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March 18 is the 77th day of the year (78th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia March 2007 is the third month of the year It began on a Thursday, and ended 31 days later on a Saturday. Stories without links will be removed. News stories must be in English March 2005: ← - January 2005 - February 2005 - March - April 2005 - May 2005 - June 2005 - July 2005 March 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 288 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius' will and proclaims Caligula emperor. Year 37 was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. The Roman Senate was a political institution in Ancient Rome. Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus (or Tiberius I) born Tiberius Claudius Nero (November 16 42 BC – March 16 AD 37) was the second Roman Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (August 31 AD 12 &ndash January 24 AD 41 more commonly known by his nickname Caligula (kəˈlɪɡjʊlə was a Roman Emperor
• 1229 - Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor declares himself King of Jerusalem during the Sixth Crusade. Frederick II ( December 26, 1194 &ndash December 13, 1250) of the Hohenstaufen dynasty was a Pretender to the title is a list of Kings of Jerusalem, from 1099 to 1291 as well as claimants to the title up to the present day The Sixth Crusade started in 1228 as an attempt to reconquer Jerusalem.
• 1241 - Kraków is ravaged by Mongols. Kraków, in English also spelled Krakow or Cracow (ˈkrækaʊ M-W: krăk'ou krāk'ō is one of the largest and oldest cities in Poland
• 1314 - Jacques de Molay, the 23rd and the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, is burned at the stake. Jacques de Molay (est 1244–5/1249–50 – 18 March 1314) was the 23rd and officially last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, leading the The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon (Pauperes commilitones Christi Templique Solomonici commonly known as the Knights Templar or the Order
• 1438 - Albert II of Habsburg becomes King of Germany. Albert II of Habsburg ( August 10, 1397 &ndash October 27, 1439) was King of the Romans (ruler of Germany within the The German Empire is the name commonly used in English to describe Germany from 1871 to 1918 when it was a semi- Constitutional monarchy: beginning with the Unification
• 1608 - Susenyos is formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia. Susenyos (also Sissinios, as in Greek, Ge'ez ሱስንዮስ sūsinyōs; throne name Malak Sagad III, Ge'ez መልአክ NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page
• 1673 - John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton sells his part of New Jersey to the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers. John Berkeley 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton (1602 &ndash August 28, 1678) was the fifth and youngest son of Sir Maurice Berkeley New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States.
• 1766 - American Revolution: The British Parliament repeals the Stamp Act, which had been very unpopular in the British colonies. Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories The Stamp Act of 1765 (short title Duties in American Colonies Act 1765; 5 George III c The British Empire was the largest empire in history and for over a century was the foremost global power.
• 1781 - Charles Messier rediscovers global cluster M92
• 1793 - The first republican state in Germany, the Republic of Mainz, is declared by Andreas Joseph Hofmann. Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charles Messier ( June 26, 1730 &ndash April 12, 1817) was a French astronomer most notable for publishing an Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A republic is a State or Country that is not led by a hereditary Monarch, but in which the people (or at least a part of its people have impact on its Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Republic of Mainz was the first democratic state on the current German territory and was centered in Mainz. Andreas Joseph Hofmann ( July 14, 1752 - September 6, 1849) was a German philosopher and revolutionary active in the Republic
• 1834 - Six farm labourers from Tolpuddle, Dorset, England are sentenced to be transported to Australia for forming a trade union. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Tolpuddle Martyrs were a group of 19th century British labourers who were arrested for and convicted of swearing a secret oath as members of the Friendly Society Tolpuddle is a small village in the southern English county of Dorset, situated in the Piddle valley, eight Miles east of Dorchester Dorset ( (or archaically, Dorsetshire) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming
• 1850 - American Express is founded by Henry Wells and William Fargo. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link American Express ( sometimes known as " AmEx " or " Amex " is a diversified global Financial services company headquartered in Henry Wells ( December 12 1805 &ndash December 10 1878) was an American businessman important in the history of both the American William George Fargo ( May 20, 1818 - August 3, 1881) pioneer American Expressman, was born in Pompey New York
• 1865 - American Civil War: The Congress of the Confederate States of America adjourns for the last time. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861
• 1871 - Declaration of the Paris Commune; President of the French Republic, Adolphe Thiers, orders evacuation of Paris. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Paris Commune (La Commune de Paris was a Government that briefly ruled Paris from 18 March (more formally from 26 March) to 28 May This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Louis-Adolphe fr Thiers ( Marseille, 16 April 1797&ndash3 September 1877 was a French politician and Historian. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
• 1874 - Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trading rights. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Trade is the willing exchange of goods, services, or both Trade is also called Commerce.
• 1893 - Former Governor General Lord Stanley pledges to donate a silver challenge cup, later named after him, as an award for the best hockey team in Canada; originally presented to amateur champions, the Stanley Cup has been awarded to the top pro team since 1910, and since 1926, only to National Hockey League teams. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Frederick Arthur Stanley 16th Earl of Derby, KG, GCB, GCVO, PC ( 15 January 1841 – 14 June 1908 Silver (ˈsɪlvɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol " Ag " (argentum from the Ancient Greek: ἀργήντος - argēntos gen Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America
• 1906 - Traian Vuia flies a self-propelled heavier-than-air aircraft. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Traian Vuia (traˈjan ˈvuja August 17, 1872 - September 3, 1950) was a Romanian inventor who designed built and flew the first
• 1909 - Einar Dessau uses a short-wave radio transmitter, becoming the first radio broadcaster. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Shortwave Radio operates between the frequencies of 3000 KHz (3
• 1913 - King George I of Greece is assassinated in the recently liberated city of Thessaloniki. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common George I King of the Hellenes (Γεώργιος A' Βασιλεύς των Ελλήνων Georgios A' Vasileus ton Ellinon; 24 December 1845 &ndash 18 March 1913 was AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. Thessaloniki (Θεσσαλονίκη), Thessalonica, or Salonica is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of Macedonia
• 1915 - World War I: Massive naval attack in Battle of Gallipoli. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Naval warfare is Combat in and on Seas Oceans or any other major bodies of water such as large Lakes and wide Rivers History Three battleships are sunk during a failed British and French naval attack on the Dardanelles. A battleship is a large heavily armored Warship with a main battery consisting of the largest Calibre of Guns Battleships were The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located See also [[Hellespont]] The Dardanelles ( Turkish: Çanakkale Boğazı Greek: Δαρδανέλλια Dardanellia) formerly
• 1921 - The second Peace of Riga between Poland and Soviet Union. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar The Peace of Riga, also known as the Treaty of Riga; (Ри́жский ми́рный договóр -- Romanisation Rízhsky Mírny dogovór --, Rīgas Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
• 1922 - In India, Mohandas Gandhi is sentenced to six years in prison for civil disobedience. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી moɦən̪d̪äs kəɾəmʧən̪d̪ gän̪d̪ʱi (2 October 1869 – 30 January A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or interned and usually deprived of a range of Civil disobedience is the active refusal to obey certain Laws demands and commands of a Government, or of an occupying power, without resorting to physical He would serve only 2 years.
• 1922 - The first public celebration of Bat mitzvah, for the daughter of Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, is held in New York City. In Judaism, Bar Mitzvah ( Hebrew: בר מצוה "one (m to whom the commandments apply" Bat Mitzvah (בת מצוה "one (f Mordecai Menahem Kaplan ( June 11, 1881 &ndash November 8, 1983) was a Rabbi and the founder of Reconstructionist Judaism The City of New York
• 1925 - The Tri-State Tornado hits the Midwestern states of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing 695 people. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Great Tri-State Tornado of Wednesday March 18, 1925, crossed from southeastern Missouri, through southern Illinois, then into southwestern Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union
• 1937 - The New London School explosion kills three hundred, mostly children. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The New London School explosion occurred on March 18, 1937, when a Natural gas leak caused an Explosion, destroying the New London School of
• 1937 - Spanish Civil War: Spanish Republican forces defeat the Italians at the Battle of Guadalajara. The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted Coup d'état committed by parts of the army against the government of Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Battle of Guadalajara ( 8 March &ndash 23 March 1937) saw the Spanish Popular Army defeat Italian and Nationalist forces attempting to
• 1937 - The human-powered aircraft, Pedaliante, flies 1 kilometre (0. Enea Bossi Sr ( 29 March 1888 – 1963 was an Italian-American aerospace engineer and aviation pioneer 62 miles) outside Milan. Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy.
