Historical Events In March - 18

1918  Willem Coenen, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1919  On March - 18 order of DeMolay is established in Kansas City   

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

1919  On this day in history laila Schou Nilsen, Norway, downhill skier (Olympic-gold-1936)   

1920  Greece adopts the Gregorian calendar on March - 18.   

1920  On this day in history 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  Egon Bahr, German journalist/politician on this day in history.   

1923  On March - 18 andy Granatelli, American motorsports entrepreneur   

1924  Madhussudan Rege, cricketer (15 runs in only Test India v WI 1948-49) on this day in history.   

1924  On this day in history john Frederick Bridge, composer, dies at 79   

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 March - 18.   

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  George Plimpton, NYC, sports writer (Paper Lion) on March - 18.   

1928  On March - 18 paul van Ostaijen, Flemish writer (Outlawed), dies at 32   

1929  Dmitri Shostakovitch' "The new Babylon," premieres in Leningrad on this day in history.   

1930  Boston Bruins win record 20th NHL home game on March - 18.   

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

1931  Juan Bautista Aznar becomes premier of Spain on March - 18.   

1931  The first electric shavers go on sale in US (Schick) on March - 18.   

1931  1st electric shavers go on sale in US (Schick) on March - 18.   

1933  On this day in history uS Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Maribel Vinson   

1933  US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Roger Turner on March - 18.   

1933  On this day in history radio Clube de Mocambique's, 1st radio transmission   

1933  Luigi A duke of the Abruzzi, Italian explorer (Ruwenzori), dies at 60 on March - 18.   

1936  Egon Friedell, Austrian journalist (Kleine Portratgalerie), dies at 58 on March - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

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 March - 18.   

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

1590  Manuel de Faria e Sousa, Portuguese historian and poet (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.   

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  Death of Edward, the Martyr, King of Anglo-Saxons (975-78)/st, murdered at 15 on this day in history.   

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 March - 18 death of jean Jaurequi, Basque murderer of Willem of Orange, lynched   

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

1584  Ivan IV, the terrible, Russian tsar (1547-84), dies at 53 on this day in history.