Historical Events In March - 18
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1918 On March - 18 willem Coenen, composer, dies at 80
1919 On March - 18 order of DeMolay is established in Kansas City
1919 On this day in history order of DeMolay forms in Kansas City
1919 Laila Schou Nilsen, Norway, downhill skier (Olympic-gold-1936) on this day in history.
1920 Greece adopts the Gregorian calendar on March - 18.
1920 On March - 18 eric Halsall, sheepdog trial commentator
1921 Steamer "Hong Kong" runs aground off Swatow China killing 1,000 on this day in history.
1921 On March - 18 2nd Peace of Riga, Poland enlarged
1922 On this day in history british magistrates in India sentence Mohandas K Gandhi to 6 years for disobedience
1922 1st intercollegiate indoor polo championship (Princeton vs Yale) on March - 18.
1922 On this day in history egon Bahr, German journalist/politician
1923 On this day in history andy Granatelli, American motorsports entrepreneur
1924 On this day in history madhussudan Rege, cricketer (15 runs in only Test India v WI 1948-49)
1924 On March - 18 john Frederick Bridge, composer, dies at 79
1925 On this day in history the worst tornado in U.S. history passes through eastern Missouri, southern Illinois, and southern Indiana, killing 695 people, injuring some 13,000 people, and causing seventeen million dollars in property damage. Known as the "Tri-State Tornado
1925 On March - 18 (8) 60-MPH tornadoes speed Mo, In, Il, Ky, & Tn kills 689
1925 Peter Graves, Minneapolis Mn, actor (James Phelps-Mission Impossible) on March - 18.
1927 George Plimpton, NYC, sports writer (Paper Lion) on March - 18.
1928 Paul van Ostaijen, Flemish writer (Outlawed), dies at 32 on this day in history.
1929 On this day in history dmitri Shostakovitch' "The new Babylon," premieres in Leningrad
1930 Boston Bruins win record 20th NHL home game on this day in history.
1931 On March - 18 first electric razors made in the United States
1931 On March - 18 juan Bautista Aznar becomes premier of Spain
1931 On March - 18 the first electric shavers go on sale in US (Schick)
1931 1st electric shavers go on sale in US (Schick) on this day in history.
1933 On this day in history uS Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Maribel Vinson
1933 On March - 18 uS Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Roger Turner
1933 On this day in history radio Clube de Mocambique's, 1st radio transmission
1933 On this day in history luigi A duke of the Abruzzi, Italian explorer (Ruwenzori), dies at 60
1936 On this day in history egon Friedell, Austrian journalist (Kleine Portratgalerie), dies at 58
1937 On this day in history gas explosion in school in New London TX; 296 die
1937 On March - 18 gas explosion in school in New London Texas: 294 die
1938 President Cardena of Mexico nationalizes US & British oil companies on March - 18.
1938 Mexico takes control of foreign-owned oil properties on this day in history.
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