• 1938 - Mexico nationalizes all foreign-owned oil properties within its borders. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Petroleum ( L petroleum, from Greek πετρέλαιον, lit
• 1940 - World War II: Axis Powers - Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini meet at the Brenner Pass in the Alps and agree to form an alliance against France and the United Kingdom. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Axis powers also known as the Axis alliance Axis nations Axis countries or sometimes just the Axis were those Countries Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately Brenner Pass ( Italian: Passo del Brennero; German: Brennerpass; Latin: Brennus Mons) is a Mountain pass through
• 1944 - The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Italy kills 26 and causes thousands to flee their homes. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mount Vesuvius (in Italian Monte Vesuvio and in Latin Mons Vesuvius) is an active Stratovolcano east of Naples Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
• 1945 - World War II: 1,250 American bombers attack Berlin. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany.
• 1946 - Diplomatic relations between Switzerland and the Soviet Union are established. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting Negotiations between representatives of groups or states Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
• 1948 - Soviet consultants have left Yugoslavia in first sign of Tito-Stalin split. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• 1953 - An earthquake hits western Turkey, killing 250. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches
• 1959 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a bill into law allowing for Hawaiian statehood, which would become official on August 21. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14 1890 – March 28 1969 was President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a five-star general Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan.
• 1962 - The Evian Accords put an end to the Algerian War of Independence, which began in 1954. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Évian Accords comprise a Treaty which was signed on March 18, 1962 in Évian-les-Bains, France by France and the The Algerian War ( French: Guerre d'Algérie; 1954-1962 also known as Algerian War of Independence, led to Algeria 's independence from Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar)
• 1965 - Cosmonaut Aleksei Leonov, leaving his spacecraft Voskhod 2 for 12 minutes, becomes the first person to walk in space. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. An astronaut or cosmonaut (космона́вт) is a person trained Alexey Arkhipovich Leonov (Алексе́й Архи́пович Лео́нов (born May 30, 1934 in Listvyanka Kemerovo Oblast, USSR Voskhod 2 (Восход 2 "Dawn 2" was a Soviet manned space mission in March 1965 Extra-vehicular activity ( EVA) is work done by an Astronaut away from the Earth and outside of a Spacecraft.
• 1967 - The Supertanker Torrey Canyon runs aground off the Cornish coast. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. History The technology of oil transportation has evolved alongside the oil industry The Torrey Canyon was a Supertanker capable of carrying a cargo of 120000 tons of Crude oil, which was wrecked off the western coast of Cornwall
• 1968 - Gold standard: The U.S. Congress repeals the requirement for a gold reserve to back US currency. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The gold standard is a monetary system in which a region's common media of exchange are paper notes that are normally freely convertible into pre-set fixed quantities of Gold The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses Gold (ˈɡoʊld is a Chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and Atomic number 79 The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been
• 1970 - Lon Nol ousts Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lon Nol (​ November 13, 1913 - November 17, 1985) was a Cambodian Politician and Soldier who served as Prime Names and titles Since his abdication Sihanouk's official Cambodian title (short version the most-widely used is Preah Karuna Preah Bat Sâmdech Preah Norodom Sihanouk Preahmâhaviraksat The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East
• 1971 - A landslide at Chungar, Peru crashes into Lake Yanahuani killing 200. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. A landslide is a geological phenomenon which includes a wide range of ground movement such as rock falls deep failure of slopes and shallow debris flows which can occur Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. Lake Yanahuin (or Yanahuni Yanahuani is situated in the central Peruvian Andes in the Pasco Region at an altitude of ca
• 1974 - Oil embargo crisis: Most OPEC nations end a five-month oil embargo against the United States, Europe and Japan. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The 1973 oil crisis began on October 17 1973 when the members of Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC consisting of the Arab members of The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries ( OPEC) is a Cartel of thirteen countries made up of Algeria, Angola, Ecuador In international Commerce and politics, an embargo is the prohibition of commerce For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• 1980 - At Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia, 50 people are killed by an explosion of a Vostok-2M rocket on its launch pad during a fueling operation. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Plesetsk Cosmodrome ( Russian: Космодром «Плесецк») is a Russian Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Vostok 8K72K specifications Stage Number 1 - Strap-on Boosters 4 x Vostok 8K72K-0 Gross Mass 43300 kg Empty Mass 3710 kg
• 1989 - In Egypt, a 4,400-year-old mummy is found in the Pyramid of Cheops. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. A mummy is a Corpse whose Skin and Flesh have been preserved by either intentional or Incidental exposure to Chemicals extreme The Great Pyramid of Giza, also called Khufu's Pyramid or the Pyramid of Khufu, and Pyramid of Cheops, is the oldest and largest of the three
• 1990 - In the largest art theft in US history, 12 paintings, collectively worth around $300 million, are stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Massachusetts. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Art theft is the Theft of Art. This is usually done for the purpose of resale or Ransom; occasionally thieves are also commissioned The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum or Fenway Court is a Museum in Boston, Massachusetts with a collection of over 2500 works of European
• 1996 - A nightclub fire in Quezon City, Philippines kills 162. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) A fire at the Ozone Disco Club in Quezon City, Philippines broke out shortly after midnight Philippine Standard Time, March 18, 1996 Quezon City ( Filipino: Lungsod Quezon) is the former capital ( 1948 - 1976) and the most populous The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP
• 1997 - The tail of a Russian Antonov An-24 charter plane breaks off while en-route to Turkey causing the plane to crash and killing all 50 on board and leading to the grounding of all An-24s. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
• 2003 - The Iraq War begins. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign
• 2003 - FBI agents raid the corporate headquarters of HealthSouth Corporation in Birmingham, Alabama on suspicion of massive corporate fraud led by the company's top executives. HealthSouth Corporation ( based in Birmingham, Alabama, is one of the nation's largest healthcare services providers Birmingham (ˈbɝmɪŋhæm is the largest City in the US state of Alabama and is the County seat of Jefferson County. In the broadest sense a fraud is a Deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual
• 2003 - British Sign Language is recognised as an official British language. British Sign Language ( BSL) is the Sign language used in the United Kingdom (UK and is the first or preferred language of Deaf people in the
• 2005 - Terri Schiavo's feeding tube is removed at the request of her husband. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Theresa Marie Schindler "Terri" Schiavo ( December 3 1963 – March 31 2005 was an American woman who suffered brain damage and became dependent on a Feeding tube
• 2008 - First commercial A380 flight to land in Europe, landed in Heathrow Airport, London

Births

• 1395 - John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter, English military leader (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. John Holland 2nd Duke of Exeter KG ( 18 March 1395 &ndash 5 August 1447) was an English nobleman and military commander 1447)
