Page 4: Historical Events In March - 18

1870  On this day in history 1st US National Wildlife Preserve (Lake Meritt in Oakland Calif)   

1870  Joaquin y Garbayo Gaztambide, composer, dies at 48 on March - 18.   

1871  Communards revolt in Paris France on this day in history.   

1871  On this day in history communards revolt in Paris   

1872  On this day in history frank Hoyt Losey, composer   

1874  Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trading rights on this day in history.   

1875  On March - 18 ferdinand Laub, composer, dies at 43   

1876  F Freiligrath, writer, dies at 65 on March - 18.   

1877  On March - 18 president Hayes appoints Frederick Douglass marshal of Washington DC   

1877  On this day in history president Hayes appoints Frederick Douglass marshal of Wash DC   

1877  Clem Hill, cricketer (all-time great Australian batsman) on this day in history.   

1881  On March - 18 barnum & Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth opens (MSG)   

1881  On this day in history oliver Seibert, hall of fame hockey player (elected 1963)   

1882  Gian Francesco Malipiero, composer on this day in history.   

1886  On this day in history edward Everett Horton, Bkln NY, actor/narrator (Bulwinkle Show)   

1886  Leopold Zunz, German intellect (Synagogue Poetry), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

1888  Joseph Csaky, Hungarian/French sculptor on this day in history.   

1889  On March - 18 f Rijkens, oldest living person in Netherlands   

1889  On March - 18 william Henry Monk, composer, dies at 66   

1890  First US state naval militia organized (Massachusetts) on this day in history.   

1890  Kaiser Wilhelm forces Bismarck to resign as prime minister on this day in history.   

1890  On March - 18 1st US state naval militia organized (Massachusetts)   

1890  Gerardus van der Leeuw, Dutch religion historian/minister of Education on March - 18.   

1891  On this day in history britain is linked to the continent by Telephone   

1892  On this day in history lord Stanley proposes silver challenge cup for hockey (Stanley Cup)   

1892  On March - 18 lord Stanley presents silver challenge cup for hockey (Stanley Cup)   

1892  Robert P Tristram Coffin, poet/reporter (WW II) on this day in history.   

1893  Wilfred Owen, England, anti-war poet (Anthem for Doomed Youth) on March - 18.   

1895  200 blacks leave Savannah GA for Liberia on this day in history.   

1895  200 blacks leave Savannah, Ga for Liberia on this day in history.   

1897  Betty Compson, actress (Big City, Docks Of New York) on this day in history.   

1898  On March - 18 otto Jochum, composer   

1899  Phoebe, a moon of Saturn is discovered by Pickering on March - 18.   

1899  Lavrenti Beria, chief of Soviet secret police under Stalin on March - 18.   

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1380  On this day in history 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  Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England and queen consort of Louis XII of France (d. 1533) was born on this day in history.   

1548  Cornelis Ketel, Dutch portrait painter/poet was born on March - 18.   

1556  Francois-Hercule de Valois, French duke of Anjou/Brabant was born on this day in history.   

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 March - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

0978  On March - 18 death of edward, the Martyr, King of Anglo-Saxons (975-78)/st, murdered at 15   

1227  On this day in history honorius III, [Cencio Savelli], Pope (1216-27), dies   

1314  Jacques De Molay, the last grand master of Order of Knights, dies on this day in history.   

1493  John of Lannoy, Flemish governor/viceroy of Neth/Zealand, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1582  On this day in history death of jean Jaurequi, Basque murderer of Willem of Orange, lynched   

1583  On March - 18 death of king Magnus of Livonia (b. 1540)   

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