Page 3: Historical Events In March - 18

1829  William Robertson Boggs, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1911 on this day in history.   

1830  Numa D Fustel de Coulanges, French historian/sociologist on March - 18.   

1834  First railroad tunnel in US completed, in Pennsylvania (275 meter long) on this day in history.   

1834  In Dorset, England, six labourers, dubbed the Tolpuddle Martyrs, are sentenced to seven years banishment to Australian penal colony for forming a trade union on this day in history.   

1834  On March - 18 in England, six English agricultural laborers are sentenced to seven years of banishment to Australia’s New South Wales penal colony for their trade union activities   

1834  1st railroad tunnel in US completed, in Penn (275 m long) on March - 18.   

1835  Charles Darwin departs Santiago Chile on his way to Portillo Pass on this day in history.   

1837  On March - 18 grover Cleveland, [Stephen], NJ, 22nd/24th Pres (1885-89, 93-97)   

1838  On this day in history jan B Stobbaerts, Flemish painter   

1839  Francis Fessenden, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906 on this day in history.   

1843  Jules HPFX Vandenpeereboom, premier of Belgium (1899) on March - 18.   

1844  On March - 18 the birth of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian composer   

1844  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Tikhvin Russia, composer (Scheherazade) on this day in history.   

1845  John Chapman, [Johnny Appleseed], American pioneer agronomist dies in Allen County Indiana on March - 18.   

1847  On this day in history first Dutch public telegram   

1847  On March - 18 1st Dutch public telegram   

1848  On March - 18 nathaniel Herreshoff, America Cup yacht designer   

1850  On this day in history american Express company formed in Buffalo, New York   

1850  On this day in history henry Wells & William Fargo forms American Express in Buffalo   

1858  Dutch Van der Brugghen government resigns on March - 18.   

1858  The birth of Rudolf Diesel, German inventor of the Diesel engine on March - 18.   

1858  On March - 18 dutch Van der Brugghen govt resigns   

1858  Rudolph C K Diesel, German engineer (Diesel motor) on this day in history.   

1859  On this day in history vera Cruz besieged by Miramón (Cons) in Mexican War of Reform   

1859  Vera Cruz besieged by Miramon (Cons) in Mexican War of Reform on this day in history.   

1864  On March - 18 dale Dike on Humber River crumbles drowning some 240   

1864  On this day in history karl M Lybeck, Finnish/Swedish language poet (Samlade Arbeten)   

1865  Battle of Wilson's raid to Selma AL on this day in history.   

1865  Congress of Confederate States of American adjourns for last time on this day in history.   

1865  On this day in history battle of Wilson's raid to Selma, AL   

1866  On March - 18 dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu, composer   

1867  Michael G de Boer, historian (Harbor of Amsterdam) on March - 18.   

1869  On March - 18 the birth of Neville Chamberlain, Former British prime minister   

1869  [Arthur] Neville Chamberlain, British PM (C, 1937-40) on March - 18.   

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1380  On this day in history birth of liduina van Schiedam, Dutch "Christ's bride"/saint   

1395  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history.   

1578  On March - 18 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  On March - 18 birth of jacques de Billy, French mathematician (d. 1679)   

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 March - 18.   

1227  Honorius III, [Cencio Savelli], Pope (1216-27), dies on this day in history.   

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

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  On March - 18 death of king Magnus of Livonia (b. 1540)   

1584  Ivan IV, the terrible, Russian tsar (1547-84), dies at 53 on March - 18.