• 1496 - Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England and queen consort of Louis XII of France (d. This article is about Mary Queen consort of France. For her niece and namesake Mary Tudor Queen regnant of England, see Mary I Louis XII ( June 27, 1462 – January 1, 1515) called "the Father of the People" (Le Père du Peuple was the thirty-fifth king 1533)
• 1555 - François, Duke of Anjou (d. Hercule François Duke of Anjou and Alençon, often simply referred to as "the Duke of Alençon" ( March 18, 1555 &ndash June 19 1584)
• 1590 - Manuel de Faria e Sousa, Portuguese historian and poet (d. Manuel de Faria e Sousa (mɐnuˈɛɫ dɨ fɐˈɾiɐ i ˈsozɐ in Spanish "Faria y Sousa" ( 18 March 1590 - 3 June 1649) was Portuguese 1649)
• 1602 - Jacques de Billy, French mathematician (d. For the French patristic scholar and Benedictine abbot see Jacques de Billy (abbot (1535-1581 1679)
• 1603 - Simon Bradstreet, Massachusetts Bay colonist (d. Simon Bradstreet ( March 18, 1603 &ndash March 27, 1697) was a colonial magistrate businessman and governor of the Massachusetts Bay 1693)
• 1634 - Marie-Madeleine Pioche de la Vergne, comtesse de la Fayette, French writer (d. 1693)
• 1640 - Philippe de la Hire, French mathematician and astronomer (d. Philippe de La Hire (or Lahire or Phillipe de La Hire) ( March 18, 1640 — April 21, 1718) was a French 1719)
• 1657 - Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni, Italian composer (d. Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni ( March 18, 1657 – February 1, 1743) was an Italian Composer born at Rieti. 1743)
• 1679 - Matthew Decker, English merchant and writer (d. Year 1743 ( MDCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Sir Matthew Decker 1st Baronet (1679 &ndash 18 March 1749) was an English Merchant and Writer on Trade. 1759)
• 1685 - Ralph Ersine, Scottish minister (d. Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Ralph Erskine ( March 18, 1685 &ndash November 6, 1752) was a Scottish churchman 1752)
• 1690 - Christian Goldbach, Prussian mathematician (d. Year 1752 ( MDCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar for European countries but not Great Britain) of Christian Goldbach ( March 18, 1690 &ndash November 20, 1764) was a Prussian Mathematician who also studied Law 1764)
• 1701 - Niclas Sahlgren, Swedish merchant and philanthropist (d. Year 1764 ( MDCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Niclas Sahlgren (in full Nicolaus Sahlgren) ( 18 March 1701 &ndash 10 March 1776) Swedish merchant and philanthropist 1776)
• 1780 - Milos Obrenovic, Leader of The Second Serbian Uprising and Prince of Serbia (d. Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Miloš Obrenović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Обреновић Anglicised: Milosh Obrenovich; also known as Miloš Teodorović) ( Prince, from the Latin root Princeps, is a general term for a Monarch, for a member of a monarch's or former monarch's family and is a Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country 1860)
• 1782 - John C. Calhoun, 7^th Vice President of the United States (d. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1782 ( MDCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18 1782 &ndash March 31 1850 was a leading United States Southern politician and political philosopher from South Carolina during The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death 1850)
• 1813 - Christian Friedrich Hebbel, German writer (d. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Christian Friedrich Hebbel ( March 18, 1813 &ndash December 13, 1863) was a German Poet and Dramatist. 1864)
• 1823 - Antoine Eugène Alfred Chanzy, French general (d. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Antoine Eugène Alfred Chanzy ( 18 March 1823 - 4 January 1883) was a French General notable for his successes in the 1883)
• 1828 - William Randal Cremer, English politician and pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Sir William Randal Cremer ( 18 March 1828 &ndash 22 July 1908) usually known by his middle name "Randal" was an English The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1908)
• 1837 - Grover Cleveland, 22^nd and 24^th President of the United States (d. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18 1837 June 24 1908 was both the twenty-second and twenty-fourth President of the United States. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1908)
• 1840 - William Cosmo Monkhouse, English poet and critic (d. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year William Cosmo Monkhouse ( March 18, 1840 &ndash July 20, 1901) English Poet and Critic, was born in London 1901)
• 1842 - Stéphane Mallarmé, French poet (d. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Stéphane Mallarmé (malaʁ'me ( March 18, 1842 – September 9, 1898) whose real name was Étienne Mallarmé, was a French 1898)
• 1844 - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian composer (d. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov ( Николай Андреевич Римский-Корсаков, Nikolaj Andreevič Rimskij-Korsakov) also Nikolay 1908)
• 1848 - Nathanael Herreshoff, American naval architect (d. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Nathanael Greene Herreshoff ( March 18, 1848 – June 2, 1938) born in Bristol Rhode Island, was a Naval architect - 1938)
• 1848 - Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, daughter of Queen Victoria (d. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Princess Louise (Louise Caroline Alberta Marchioness of Lorne and Duchess of Argyll by marriage 18 March 1848 &ndash 3 December 1939 was a member of the 1939)
• 1858 - Rudolf Diesel, German inventor (d. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel (ˈʁuːdɔlf ˈkʁɪstjan ˈkaʁl ˈdiːzəl March 18, 1858 – last seen alive September 29, 1913) was a 1913)
• 1869 - Neville Chamberlain, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Arthur Neville Chamberlain (18 March 1869 &ndash 9 November 1940 was a British Conservative Politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1940)
• 1872 - Anna Held, Polish actress and singer (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Helene Anna Held ( March 8, 1872 &ndash August 12, 1918) was a Polish -born stage performer most often associated with Impresario 1918)
• 1874 - Nikolai Berdyaev, Russian philosopher (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Nikolai Alexandrovich Berdyaev (Николай Александрович Бердяев ( &ndash March 24 1948) was a Russian religious and political 1948)
• 1877 - Edgar Cayce, American psychic (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Edgar Cayce ( March 18, 1877 &ndash January 3, 1945) (ˈkeɪsiː was an American psychic. 1945)
• 1877 - Clem Hill, Australian cricketer (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Clement "Clem" Hill (18 March 1877 in Hindmarsh, Adelaide, South Australia &ndash 5 September 1945 in Parkville, Melbourne 1945)
• 1882 - Gian Francesco Malipiero, Italian composer (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Gian Francesco Malipiero ( Venice, March 18, 1882 - Asolo ( Treviso) August 1, 1973) was an Italian 1973)
• 1886 - Edward Everett Horton, American actor (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Edward Everett Horton ( March 18, 1886 – September 29, 1970) was an American Character actor with a long career including 1970)
• 1898 - Jake Swirbul, American aircraft manufacturer (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Leon A "Jake" "The Bullfrog" Swirbul ( March 18, 1898 – June 28 1960) was an aviation pioneer and co-founder of Grumman 1960)
• 1893 - Costante Girardengo, Italian cyclist (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Costante Girardengo ( 18 March, 1893 - 9 February, 1978) was an Italian professional Road bicycle racer, considered by many 1978)
• 1893 - Wilfred Owen, British poet (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Wilfred Edward Salter Owen MC (18 March 1893 &ndash 4 November 1918 was an English Poet and Soldier, regarded by many as one of the leading 1918)
• 1893 - Jean Goldkette, Greek-born jazz musician (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Jean Goldkette ( 18 March, 1893 &ndash March 24, 1962) was a Jazz Pianist and Bandleader born in Patras 1962)
• 1901 - William H. Johnson, African-American artist of the Harlem Renaissance (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting William Johnson ( 18 March, 1901 –1970 was an African American painter born in Florence South Carolina. The Harlem Renaissance was named after the anthology The New Negro, edited by Alain Locke in 1925 1970)
• 1904 - Srečko Kosovel, Slovenian poet (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Srečko Kosovel ( March 18 1904 &ndash May 27 1926) was a Slovene avant-garde poet 1926)
• 1905 - Robert Donat, English actor (d. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Friedrich Robert Donat ( March 18, 1905 &ndash June 9, 1958) was an English Academy Award -winning Film and 1958)
