Page 7: Historical Events In March - 18

1938  Cyril Rootham, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1940  On March - 18 in the Brenner Pass in the Alps, Adolf Hitler, leader of Nazi Germany, and Benito Mussolini, leader of Fascist Italy, meet to discuss Italy’s imminent entrance into World War II in an alliance with Germany   

1940  On this day in history mussolini joins Hitler in Germany's war against France & Britain   

1942  2 black players, Jackie Robinson & Nate Moreland, request a tryout with the Chicago White Sox, they are allowed to work out on this day in history.   

1942  Illegal Free Netherlands announces boycott of theaters on March - 18.   

1943  Red Army evacuates Belgorod on March - 18.   

1943  S.S. James Oglethorpe (US) & S.S. Terkolei (Netherlands), torpedoed & sunk on March - 18.   

1943  On March - 18 james Oglethorpe (US) & Terkolei (Neth), torpedoed & sinks   

1944  2,500 women trample guards & floorwalkers to purchase 1,500 alarm clocks announced for sale in a Chicago IL department store on March - 18.   

1944  On March - 18 nazi Germany occupies Hungary   

1944  On this day in history benjamin Delmonte, theater director/actor, dies at 79   

1945  1,250 US bombers attacks Berlin on March - 18.   

1945  Maurice "Rocket" Richard becomes the first NHLer to score 50 goals on March - 18.   

1945  US Task Force 58 attacks targets on Kiushu on March - 18.   

1945  On March - 18 william Grover-Williams, British racing driver   

1947  On this day in history william Durant auto manufacturer cofounder of Chevrolet, founder of General Motors, died on this day   

1948  France & Great Britain & Benelux sign Treaty of Brussels on March - 18.   

1948  Philips begin experimental TV broadcasting on March - 18.   

1949  NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) ratified on March - 18.   

1949  NATO set up by seven European countries on this day in history.   

1949  On March - 18 nATO (North Atlantic Treaty Org) ratified   

1950  On this day in history "Touch & Go" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 176 performances   

1951  On this day in history pat O'Sullivan wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship   

1952  On March - 18 communist offensive in Korea   

1952  On March - 18 first plastic lens for cataract patients fitted (Philadelphia)   

1953  Earthquake strikes West Turkey, 250 die on March - 18.   

1954  Walter Mead, cricketer (one Test for England 1899), dies on March - 18.   

1955  On this day in history i Hatojama recognized as premier of Japan   

1956  Friedrich Panzer, German germanist (Hilde-Gudrun), dies at 85 on March - 18.   

1959  On this day in history u.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Hawaiian statehood bill into law, approving the entrance of Hawaii into the United States pending approval by the electorate of the Pacific Ocean island chain   

1961  Poppin' Fresh Pillsbury Dough Boy introduced on March - 18.   

1962  Algerian War ends after 7½ years of fighting (250,000 die), Ben Bella flees on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history france performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria   

1963  Supreme Court's Miranda Decision defendants must have lawyers on March - 18.   

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1380  Liduina van Schiedam, Dutch "Christ's bride"/saint was born on March - 18.   

1395  John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter, English military leader (d. 1447) was born on March - 18.   

1496  On this day in history birth of mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England and queen consort of Louis XII of France (d. 1533)   

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

1556  On March - 18 birth of francois-Hercule de Valois, French duke of Anjou/Brabant   

1578  Adam Elsheimer, German painter/cartoonist/etcher, baptized was born on March - 18.   

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

1493  On March - 18 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  Death of King Magnus of Livonia (b. 1540) on this day in history.   

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