March, 18th in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Friday 18, 2005:
Terri Schiavo's feeding tube is removed at the request of her husband, fueling a nationwide debate about her.

Saturday 18, 2000:
2000 Taiwanese presidential election: Chen Shui-bian is elected President of the Republic of China.

Tuesday 18, 1997:
The tail of a Russian An-24 charter plane breaks off while en-route to Turkey causing the plane to crash and killing all 50 on board. This leads to the grounding of all An-24s.

Wednesday 18, 1992:
Microsoft ships Windows 3.1.

Sunday 18, 1990:
12 paintings, collectively worth $100 million, are stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Massachusetts. This is the largest art theft in US history.

Saturday 18, 1989:
In Egypt, a 4,400-year-old mummy is found in the Pyramid of Cheops.

Friday 18, 1988:
Alasdair Crawford is born in Warrington, England.

Monday 18, 1985:
The first episode of popular soap Neighbours airs on Australian TV.

Tuesday 18, 1980:
On Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia 50 persons were killed at an explosion of a Vostok-2M rocket on its launch pad during a fueling operation.

Monday 18, 1974:
Oil embargo crisis: Most OPEC nations end a five-month oil embargo against the United States, Europe and Japan.

Thursday 18, 1971:
A landslide at Chungar, Peru crashes into Lake Yanahuani killing 200.

Wednesday 18, 1970:
Lon Nol ousts Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia.

Monday 18, 1968:
Gold standard: The U.S. Congress repeals the requirement for a gold reserve to back US currency.

Thursday 18, 1965:
Cosmonaut Aleksei Leonov, leaving his spacecraft Voskhod 2 for 12 minutes, becomes the first person to walk in space.

Sunday 18, 1962:
In Luxembourg, Isabelle Aubret wins the seventh Eurovision Song Contest for France singing "Un premier amour" (A first love).

Saturday 18, 1961:
In Cannes, France, Jean-Claude Pascal wins the sixth Eurovision Song Contest for Luxembourg singing "Nous les amoureux" (We the lovers).

Wednesday 18, 1959:
American President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a bill into law allowing for Hawaiian statehood, which would become official on August 21.

Wednesday 18, 1953:
An earthquake hits western Turkey killing 250.

Sunday 18, 1945:
World War II: 1,250 American bombers attack Berlin.

Monday 18, 1940:
Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini meet at Brenner Pass in the Alps and agree to form an alliance against France and the United Kingdom.

Friday 18, 1938:
Mexico nationalizes all foreign-owned oil properties within its borders.

Thursday 18, 1937:
Spanish Civil War: Spanish Republican forces hand the Italian forces a grave defeat at the Battle of Guadalajara.

Wednesday 18, 1925:
The Tri-State Tornado hits the Midwestern states of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing 695 people.

Saturday 18, 1922:
In India, Mohandas Gandhi is sentenced to six years in prison for civil disobedience. He would serve only 2 years.

Friday 18, 1921:
The second Peace of Riga between Poland and Soviet Union. Despite the recent Polish successes, Soviets annex Ukraine and Belarus. Government of Ukraine emigrates to France. Famine kills millions of Russians.

Thursday 18, 1915:
World War I: Three battleships are sunk during a failed British & French naval attack on the Dardanelles.

Tuesday 18, 1913:
George I of Greece is assassinated.

Thursday 18, 1909:
Einar Dessau uses a short-wave radio transmitter becoming the first to broadcast as a ham radio operator.

Wednesday 18, 1874:
Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trading rights.

Saturday 18, 1871:
President of the French government Thiers orders evacuation of Paris, a socialist government rules the city.

Saturday 18, 1865:
American Civil War: The Congress of the Confederate States of America adjourns for the last time.

Monday 18, 1850:
American Express is founded by Henry Wells & William Fargo.

Tuesday 18, 1766:
American Revolution: The British Parliament repeals the Stamp Act, which was very unpopular in the British colonies.

Saturday 18, 1673:
John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton sells his part of New Jersey to some Friends (Quakers).