• 1905 - Thomas Townsend Brown, American scientist (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Townsend Brown ( March 18, 1905 &ndash October 22, 1985) was an American Physicist. 1985)
• 1907 - John Zachary Young, British biologist (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year John Zachary Young ( 18 March, 1907 &ndash 4 July, 1997) generally known as 'JZ' was an English Zoologist and Neurophysiologist 1997)
• 1909 - Ernest Gallo, American winemaker (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Ernest Gallo ( March 18 1909 &ndash March 6 2007) was the American co-founder of the E & J Gallo Winery, which recently 2007)
• 1910 - Chiang Ching-kuo, President of the Republic of China (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Chiang Ching-kuo ( POJ: ChiúⁿKeng-kok ( April 27 1, 1910 – January 13, 1988) Kuomintang (KMT Politician The President of the Republic of China ( is the Head of state of the Republic of China (ROC (commonly known as Taiwan since the 1970s 1988)
• 1911 - Smiley Burnette, American singer and songwriter (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Lester Alvin (Smiley Burnette ( March 18, 1911 &ndash February 16, 1967) an American singer-songwriter who could play as many as 1967)
• 1913 - René Clément, French film director and screenwriter (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common René Clément (born March 18, 1913, Bordeaux, in the Gironde département of France - died March 17, 1996 1996)
• 1913 - Werner Mölders, German WWII fighter pilot (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Werner Mölders ( March 18, 1913 – November 22, 1941) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace. A fighter aircraft is a Military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other Aircraft, as opposed to a Bomber, which is designed 1941)
• 1913 - Reinhard Hardegen, German U-Boat commander
• 1915 - Richard Condon, American novelist (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lieutenant Commander Reinhard Hardegen (born March 18, 1913) is a German U-Boat Commander who sank 22 ships amounting to sunk ranking U-boat is the anglicized version of the German word, itself an abbreviation of Unterseeboot ( undersea boat) and refers Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Richard Thomas Condon (born March 18, 1915 in New York New York; died April 9, 1996 in Dallas Texas) was a Satirical 1996)
• 1917 - Frederika of Hanover, queen of the Hellenes (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year 1981)
• 1918 - Al Benton, American baseball player (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Alton Benton ( March 18, 1911 - April 14, 1968) was a Major League Baseball right-handed Pitcher who played with the 1968)
• 1918 - Bob Broeg, American sports writer (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert William Patrick Broeg ( March 18 1918 &ndash October 28 2005) was an American sportswriter 2005)
• 1919 - Christopher Challis, British cinematographer
• 1920 - Jack Warden, American actor (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Christopher Challis, BSC (born 18 March 1919) is a British Cinematographer who has worked on more than 70 feature films since starting in Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Jack Warden ( September 18 1920 – July 19, 2006) was an Emmy Award -winning Academy Award -nominated American 2006)
• 1922 - Egon Bahr, German politician
• 1922 - Fred Shuttlesworth, American civil rights movement leader
• 1923 - Andy Granatelli, American motorsports entrepreneur
• 1926 - Peter Graves, American actor
• 1926 - Dick Littlefield, American baseball player (d. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Egon Karlheinz Bahr (born March 18 1922) is a German former politician for the SPD. Fred Shuttlesworth (born Freddie Lee Robinson on March 18, 1922) is a civil rights activist who led the fight against segregation and other Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anthony "Andy" Granatelli (born March 18, 1923 in Dallas TX) was the CEO of STP. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter Graves (born March 18 1926)is an American film and television Actor. Richard Bernard "Dick" Littlefield ( March 18 1926 – November 20 1997) was an American left-handed Pitcher in 1997)
• 1927 - John Kander, American songwriter
• 1927 - George Plimpton, American writer and actor (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Harold Kander (born March 18, 1927 in Kansas City Missouri) is the American Composer George Ames Plimpton ( March 18, 1927 &ndash September 25, 2003) was an American Journalist, Writer, 2003)
• 1928 - Julia Mullock, Princess of Korea
• 1928 - Miguel Poblet, Spanish cyclist
• 1928 - Fidel V. Ramos, President of the Philippines
• 1929 - John Macurdy, American bass
• 1930 - Pat Halcox, British musician
• 1931 - John Fraser, Scottish-born stage, film and television actor
• 1931 - John Mollo, British costume designer
• 1932 - John Updike, American author
• 1934 - Roy Chapman, English footballer and manager (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Julia Mullock (born 18 March 1928) became a disputed member of the Korean Imperial Household with the title Her Imperial Highness Princess Julia Lee Miguel Poblet i Orriols, born 1928, March 18 at Montcada i Reixac in the northern suburbs of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Fidel Valdez Ramos (born March 18, 1928) was the 12th President of the Philippines. The President of the Philippines is the head of state and government of the Republic of the Philippines. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Macurdy (né McCurdy in Detroit, Michigan, on March 18, 1929) is an esteemed American operatic bass. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Patrick John 'Pat' Halcox is a Jazz trumpet player in England Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Fraser (born Glasgow 18 March 1931) is a BAFTA -nominated Scottish -born actor of cinema, television and Theatre John Mollo (born 18 March 1931 in London, England) is a British Costume designer and book Author, most known Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. John Hoyer Updike (born March 18 1932 in Reading, Pennsylvania) is an American Novelist, Poet, Short story Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roy Chapman ( 18 March 1934 &ndash March 1983 was an English professional footballer and manager born in Birmingham. 1983)
• 1935 - Ole Barndorff-Nielsen, Danish mathematician
• 1936 - Frederik Willem de Klerk, President of South Africa, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
• 1937 - Mark Donohue, American race car driver (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ole Eiler Barndorff-Nielsen (born 18 March 1935 in Copenhagen is a renowned Danish statistician who has contributed to many area of the statistical science Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frederik Willem de Klerk (born 18 March 1936 was the last State President of apartheid-era South Africa, serving from September 1989 to May 1994 The President of South Africa, in full the President of the Republic of South Africa is the Head of state and Head of government under South The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mark Neary Donohue Jr ( March 18, 1937 - August 19, 1975) was an American Racecar driver known for his ability to set 1975)
• 1937 - Rudi Altig, German cyclist
• 1938 - Charley Pride, American musician
• 1938 - Shashi Kapoor, Indian Actor
• 1938 - Timo Mäkinen, Finnish race car driver
• 1939 - Ron Atkinson, English former footballer and manager
• 1939 - Giannis Markopoulos, Greek composer
• 1939 - Kenny Lynch, British entertainer
• 1941 - Wilson Pickett, American singer (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rudi Altig (born 18 March 1937 in Mannheim, Germany) is a former leading professional track and road racing cyclist Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charley Frank Pride (born March 18, 1938) is a Country music artist Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shashi Kapoor ( Hindi: शशि कपूर born Balbir Raj Kapoor on March 18, 1938 in Calcutta is an Indian film actor and Timo Mäkinen, born 18 March 1938, in Helsinki, Finland, was one of the original " Flying Finns " of motor Rallying Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ronald Franklin Atkinson, commonly known as "Big Ron" and (earlier in his managerial career "Bojangles" (born 18 March, 1939 Giannis Markopoulos (born 18 March 1939) is a Cretan - Greek Composer. Kenny Lynch, OBE (born 18 March 1939, Stepney) is a English Singer, Songwriter, Entertainer and Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wilson Pickett ( March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an American R&B / Rock and Roll and soul 2006)
