Page 6: Historical Events In March - 18

1918  Willem Coenen, composer, dies at 80 on March - 18.   

1919  Order of DeMolay is established in Kansas City on March - 18.   

1919  Order of DeMolay forms in Kansas City on March - 18.   

1919  On March - 18 laila Schou Nilsen, Norway, downhill skier (Olympic-gold-1936)   

1920  Greece adopts the Gregorian calendar on March - 18.   

1920  Eric Halsall, sheepdog trial commentator on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history steamer "Hong Kong" runs aground off Swatow China killing 1,000   

1921  On March - 18 2nd Peace of Riga, Poland enlarged   

1922  On March - 18 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  Madhussudan Rege, cricketer (15 runs in only Test India v WI 1948-49) on March - 18.   

1924  John Frederick Bridge, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1925  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 on this day in history.   

1925  (8) 60-MPH tornadoes speed Mo, In, Il, Ky, & Tn kills 689 on this day in history.   

1925  Peter Graves, Minneapolis Mn, actor (James Phelps-Mission Impossible) on this day in history.   

1927  On March - 18 george Plimpton, NYC, sports writer (Paper Lion)   

1928  On this day in history paul van Ostaijen, Flemish writer (Outlawed), dies at 32   

1929  On March - 18 dmitri Shostakovitch' "The new Babylon," premieres in Leningrad   

1930  On March - 18 boston Bruins win record 20th NHL home game   

1931  On March - 18 first electric razors made in the United States   

1931  On this day in history juan Bautista Aznar becomes premier of Spain   

1931  On this day in history 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 March - 18 uS Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Maribel Vinson   

1933  US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Roger Turner on this day in history.   

1933  On March - 18 radio Clube de Mocambique's, 1st radio transmission   

1933  On March - 18 luigi A duke of the Abruzzi, Italian explorer (Ruwenzori), dies at 60   

1936  Egon Friedell, Austrian journalist (Kleine Portratgalerie), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1937  Gas explosion in school in New London TX; 296 die on this day in history.   

1937  Gas explosion in school in New London Texas: 294 die on March - 18.   

1938  On this day in history president Cardena of Mexico nationalizes US & British oil companies   

1938  On this day in history mexico takes control of foreign-owned oil properties   

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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 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  On March - 18 birth of adam Elsheimer, German painter/cartoonist/etcher, baptized   

1590  On this day in history birth of manuel de Faria e Sousa, Portuguese historian and poet (d. 1649)   

1602  Jacques de Billy, French mathematician (d. 1679) was born on this day in history.   

0235  On March - 18 death of marcus Aurelius Alexander, Syrian emperor of Rome (222-235), murdered   

0978  On March - 18 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 March - 18.   

1314  On this day in history jacques De Molay, the last grand master of Order of Knights, dies   

1493  On this day in history john of Lannoy, Flemish governor/viceroy of Neth/Zealand, dies at 82   

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  Ivan IV, the terrible, Russian tsar (1547-84), dies at 53 on this day in history.