Tuesday 18, 1608:
Sissinios formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia

Sunday 18, 1438:
Albert II of Habsburg becomes King of Germany.

Sunday 18, 1229:
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor declares himself King of Jerusalem during the Sixth Crusade.

Wednesday 18, 731:
Saint Gregory III begins his reign as a Catholic pope.

Wednesday 18, 37:
The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius' will and proclaims Caligula emperor.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/18-march/on-this-day.html


People born on March 18

1980:
Alexei Yagudin, Russian figure skater (b: March 18, 1980) (Biography of Alexei Yagudin)

1979:
Adam Levine, American singer (Maroon 5) (b: March 18, 1979) (Biography of Adam Levine)

1973:
Max Barry, Australian author (b: March 18, 1973) (Biography of Max Barry)
Jason Beam, American artist (b: March 18, 1973) (Biography of Jason Beam)

1972:
Dane Cook, American comedian (Waiting) (b: March 18, 1972) (Biography of Dane Cook)

1970:
Queen Latifah, American singer and actress (b: March 18, 1970) (Biography of Queen Latifah)

1969:
Vassily Ivanchuk, Ukrainian chess player (b: March 18, 1969) (Biography of Vassily Ivanchuk)

1966:
Jerry Cantrell, American musician (Alice in Chains) (b: March 18, 1966) (Biography of Jerry Cantrell)

1964:
Courtney Pine, British jazz saxophonist (b: March 18, 1964) (Biography of Courtney Pine)
Bonnie Blair, American speed skater (b: March 18, 1964) (Biography of Bonnie Blair)
Rozalla, Zambian singer (b: March 18, 1964) (Biography of Rozalla)

1963:
Vanessa Lynn Williams, American beauty queen, actress, and singer (b: March 18, 1963) (Biography of Vanessa Lynn Williams)

1962:
Thomas Ian Griffith, American actor (b: March 18, 1962) (Biography of Thomas Ian Griffith)

1960:
Richard Biggs, American actor (b: March 18, 1960 ; d: May 22, 2004) (Biography of Richard Biggs)

1959:
Luc Besson, French producer, writer, and director (b: March 18, 1959) (Biography of Luc Besson)
Irene Cara, American actress and singer (b: March 18, 1959) (Biography of Irene Cara)

1956:
Ingemar Stenmark, Swedish skier (b: March 18, 1956) (Biography of Ingemar Stenmark)

1952:
Mike Webster, American football player (b: March 18, 1952 ; d: September 22, 2002) (Biography of Mike Webster)

1951:
Bill Frisell, American jazz musician (b: March 18, 1951) (Biography of Bill Frisell)

1950:
Brad Dourif, American actor (b: March 18, 1950) (Biography of Brad Dourif)

1949:
Alex Higgins, Irish snooker player (b: March 18, 1949) (Biography of Alex Higgins)

1943:
Kevin Dobson, American actor (b: March 18, 1943) (Biography of Kevin Dobson)

1941:
Wilson Pickett, American singer (b: March 18, 1941) (Biography of Wilson Pickett)

1938:
Charley Pride, American musician (b: March 18, 1938) (Biography of Charley Pride)

1937:
Mark Donohue, American race car driver (b: March 18, 1937) (Biography of Mark Donohue)

1936:
Frederik Willem de Klerk, President of South Africa (b: March 18, 1936) (Biography of Frederik Willem de Klerk)

1932:
John Updike, American author (b: March 18, 1932) (Biography of John Updike)

1928:
Julia Mullock, Princess of Korea (b: March 18, 1928) (Biography of Julia Mullock)
Fidel V. Ramos, President of the Philippines (b: March 18, 1928) (Biography of Fidel V. Ramos)

1927:
George Plimpton, American writer and actor (b: March 18, 1927 ; d: September 25, 2003) (Biography of George Plimpton)
John Kander, American songwriter (b: March 18, 1927) (Biography of John Kander)

1926:
Peter Graves, American actor (b: March 18, 1926) (Biography of Peter Graves (actor))

1923:
Andy Granatelli, auto racer (b: March 18, 1923) (Biography of Andy Granatelli)