• 1941 - John W. Derr, American politician
• 1943 - Kevin Dobson, American actor
• 1943 - Toula Grivas, Greek actress
• 1944 - Dick Smith, Australian Adventurer and Businessman
• 1944 - Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, Israeli military leader and politician
• 1945 - Joy Fielding, Canadian novelist and actress
• 1945 - Hiroh Kikai, Japanese photographer
• 1945 - Michael Reagan, American radio host and adopted son of Ronald Reagan
• 1946 - Martyn Griffiths, British racing driver
• 1946 - Michel Leclère, French racing driver
• 1947 - B.J. Wilson, English drummer (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. John W Derr (born March 18 1941) was a Maryland State Senator representing District 3 Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kevin Patrick Dobson (born on March 18, 1943 in Jackson Heights Queens New York) is an American Film and Television Toula Grivas (born Panayiota Grivastopoulos; previously Toula Kondos; born March 18, 1943 in Paris, France) is a Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dick Smith, AO (born Richard Harold Smith on) is an Australian Entrepreneur, businessman and Aviator. Amnon Lipkin-Shahak (אמנון ליפקין-שחק born 18 March 1944 is a former Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, Member of the Knesset and Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Joy Fielding (née Tepperman) (born 18 March 1945) is a Canadian Novelist and Actress. is a Japanese photographer best known for his monochrome Michael Edward Reagan (born March 18, 1945) is an American radio host and Republican Strategist. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martyn Griffiths (born 18 March 1946) is a British Racing driver, whose greatest success has been in Hillclimbing. Michel Leclère (born 18 March 1946, in Mantes-la-Jolie, Paris) is a former Motor racing driver from France. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Barrie James Wilson ( 18 March, 1947 -- 8 October, 1990) born in Edmonton London, England; was the original Drummer 1990)
• 1947 - Patrick Chesnais, French actor
• 1947 - Patrick Barlow, English actor, comedian and playwright
• 1947 - Roger Kenneth Evans, English politician
• 1947 - Heather Ryan, American model and former Playmate of the Month
• 1948 - Guy Lapointe, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1948 - Lockwood Phillips, American radio host
• 1948 - Brian Lloyd, Welsh footballer
• 1949 - Alex Higgins, Northern Irish snooker player
• 1949 - Åse Kleveland, Norwegian singer and politician
• 1949 - Hannu Siitonen, Finnish athlete
• 1950 - Brad Dourif, American actor
• 1950 - Richard Kretchmer, English artist and historian
• 1950 - Rodney Milburn, American athlete (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Patrick de la Chesnais (born March 18, 1947) is a French actor Patrick Barlow (born 18 March, 1947) is an English Actor, Comedian and Playwright. Roger Kenneth Evans (born 18 March, 1947) is a British Conservative politician Heather Ryan is the name of Heather Ryan, a Democratic American politician Heather Ryan, a Playboy Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Guy Gerard Lapointe (born March 18, 1948 in Montreal, Quebec) was a Canadian Professional Ice hockey defenceman Lockwood Phillips (born March 18, 1948) hosts a talk radio program called "Viewpoints" on The Talkstation (AM 1240 & FM 107 Brian Lloyd (born 18 March 1948, St Asaph) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alexander Gordon Higgins (born 18 March 1949 in Belfast) best known as Alex "Hurricane" Higgins, is a professional Snooker player from Åse Maria Kleveland (born March 18, 1949 in Stockholm) is a Swedish - Norwegian Singer and Politician. Hannu Juhani Siitonen (born 18 March, 1949 in Parikkala) is a former athlete from Finland who mainly competed in the men's Javelin Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bradford Claude Dourif (born March 18 1950 is a BAFTA -winning and Academy Award - and Emmy -nominated American film and television Richard Kretchmer ( 18 March 1950 &ndash is an Artist and Historian. Rodney ("Rod" Milburn Jr ( March 18, 1950 &ndash November 11, 1997) was an American athlete who won gold 1997)
• 1950 - Eiji Okuda, Japanese actor and film director
• 1950 - Larry Perkins, Australian racing driver
• 1950 - John Hartman, American drummer (Doobie Brothers
• 1951 - Bill Frisell, American jazz musician
• 1951 - Ben Cohen, American co-founder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream
• 1952 - Mike Webster, American football player (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar is a Japanese Actor and Film director. Born in Kasugai Aichi, he was nominated for the Best Actor award at the 1990 Japanese Academy Awards Larry Perkins (born March 18, 1950) is a former Racing driver and current V8 Supercar team owner from Australia. John Hartman (born 18 March 1950, in Falls Church Virginia) is a U The Doobie Brothers are an American rock group. They have sold over 22 million albums in the United States from the 1970s to the present Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January William Richard "Bill" Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is an American Guitarist and Composer. Ben Cohen (b March 18 1951 in Brooklyn, New York) is a co-founder of the ice cream company Ben & Jerry's. B&J redirects here For the beverage company see Bartles and Jaymes. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Lewis "Iron Mike" Webster ( March 18, 1952 - September 24, 2002) was an American football player who played 2002)
• 1955 - Francis G. Slay, Mayor of St. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Francis G Slay (born March 18, 1955 in St Louis Missouri) is the forty-fifth Mayor of St Louis, Mo.
• 1956 - Ingemar Stenmark, Swedish skier
• 1956 - Deborah Jeane Palfrey
• 1957 - György Pazdera, Hungarian bassist (Pokolgép)
• 1957 - Christer Fuglesang, Swedish ESA astronaut
• 1959 - Luc Besson, French producer, writer, and director
• 1959 - Irene Cara, American actress and singer
• 1960 - Richard Biggs, American actor (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jan Ingemar Stenmark (born March 18, 1956 in Joesjö, Storumans municipality) is a former Swedish skier, active during Deborah Jeane Palfrey ( March 18, 1956 &ndash May 1, 2008) Slightly over two weeks later facing a prison sentence of five or six years she Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) György Pazdera (born March 18, 1957) was the bass guitarist for the Hungarian Heavy metal band Pokolgép between 1985 and 1994 Pokolgép is a Hungarian Heavy metal band formed in the early 1980-s (around 1982 Arne Christer Fuglesang (born March 18, 1957) is a Swedish Physicist and an ESA Astronaut. The European Space Agency ( ESA) established in 1975 is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 17 member The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Luc Besson (lyk bɛsɔ̃ born 18 March 1959 is a French Film director, writer and producer. Irene Cara Escalera ( March 18, 1959) is an American singer and actress Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard T Biggs ( March 18, 1960 – May 22, 2004) was an American Television and stage Actor, best 2004)
• 1960 - Guy Carbonneau, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
• 1960 - James MacPherson, Scottish actor
• 1962 - Thomas Ian Griffith, American actor
• 1962 - James McMurtry, American folk singer/songwriter
• 1962 - Mike Rowe, American television personality
• 1962 - Etsushi Toyokawa, Japanese actor
• 1962 - Brian Fisher, American baseball player
• 1963 - Jeff LaBar, American guitarist
• 1963 - Vanessa L. Williams, American beauty queen, actress, and singer
• 1963 - Keith Brown, English cricketer
• 1964 - Bonnie Blair, American speed skater
• 1964 - Courtney Pine, British jazz saxophonist
• 1964 - Rozalla, Zambian singer
• 1964 - Alex Caffi, Italian racecar driver
• 1964 - Paul Elliott, English footballer
• 1965 - Yoriko Douguchi, Japanese actress
• 1965 - Birgit Clarius, German heptathlete
• 1966 - Jerry Cantrell, American musician
• 1966 - Daniel S. Nevins, American rabbi
• 1967 - Miki Berenyi, English singer (Lush)
• 1967 - Ken Edenfield, American basenall player
• 1968 - Shinichiro Miki, Japanese seiyu (voice actor)
• 1968 - Eudes, duc d'Angoulême, French prince
• 1968 - Paul Marsden, British politician
• 1969 - Vassily Ivanchuk, Ukrainian chess player
• 1969 - Shaun Udal, English cricketer
• 1969 - Andy Cutting, English folk musician and composer
• 1970 - Queen Latifah, American singer and actress
• 1972 - Dane Cook, American comedian and actor
• 1972 - Anja Möllenbeck, German discus thrower
• 1972 - Nathan Quarry, American mixed martial arts fighter
• 1973 - Max Barry, Australian author
• 1973 - Luci Christian, American voice actress
• 1974 - Laure Savasta, French basketball player
• 1975 - Brian Griese, American football player
• 1975 - Tomas Žvirgždauskas, Lithuanian footballer
