Historical Events In March - 18

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

1980  On this day in history erich Fromm, German/US psychoanalyst, dies at 79  

1982  Singer Teddy Pendergrass' spinal cord severed in a car accident on March - 18.  

1982  Georg G Lampe, Dutch painter/director (Free Academy), dies at 60 on March - 18.  

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  Capital Cities Communications Inc acquires ABC on March - 18.  

1985  Jack Miller, orch leader (Kate Smith Evening Hour), dies at 89 on March - 18.  

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  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 this day in history 27th space shuttle mission, STS-29 (Discovery 8), returns to Earth  

1989  On March - 18 california Quake amusement ride opens at Universal Studios  

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

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  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  The first free elections in German Democratic Republic, Conservatives beat Communists on this day in history.  

1990  On this day in history robin Harris, actor (House Party, Mo' Better Blues), dies at 36  

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 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 this day in history.  

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

1992  Leona Helmsley sentence to 4 years for tax evasion on March - 18.  

1992  Zimbabwe beat England by 9 runs in World Cup at Albury on this day in history.  

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

1993  On this day in history amsterdam stock exchange hits record ƒ12.2 billion  

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

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

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1380  On March - 18 birth of liduina van Schiedam, Dutch "Christ's bride"/saint  

1395  John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter, English military leader (d. 1447) was born on this day in history.  

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  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  On this day in history birth of adam Elsheimer, German painter/cartoonist/etcher, baptized  

1590  On March - 18 birth of manuel de Faria e Sousa, Portuguese historian and poet (d. 1649)  

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  Honorius III, [Cencio Savelli], Pope (1216-27), dies on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1582  Death of Jean Jaurequi, Basque murderer of Willem of Orange, lynched on March - 18.  

1583  Death of King Magnus of Livonia (b. 1540) on March - 18.  

1584  On March - 18 ivan IV, the terrible, Russian tsar (1547-84), dies at 53