18 March In History - What Happened On This Day

According to Gregory calendar, on March 18, the day number in a year is 78 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 79. March 18 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.

Event Year	Incident/Event
1229	Sixth Crusade-Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II crowned himself King of Jerusalem, although his wife Yolande had died, leaving their infant son Conrad as the rightful heir.
1241	First Mongol invasion of Poland-Mongols overwhelmed the Polisharmies of Sandomierz and Kraków provinces in the Battle of Chmielnikand plundered the abandoned city of Kraków.
1314	King Philip IV of France had Jacques de Molay , the last Grand Masters of the Knights Templar, burned at the stake.
1741	New York governor George Clarke's complex at Fort George was destroyed by a fire supposedly set by slaves, starting the New York Conspiracy of 1741.
1773	Oliver Goldsmith's "She To Win" premiered in London.
1858	Dutch van der Bruggen resigned from the government.
1871	French President Adolphe Thiers ordered the evacuation of Parisafter an uprising broke out as the result of France's defeat in theFranco-Prussian War, leading to the establishment of the Paris Commune government.
1874	A Treaty of Hawaii was signed with exclusive trading rights of the United States.
1892	Canadian Governor General Lord Stanley of Preston pledged to donate what would become the Stanley Cup, today the oldest professional sports trophy in North America, as an award for Canada's top-ranking amateur ice hockey club.
1892	Lord Stanley of Preston pledged to donate an award for Canada'stop-ranked amateur ice hockey club, now known as the Stanley Cup, the oldest professional sports trophy in North America.
1906	Romanian inventor Traian Vuia became the first person to fly a heavier-than-air monoplane with an unassisted takeoff.
1920	Greece started using the Gregorian calendar
1921	The Polish–Soviet War, which determined the borders betweenthe Republic of Poland and Soviet Russia, formally concluded with thesigning of the Peace of Riga.
1922	A British court sentenced Mahatma Gandhi to 6 years in prison for a sedition case following the Civil Disobedience Movement.
1925	3,000 buildings were destroyed in a fire in northeast Tokyo.
1953	The earthquake in western Turkey killed more than 250 people.
1965	The Soviet Union Air Force pilot Alexei Leonov was first spacewalked. Since then, more than 200 passengers have walked the spacewalk.
1970	United States postal workers began a two-week strike afterCongress raised its own wages by 41% but only raised the wages of postalworkers by 4%.
1971	Landslides in Peru killed 200 people.
1978	It was decided to hang former Pakistan Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
1985	The first episode of the Australian soap opera Neighbours wasfirst broadcast on the Seven Network, eventually becoming the longestrunning drama in Australian television history.
1990	$ 500 million worth of artifacts were stolen from the American Museum. The museum declared a prize of 5 million dollars on these thieves. Despite this, nothing of these artifacts was revealed.
1993	Sisters Rosenseuing was appending at Barry more theatre. It was appended at New York far around 556 performances.
1994	South Africa goldstone committee became popular. It revealed existence of secret police.
1995	Micheal Jordan gave an important announcement, the ending of his 17 month NBA.
1996	50,000 swimmers raised 15 million for charity during BT’s Swimatgan 96.
1996	The deadliest fire in Philippine history burned a nightclub inQuezon City, leaving 162 dead.
1997	50 people died in a Russian plane crash in Turkey.
1997	Russian AN-24 plane crashed. Around 50 died.
2000	230 members of the Holocaust Day sect committed suicide in Uganda.
2005	As per a court order, the feeding tube of Terri Schiavo, anAmerican woman who suffered brain damage, was removed at the request ofher husband, fueling a worldwide debate on euthanasia.
2006	The United Nations approved the proposal for the formation of the 'Human Rights Council'.
2007	Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer was found dead in a hotel bathroom in Kingston.
2010	After 5 years research by Orieden Historian’s commission a report in 1945 Oresden bombing.
2011	After no fly zone was impaired on Libiya, its government announced ceasefire, due to these 25 civilians were attached in Misrata.
2012	Germany’s Federal Assembly elected Joachin Gauk as president of FRG.
2013	Alfred Xuereb, an Honorary Prelate of Roman Catholic church is selected by Pope Francis to become his private secretary.
2014	President Obama awarded 24 medals to veterans, originally overlooked due to ethnic or racial bias.
235	Roman emperor Severus Alexander was assassinatedby his legion, beginning the Crisis of the Third Century.

Event Year	Incident/Event
1801	The first Ordnance Manufacturing Factory was established in India.
1925	The Tri-State Tornado spawned in Missouri, traveled over 219miles (352 km) across Illinois and Indiana, and killed 695 along theway, making it the tornado with the longest continuous track everrecorded and the deadliest in U.S. history.
1938	India's famous actor Shashi Kapoor was born. His real name is Balbir Raj Kapoor.
1944	The Azad Hind Fauj of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose entered India through Burma.
2008	Sunil Bharti Mittal, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bharti Enterprises, became the first Indian to join America's Distinguished Entrepreneur Academy.

Birth Year	Name/Category/Country
1914	Dr Nagendra Singh / Judge / India
1701	Niclas Sahlgren / Business Man / India
1914	Dr. Nagendra Singh / Lawyer / India
1914	Dr. Nagendra Singh / Politician / India
1914	Maharaj Sri Nagendra Singh / Lawyer / India
1938	Shashi Kapoor / Actor / India
1948	Eknath Solkar / Cricketer / India
1953	D. V. Sadanand Gowda / Politician / India
1953	Devaragunda Venkappa Sadananda G / Politician / India
1956	Arundhati Bhattacharya / Banker / India
1989	Shreevats Goswami / Cricketer / India

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