• 1975 - Sutton Foster, American actress, singer, and dancer
• 1975 - Rodleen Getsic, American musician, civil servant
• 1976 - Jovan Kirovski, American soccer player
• 1976 - Tomokazu Ohka, Japanese baseball player
• 1976 - Scott Podsednik, American baseball player
• 1976 - Michael Spillane, American wrestler, better known as Mike Quackenbush
• 1977 - Danny Murphy, English footballer
• 1977 - Zdeno Chára, Slovak ice hockey player
• 1977 - Devin Lima, American singer
• 1977 - Willy Sagnol, French footballer
• 1977 - Terrmel Sledge, American baseball player
• 1977 - Fernando Rodney, Dominican baseball player
• 1978 - Khalilah Adams, American actress
• 1978 - Yoshie Takeshita, Japanese volleyball player
• 1978 - Jan Bulis, Czech ice hockey player
• 1978 - Jonas Wallerstedt, Swedish footballer
• 1979 - Adam Levine, American singer (Maroon 5)
• 1979 - Brandon Lee, American adult actor
• 1979 - Danneel Harris, American actress
• 1979 - Dramane Coulibaly, Malian footballer
• 1979 - Anthony Maher, American soccer player
• 1980 - Alexei Yagudin, Russian figure skater
• 1980 - Sophia Myles, English actress
• 1980 - Sebastien Frey, French footballer
• 1981 - Jang Nara, Korean singer and actress
• 1981 - Tora Berger, Norwegian biathlete
• 1981 - Kasib Powell, American basketball player
• 1982 - Chad Cordero, American baseball player
• 1982 - Timo Glock German Formula 1 driver
• 1982 - Pedro Mantorras, Angolan footballer
• 1983 - Andy Sonnanstine, American baseball player
• 1983 - Tomasz Stolpa, Polish footballer
• 1984 - Vonzell Solomon, American Idol Contestant
• 1985 - Vince Lia, Australian Footballer
• 1985 - Gennaro Esposito, Italian footballer
• 1986 - Bia Figueiredo, Brazilian racing driver
• 1986 - Abdennour Cherif El Ouazzani, Algerian footballer
• 1986 - Kaloyan Ivanov, Bulgarian basketball player
• 1987 - Mauro Zárate, Argentinian Footballer
• 1987 - Gabriel Mercado, Argentinian Footballer
• 1987 - Cesare Rickler, Italian footballer
• 1996 - Madeline Carroll, American actress

Deaths

• 978 - King Edward the Martyr of England
• 1227 - Pope Honorius III (b. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Guy Carbonneau (born March 18, 1960 in Sept-Îles, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian former Ice hockey player in the National Hockey James MacPherson (born 18 March, 1960) is a Scottish Actor, best known for his role as Detective Michael Jardine in the ITV drama Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Ian Griffith (born March 18, 1962) is an American Actor who has starred in film and on television James McMurtry (born March 18, 1962 in Fort Worth, Texas) is a Texas Rock Music Singer-songwriter, and Michael Gregory "Mike" Rowe (ˈroʊ( roe) (born March 18 1962) is an American television personality is a Japanese Actor. He has been nominated for six Japanese Academy Awards, winning the Popularity Award in 1996 for Love Letter Brian Kevin Fisher (born March 18, 1962 in Honolulu Hawaii) is a retired Major League Baseball Pitcher. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jeffrey Philip LaBar born March 18, 1963, in Darby Pennsylvania. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vanessa Lynn Williams (born March 18, 1963) is an American Singer-songwriter and actress. Keith Robert Brown (born 18 March 1963 Edmonton Middlesex England) is a former English Cricketer. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Bonnie Kathleen Blair (born March 18, 1964 in Cornwall New York) is a retired American speedskater. Courtney Pine (born 18 March 1964) is a British Jazz musician Rozalla (born Rozalla Miller 18 March 1964, in Ndola, Zambia) is a female Dance music performer from Zimbabwe born to The Republic of Zambia (ˈzæmbɪə is a Landlocked country in Southern Africa. Alessandro "Alex" Caffi (born 18 March 1964) is a former Formula One driver from Italy. Paul Elliott MBE (born 18 March 1964 in Lewisham, London) is a former footballer who played as a defender. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. is a Japanese actress. Selected filmography 1999 Charisma Birgit Clarius (born 18 March 1965 in Gießen) is a retired German Heptathlete, best known for her bronze medal at the 1993 World Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr (born March 18, 1966 in Tacoma, Washington) is an American Guitarist, Singer, and Songwriter Daniel S ("Danny" Nevins (born March 18, 1966) is an American Rabbi and an adherent of the Conservative Movement who was named the Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Miki Berenyi (born 18 March 1967, in London, UK) is a Singer who was formerly the lead singer of Lush. Lush were an English Shoegazing band formed in 1988 and disbanded in 1996 Kenneth Edward Edenfield (born March 18, 1967, in Jesup, Georgia) is a retired professional Baseball player who played 2 seasons Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is a popular Seiyū who was born on March 18, 1968 in the city of Tokyo. A is a Japanese vocal actor Seiyū work in Radio, Television, and movies; they perform voice-overs for non-Japanese movies they provide narration and they Prince Eudes Thibaut Joseph Marie d'Orléans Duc d'Angoulême (born 18 March 1968) is the youngest son of Henri comte de Paris duc de France, Paul William Barry Marsden (born March 18 1968) is a former British politician writer business consultant and currently Director of Policy at the Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vassily Ivanchuk, also transliterated as Vasyl (Василь Михайлович Іванчук, Vasyl Mykhaylovych Ivanchuk) (born March 18 1969 Shaun David Udal (born 18 March 1969, Cove Hampshire) is an English Cricketer An Off spin bowler and lower-middle Andy Cutting is an English Folk musician and Composer. Born 18 March 1969 in Harrow, he plays Diatonic button accordion Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dane Jeffrey Cook (born March 18 1972 is an American Stand-up comedian and film actor Anja Möllenbeck (born 18 March 1972) is a retired German Discus thrower who's personal best throw is 64 Nathan Parker "Rock" Quarry (born March 18, 1972) is a Mixed martial arts fighter who is most notable for his appearance in The Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Max Barry (also Maxx Barry; born 18 March 1973) is a contemporary Australian author Louisa Michelle "Luci" Christian (born March 18, 1973 in Hamilton, Texas) is an American voice actress working Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Laure Savasta (born March 18, 1974 in Marseille, France) is a French professional Basketball player Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brian David Griese (Gree-see (born March 18 1975 in Miami Florida) is an American football Quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tomas Žvirgždauskas (born March 18, 1975) is a football defender from Lithuania. Sutton Foster (born March 18, 1975) is an American actress, Singer, and Dancer. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rodleen Getsic (born March 18, 1975 as Rodleen Giecek "get-[[sic]"] is an American Singer and Performance artist Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jovan Kirovski (born March 18, 1976, in Escondido, California) is an American Soccer forward of Macedonian descent (Commonly referred as Tomo Ohka) (born March 18, 1976 in Kyoto Japan) is a Major League Baseball Starting pitcher in the Scott Eric Podsednik (born March 18, 1976 in West Texas) is a Major League Baseball Outfielder for the Colorado Rockies Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Daniel Benjamin "Danny" Murphy (born 18 March 1977 in Chester) is an English football player Zdeno Chára ('zdeno 'xaːra born March 18, 1977) is a Slovak Ice hockey defenceman and team captain of Boston Bruins Lyte Funky Ones ( LFO) was an American three-man pop / Rap group consisting of Rich Cronin, Devin Lima (born Harold Lima March 18 William "Willy" Sagnol (born March 18, 1977 in Saint-Étienne, France) is a French international defender currently Terrmel Sledge (born March 18 1977 in Fayetteville, North Carolina) is a former Left fielder in Major League Baseball Fernando Rodney (born March 18 1977 in Samana, Dominican Republic) is a Relief pitcher who currently plays for the Detroit Tigers. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Khaliah Adams (born March 18, 1982 in New York City is an African-American actress rapper and Dancer who's most famous for her role as Yoshie Takeshita (竹下 佳江‎ Takeshita Yoshie, born March 18, 1978) is a Japanese Volleyball player who plays for JT Marvelous Jan Bulis (born March 18, 1978 in Pardubice, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech Professional hockey Jonas Wallerstedt (born 18 March, 1978 in Linköping) is a Swedish football Striker. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Adam Noah Levine (born March 18 1979) is an American Singer - Songwriter and Guitarist. Maroon 5 is a Grammy Award -winning American Pop rock band Formed with only two members at the French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts and expanded Brandon Lee (born March 18, 1979) is the Stage name of a Gay Asian American Pornographic actor. Danneel Harris (born March 18, 1979) is an American actress best known for her role on the TV show One Tree Hill and Kumar's ex-girlfriend Dramane Coulibaly (born 18 March, 1979 in Bamako) is a Malian football player Anthony Maher (born March 18, 1979 in Cape May New Jersey, United States) is a forward with the American USL First Division Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Alexei Konstantinovich Yagudin (Алексей Константинович Ягудин born 18 March 1980 is a Russian Figure skater. Sophia Myles (sə'fаɪə born 18 March 1980) is an English film and television actress. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Sébastien Frey (born March 18, 1980 in Thonon-les-Bains) is a French football goalkeeper currently playing for Italian Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Jang Nara (born 18 March 1981) is a Korean Singer and Actress. Tora Berger (born 18 March 1981 in Ringerike, Norway) is a World Cup level biathlete and a member of the Norwegian Kasib Powell (born March 18 1981) is an American professional Basketball player previously with the NBA 's Miami Heat, and Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Chad Patrick Cordero (born March 18, 1982 in Upland, California) is a Right-handed Relief pitcher in Major League Timo Glock (born March 18, 1982 in Lindenfels, Germany) is a Motor racing driver Pedro Manuel Torres (born March 18 1982 in Huambo) is an Angolan football player Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Andy Sonnanstine (born March 18, 1983 in Barberton, Ohio) is a Starting pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays. Tomasz Stolpa (born March 18, 1983) is a Polish footballer. He began his career playing from youth level as a Striker in Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Vonzell Monique Solomon (born 18 March 1984) better known as Vonzell Solomon or Baby V, is an American singer and aspiring actress Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Vince Lia (born March 18, 1985, in Shepparton Victoria) is a Football (soccer player who plays for Wellington Phoenix FC in Gennaro Esposito (born 18 March 1985 in Naples) is an Italian football player currently contracted to Serie A side Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Ana "Bia" Beatriz Caselato Gomes de Figueiredo (born on March 18 1985, in São Paulo) is a Brazilian female Racing driver Abdennour Cherif El Ouazzani (born March 18, 1986 in Oran, Algeria) is an Algerian football player who is currently playing as Kaloyan Toshkov Ivanov (born March 18, 1986 in Varna) is a Bulgarian Basketball player playing the Small forward or the Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) For the baseball player see Mauro Zárate (baseball. Mauro Matías Zárate (born March 18, 1987 in Haedo, Gabriel Mercado (born March 18 1987, in Puerto Madryn) is an Argentine football right back Cesare Rickler (born 18 March 1987 in Viareggio) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A side Piacenza Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Madeline Carroll (born March 18, 1996) is an American Child actress, who has appeared in a variety of television shows including Cold Events By Place Europe Badìa Fiorentina, an abbey in Florence, Italy, is founded by Willa Margravine of Tuscany Edward the Martyr or Eadweard II (c 962&ndash 18 March 978) was King of England from 975 until he was murdered in 978 Pope Honorius III (1148 &ndash March 18 1227) born Cencio, was Pope from 1216 to 1227 1148)
• 1314 - Jacques DeMolay, Frankish noble, the 23rd Grand Master of the Knights Templar (b. Jacques de Molay (est 1244–5/1249–50 – 18 March 1314) was the 23rd and officially last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, leading the The Franks or Frankish people (Franci or gens Francorum) were West Germanic tribes first identified in the 3rd century as an Ethnic group Nobility is a government-privileged title which may be either hereditary (see Hereditary titles) or for a lifetime The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon (Pauperes commilitones Christi Templique Solomonici commonly known as the Knights Templar or the Order 1244)
• 1583 - King Magnus of Livonia (b. 1540)
• 1584 - Tsar Ivan IV of Russia (b. 1530)
• 1675 - Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (b. Arthur Chichester 1st Earl of Donegall ( June 16, 1606 &ndash March 18, 1675) was an Irish Aristocrat and soldier 1606)
• 1689 - John Dixwell, English judge (b. 1607)
• 1696 - Robert Charnock, English conspirator
• 1745 - Sir Robert Walpole, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. Robert Charnock (or Chernock) (c 1663 - 18 March 1696) English conspirator belonged to a Warwickshire family and was educated Year 1745 ( MDCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Robert Walpole 1st Earl of Orford, KG, KB, PC (26 August 1676 &ndash 18 March 1745 known before 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1676)
• 1746 - Anna Leopoldovna, regent of Russia (b. Year 1746 ( MDCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Anna Leopoldovna (А́нна Леопо́льдовна (1718 &ndash 18 March, 1746) also known as Anna Karlovna (А́нна Ка́рловна 1718)
• 1768 - Laurence Sterne, Irish writer (b. Year 1718 ( MDCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Laurence Sterne ( November 24, 1713 &ndash March 18, 1768) was an Irish -born English Novelist and an Anglican 1713)
• 1781 - Anne Robert Turgot, French statesman (b. Year 1713 ( MDCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot Baron de Laune, often referred to as Turgot ( 10 May 1727 &ndash 18 March 1781) was a French 1727)
• 1823 - Jean-Baptiste Breval, French composer (b. Year 1727 ( MDCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common 1753)
• 1835 - Christian Gunther von Bernstorff, Danish-Prussian statesman and diplomat (b. Year 1753 ( MDCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Count Christian Gunther von Bernstorff ( April 3 1769 &ndash March 18 1835) was a Danish and Prussian Statesman 1769)
• 1871 - Augustus De Morgan, Indian-born British mathematician and logician (b. Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Augustus De Morgan ( 27 June, 1806 &ndash 18 March, 1871) was a British Mathematician and Logician. 1806)
• 1898 - Matilda Joslyn Gage, American suffragist (b. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Matilda Electa Joslyn Gage ( Cicero New York, March 24, 1826 &ndash March 18, 1898 in Chicago) was a suffragist 1826)
• 1907 - Marcellin Berthelot, French chemist and politician (b. For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Marcellin (or Marcelin Pierre Eugène Berthelot ( October 25, 1827 - March 18, 1907) was a French Chemist and Politician 1827)
• 1913 - King George I of Greece (b. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common George I King of the Hellenes (Γεώργιος A' Βασιλεύς των Ελλήνων Georgios A' Vasileus ton Ellinon; 24 December 1845 &ndash 18 March 1913 was 1845)
• 1936 - Eleftherios Venizelos, Former Prime minister of Greece
• 1939 - Henry Simpson Lunn, English humanitarian and religious leader (b. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eleftherios Venizelos (full name Elefthérios Kyriákou Venizélos, Greek: Ελευθέριος Κυριάκου Βενιζέλος ( Mournies Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Henry Simpson Lunn ( 30 July 1859 – 18 March 1939) English humanitarian and religious leader 1859)
• 1941 - Henri Cornet, French cyclist (b. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Henri Cornet (born Henri Jaudry August 4, 1884 - March 18, 1941) was a French Cyclist who won the 1904 Tour de France 1884)
• 1945 - William Grover-Williams, British racing driver
• 1947 - William C. Durant, American automobile pioneer (b. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Charles Frederick William Grover-Williams (born 16 January 1903 - last seen towards the end of March 1945 believed executed soon afterwards was a Grand Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Crapo "Billy" Durant ( December 8, 1861 – March 18, 1947) was a leading pioneer of the United States Automobile 1861)
• 1962 - Walter W. Bacon, Governor of Delaware (b. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Walter Wolfkiel Bacon ( January 20 1879 March 18 1962) was an American Accountant and Politician from 1880)
• 1963 - Wanda Hawley, American actress (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wanda Hawley (aka Wanda Petit ( July 30, 1895 - March 18, 1963) was a veteran of the silent screen films era 1895)
• 1964 - Sigfrid Edström, Swedish sports official (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Johannes Sigfrid Edström ( November 21, 1870 &ndash March 18, 1964) was a Swedish industrial and sports official 1870)