1922:
Egon Bahr, politician (b: March 18, 1922) (Biography of Egon Bahr)

1918:
Al Benton, baseball player (b: March 18, 1918 ; d: April 14, 1968) (Biography of Al Benton)

1915:
Richard Condon, American novelist (b: March 18, 1915 ; d: April 9, 1996) (Biography of Richard Condon)

1910:
Chiang Ching-kuo, President of the Republic of China (b: March 18, 1910 ; d: January 13, 1988) (Biography of Chiang Ching-kuo)
Herman Tarnower, American diet doctor (b: March 18, 1910) (Biography of Herman Tarnower)

1909:
Ernest Gallo, American winemaker (b: March 18, 1909) (Biography of Ernest Gallo)

1905:
Thomas Townsend Brown, American scientist (b: March 18, 1905) (Biography of Thomas Townsend Brown)
Robert Donat, English actor (b: March 18, 1905 ; d: June 9, 1958) (Biography of Robert Donat)

1904:
Srečko Kosovel, Slovenian poet (b: March 18, 1904 ; d: May 27, 1926) (Biography of Srecko Kosovel)

1899:
Jean Goldkette, Greek-born jazz musician (b: March 18, 1899 ; d: March 24, 1962) (Biography of Jean Goldkette)

1898:
Jake Swirbul, American aircraft manufacturer (b: March 18, 1898 ; d: June 28, 1960) (Biography of Jake Swirbul)

1886:
Edward Everett Horton, American actor (b: March 18, 1886 ; d: September 29, 1970) (Biography of Edward Everett Horton)

1882:
Gian Francesco Malipiero, Italian composer (b: March 18, 1882 ; d: August 1, 1973) (Biography of Gian Francesco Malipiero)

1877:
Edgar Cayce, American psychic (b: March 18, 1877 ; d: January 3, 1945) (Biography of Edgar Cayce)

1872:
Anna Held, Polish actress amd singer (b: March 18, 1872 ; d: August 12, 1918) (Biography of Anna Held)

1869:
Neville Chamberlain, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b: March 18, 1869 ; d: November 9, 1940) (Biography of Neville Chamberlain)

1858:
Rudolf Diesel, German inventor (b: March 18, 1858 ; d: September 30, 1913) (Biography of Rudolf Diesel)

1844:
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian composer (b: March 18, 1844 ; d: June 21, 1908) (Biography of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov)

1842:
Stéphane Mallarmé, French poet (b: March 18, 1842 ; d: September 9, 1898) (Biography of Stéphane Mallarmé)

1840:
William Cosmo Monkhouse, English poet and critic (b: March 18, 1840 ; d: July 20, 1901) (Biography of William Cosmo Monkhouse)

1837:
Grover Cleveland, President of the United States (b: March 18, 1837 ; d: June 24, 1908) (Biography of Grover Cleveland)

1813:
Christian Friedrich Hebbel, German writer (b: March 18, 1813 ; d: December 13, 1863) (Biography of Christian Friedrich Hebbel)

1782:
John Calhoun, Vice President of the United States (b: March 18, 1782) (Biography of John Calhoun)

1701:
Niclas Sahlgren, Swedish merchant and philanthropist (b: March 18, 1701 ; d: March 10, 1776) (Biography of Niclas Sahlgren)

1690:
Christian Goldbach, Prussian mathematician (b: March 18, 1690 ; d: November 20, 1764) (Biography of Christian Goldbach)

1685:
Ralph Ersine, Scottish minister (b: March 18, 1685 ; d: November 6, 1752) (Biography of Ralph Erskine (preacher))

1679:
Matthew Decker, English merchant and writer (b: March 18, 1679) (Biography of Matthew Decker)

1657:
Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni, Italian composer (b: March 18, 1657 ; d: February 1, 1743) (Biography of Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni)

1640:
Philippe de la Hire, French mathematician and astronomer (b: March 18, 1640 ; d: April 21, 1719) (Biography of Philippe de la Hire)

