18.   

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  On this day in history birth of cornelis Ketel, Dutch portrait painter/poet   

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 this day in history.   

1590  Manuel de Faria e Sousa, Portuguese historian and poet (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.   

1602  On March - 18 birth of jacques de Billy, French mathematician (d. 1679)   

0235  On this day in history death of marcus Aurelius Alexander, Syrian emperor of Rome (222-235), murdered   

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 March - 18.   

1493  John of Lannoy, Flemish governor/viceroy of Neth/Zealand, dies at 82 on March - 18.   

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  Ivan IV, the terrible, Russian tsar (1547-84), dies at 53 on March - 18.