• 1965 - King Farouk I of Egypt (b. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Farouk I of Egypt ( Arabic: فاروق الأول Fārūq al-Awwal) ‎ (February 11 1920 &ndash March 18 1965 was the tenth ruler from the Muhammad 1920)
• 1969 - Barbara Bates, American film actress (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Barbara Bates ( August 6, 1925 - March 18, 1969) was an American Actress best known for her role as Phoebe in the 1950 1925)
• 1973 - Lauritz Melchior, Danish-born American opera singer (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Lauritz Melchior ( March 20, 1890 – March 18, 1973 1890)
• 1975 - Alain Grandbois, Quebec poet (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alain Grandbois CC ( May 25, 1900 &ndash March 18, 1975) was a Quebecer poet born in Saint-Casimir Quebec. 1900)
• 1976 - Giuseppe Genco Russo, Sicilian mafioso (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Giuseppe Genco Russo (Mussomeli January 26, 1893 – Mussomeli March 18, 1976) was an Italian mafioso, the boss of Mussomeli The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra) is a Sicilian Criminal Secret society which is believed to have first developed in the mid-19th century 1893)
• 1977 - Marien Ngouabi, President of the Republic of the Congo (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Marien Ngouabi (or N'Gouabi) ( December 31, 1938 – March 18, 1977) was the military President of the Republic of the Congo 1938)
• 1977 - José Carlos Pace, Brazilian racing driver (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. José Carlos Pace (born October 6 1944 in São Paulo - died March 18 1977 near São Paulo was a Racing driver from 1944)
• 1978 - Leigh Brackett, American author (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Leigh Douglass Brackett ( December 7, 1915, in Los Angeles California &ndash March 18, 1978) was a female writer of Science 1915)
• 1978 - Peggy Wood, American actress (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Peggy Wood ( February 9, 1892 - March 18, 1978) born Mary Margaret Wood, was an Academy Award nominated American 1892)
• 1980 - Erich Fromm, German-born psychologist and philosopher (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Erich Pinchas Fromm ( March 23, 1900 &ndash March 18, 1980) was an internationally renowned social psychologist, psychoanalyst 1900)
• 1983 - King Umberto II of Italy, (b. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Umberto II, occasionally anglicized as Humbert II, (September 15 1904 - March 18 1983 the last King of Italy, nicknamed the King of May ( Re 1904)
• 1983 - Kenneth E. Boulding, English economist (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Kenneth Ewart Boulding ( January 18 1910 – March 18 1993) was an Economist, educator peace activist Poet, religious mystic 1910)
• 1984 - Charlie Lau, American baseball player (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Charles Richard Lau ( April 12 1933, in Romulus Michigan – March 18 1984) was an American Catcher and hitting 1933)
• 1986 - Bernard Malamud, American writer (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Bernard Malamud ( April 26 1914, Brooklyn New York &ndash March 18 1986) was an author of novels and short stories 1914)
• 1988 - Billy Butterfield, American jazz trumpeter (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Billy Butterfield ( January 14, 1917 in Middleton Ohio – March 18, 1988) was a jazz Trumpeter, Flugelhornist 1917)
• 1990 - Robin Harris, American actor and comedian (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Robin Hughes Harris ( August 30, 1953 – March 18, 1990) was an American Comedian and Actor, best known 1953)
• 1995 - Robin Jacques, illustrator of children's books (b. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Robin Jacques (born March 27, 1920 in London, England; died March 18, 1995) was an Illustrator whose work was 1920)
• 1996 - Odysseas Elytis, Greek poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Odysseas Elytis (Οδυσσέας Ελύτης (November 2 1911—March 18 1996 is a legendary Greek poet,regarded as one of the most important representatives The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1911)
• 1999 - Elizabeth Huckaby, American educator (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Elizabeth Paisley Huckaby ( 14 April 1905 in Hamburg Arkansas - 18 March 1999 in Little Rock Arkansas) was an educator 1905)
• 2000 - Eberhard Bethge, German theologian (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Eberhard Bethge ( August 29 1909 - March 18 2000) was the friend of the famed theologian and anti-Nazi martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and 1909)
• 2001 - John Phillips, American musician (The Mamas and the Papas) (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Mamas & the Papas (credited as The Mama's and the Papa's on the debut album cover were a Vocal group of the 1960s. 1935)
• 2002 - R.A. Lafferty, American science fiction writer (b. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Raphael Aloysius Lafferty ( November 7, 1914 - March 18, 2002) was an American Science fiction and Fantasy 1914)
• 2002 - Gösta Winbergh, Swedish tenor (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Gösta Winbergh ( December 13, 1943 &ndash March 18, 2002) was a Swedish Tenor. 1943)
• 2003 - Karl Kling, German race car driver (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Karl Kling (b 16 September 1910, Gießen &ndash d 18 March 2003, Gaienhofen on Lake Constance, Germany) was 1910)
• 2003 - Adam Osborne, British computer pioneer (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Adam Osborne ( March 6, 1939 &ndash March 18, 2003) was an American Author, Book and software 1939)
• 2004 - Harrison McCain, Canadian businessman (b. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Harrison McCain, CC, ONB, ( November 3, 1927 &ndash March 18, 2004) was a Canadian 1927)
• 2006 - Bill Beutel, American journalist (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Bill Beutel, born William Charles Beutel Jr ( December 12 1930 – March 18 2006) was an American Journalist. 1930)
• 2006 - Michael Attwell, British actor (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Michael John Attwell (16 January 1943 in Watford - 18 March 2006 in London) was an English Actor. 1943)
• 2006 - Dan Gibson, musician (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dan Gibson ( Montreal, January 19, 1922 – March 18, 2006) was a Canadian Photographer, Cinematographer and 1922)
• 2007 - Bob Woolmer, South African cricketer and Pakistan national coach (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Robert Andrew Woolmer ( 14 May 1948 – 18 March 2007) was an international Cricketer, professional Cricket coach and also 1948)
• 2008 - Anthony Minghella, Film Director (b. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Anthony Minghella CBE ( January 6, 1954 &mdash March 18, 2008) was an Academy Award -winning English 1954)
• 2008 - Andrew Britton, Author (b. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Andrew Paul Vine-Britton ( January 6 1981 - March 18, 2008) was a British -born spy novelist who immigrated to the United 1981)

Holidays and observances

• Aruba - Flag Day (1976)
• Ancient Latvia - Bindus Diena
• Mothers Day (Nigeria)
• Mexico - Expropiación Petrolera
• Saint Cyril of Jerusalem (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Aruba is a -long island of the Lesser Antilles in the southern Caribbean Sea, north of the Paraguaná Peninsula, Falcón State, Venezuela Aruba 's national flag ( was adopted on March 18, 1976. The design consists of a field of light blue (called " Larkspur " or " Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. Mother's Day is a day honoring Mothers celebrated on various days in many places around the world The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The Expropiación Petrolera ("Oil expropriation" is one of the Fiestas Patrias of Mexico, celebrating the date when the President, Saint Cyril of Jerusalem (Κύριλλος Α΄ Ἱεροσολύμων was a distinguished theologian of the early Church (ca 386)
• Saint Alexander of Jerusalem
• Saint Anselm
• Saint Edward the Martyr (d. Saint Alexander of Jerusalem (d 251 AD is venerated as a martyr and saint by the Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches Saint Anselm of Canterbury (1033 &ndash April 21, 1109) was an Italian medieval Philosopher, theologian, and church official Edward the Martyr or Eadweard II (c 962&ndash 18 March 978) was King of England from 975 until he was murdered in 978 978)
• Saint Narcissus
• Saint Salvator
• Turkey - Memorial Day for the martyrs of The Battle of Gallipoli
• south side chicago - joshua blankenship remembrance day

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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