1634:
Marie-Madeleine Pioche de la Vergne, comtesse de la Fayette, French writer (b: March 18, 1634 ; d: May 25, 1693) (Biography of Marie-Madeleine Pioche de la Vergne, comtesse de la Fayette)

1603:
Simon Bradstreet, Massachusetts Bay colonist (b: March 18, 1603 ; d: March 27, 1697) (Biography of Simon Bradstreet)

1590:
Manuel de Faria e Sousa, Portuguese historian and poet (b: March 18, 1590) (Biography of Manuel de Faria e Sousa)

1555:
François, Duke of Anjou (b: March 18, 1555 ; d: June 19, 1584) (Biography of François, Duke of Anjou)

1395:
John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter, English military leader (b: March 18, 1395) (Biography of John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/18-march/births.html

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People who died on March 18

2004:
Harrison McCain (d: March 18, 2004) (Biography of Harrison McCain)

2003:
Adam Osborne, British author and computer designer (b: March 6, 1939 ; d: March 18, 2003) (Biography of Adam Osborne)
Karl Kling, German race car driver (b: September 16, 1910 ; d: March 18, 2003) (Biography of Karl Kling)

2002:
R.A. Lafferty (d: March 18, 2002) (Biography of R.A. Lafferty)

2001:
John Phillips, American singer (The Mamas and the Papas) (b: August 30, 1935 ; d: March 18, 2001) (Biography of John Phillips (musician))

1999:
Adolfo Bioy Casares, Argentine writer (b: September 15, 1914 ; d: March 18, 1999) (Biography of Adolfo Bioy Casares)

1996:
Odysseus Elytis, Greek writer (b: November 2, 1911 ; d: March 18, 1996) (Biography of Odysseus Elytis)

1990:
Robin Harris (d: March 18, 1990) (Biography of Robin Harris)

1986:
Bernard Malamud, American author (b: April 26, 1914 ; d: March 18, 1986) (Biography of Bernard Malamud)

1978:
Leigh Brackett (d: March 18, 1978) (Biography of Leigh Brackett)

1977:
Marien Ngouabi (d: March 18, 1977) (Biography of Marien Ngouabi)

1965:
King Farouk I of Egypt (b: February 11, 1920 ; d: March 18, 1965) (Biography of Farouk I of Egypt)

1964:
Sigfrid Edström, Swedish sports official (b: November 21, 1870 ; d: March 18, 1964) (Biography of Sigfrid Edström)

1962:
Walter W. Bacon, Governor of Delaware (b: January 20, 1880 ; d: March 18, 1962) (Biography of Walter W. Bacon)

1947:
William C. Durant, American automobile pioneer (b: December 8, 1861 ; d: March 18, 1947) (Biography of William C. Durant)

1913:
King George I of Greece (b: December 24, 1845 ; d: March 18, 1913) (Biography of George I of Greece)

1898:
Matilda Joslyn Gage (d: March 18, 1898) (Biography of Matilda Joslyn Gage)

1871:
Augustus De Morgan (d: March 18, 1871) (Biography of Augustus De Morgan)

1835:
Christian Gunther von Bernstorff, Danish and Prussian statesman and diplomat (b: April 3, 1769 ; d: March 18, 1835) (Biography of Christian Gunther von Bernstorff)

1745:
Robert Walpole, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b: August 26, 1676 ; d: March 18, 1745) (Biography of Robert Walpole)

1696:
Robert Charnock (d: March 18, 1696) (Biography of Robert Charnock)

1689:
John Dixwell (d: March 18, 1689) (Biography of John Dixwell)

1675:
Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (b: June 16, 1606 ; d: March 18, 1675) (Biography of Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall)

1584:
Tsar Ivan IV of Russia (b: August 25, 1530 ; d: March 18, 1584) (Biography of Ivan IV of Russia)

1583:
King Magnus of Livonia (b: August 26, 1540 ; d: March 18, 1583) (Biography of Magnus of Livonia)

1227:
Pope Honorius III (d: March 18, 1227) (Biography of Pope Honorius III)

978:
Edward the Martyr (d: March 18, 978) (Biography of Edward the Martyr)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/18-march/deaths.html