Historical Events In March - 18

1980  Vostok rocket exploded on launch pad while being refueled, killing 50 on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history erich Fromm, German/US psychoanalyst, dies at 79   

1982  Singer Teddy Pendergrass' spinal cord severed in a car accident on March - 18.   

1982  Georg G Lampe, Dutch painter/director (Free Academy), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1983  Umberto of Piemonte, King Umberto II of Italy (1946), dies on March - 18.   

1984  On this day in history charlie Lau, White Sox coach/renowned hitting instructor, dies at 50   

1985  Capital Cities Communications Inc acquires ABC on this day in history.   

1985  Jack Miller, orch leader (Kate Smith Evening Hour), dies at 89 on March - 18.   

1986  On March - 18 treasury Department announces plans to alter paper money   

1986  Bernard Malamud, US writer (Fixer, Natural), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1987  On this day in history gerber survey find most popular names for newborns (Jessica & Matthew)   

1987  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1987  Bil Baird, puppeteer (Jack Paar Show), dies at 82 on March - 18.   

1989  27th space shuttle mission, STS-29 (Discovery 8), returns to Earth on March - 18.   

1989  California Quake amusement ride opens at Universal Studios on March - 18.   

1989  On this day in history piet Kruiver, Dutch soccer player, dies at 51   

1990  32-day lockout by baseball owners ends on this day in history.   

1990  A Tampa little leaguer, dies, after being struck by a pitch on this day in history.   

1990  On March - 18 east Germany's first elections in over sixty years   

1990  In a step towards the unification of Germany, the Conservative alliance wins the East German parliamentary elections with 48 per cent of vote on March - 18.   

1990  On March - 18 largest Art robbery in the history (Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston), where 12 paintings valued at $100 million are stolen   

1990  On March - 18 the first free elections in German Democratic Republic, Conservatives beat Communists   

1990  Robin Harris, actor (House Party, Mo' Better Blues), dies at 36 on March - 18.   

1991  On March - 18 apple computer head Steve Jobs weds Laurene Powell   

1991  On this day in history mike Tyson beats Razor Ruddock in the 7th round   

1991  More than 70,000 people mass in the streets of several east German cities demanding an end to economic woes on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history jack McCoy, Radio/TV personality, dies at 72   

1992  On March - 18 donna Summer gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame   

1992  Leona Helmsley sentence to 4 years for tax evasion on this day in history.   

1992  Zimbabwe beat England by 9 runs in World Cup at Albury on March - 18.   

1992  Cornelis B Vaandrager, [C Vaan], poet (Giant of Rotterdam), dies at 56 on March - 18.   

1993  On March - 18 amsterdam stock exchange hits record ƒ12.2 billion   

1993  Eddie Murphy marries Nicole Mitchell in NYC on March - 18.   

1994  South Africa Goldstone committee reveals existence of secret police on March - 18.   

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1380  On March - 18 birth of liduina van Schiedam, Dutch "Christ's bride"/saint   

1395  On March - 18 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 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 March - 18.   

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

0235  On this day in history 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  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 March - 18.   

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 March - 18.   

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