March 18

Events

 * - According to the, the world was created.
 * - The annuls ' will and proclaims  emperor.
 * - Saint begins his reign as.
 * - declares himself  during the.
 * - is ravaged by.
 * -, the 23rd and the last Grand Master of the is burned at the stake.
 * - becomes King of.
 * - is formally crowned Emperor of
 * - sells his part of  to some  (Quakers).
 * - : The repeals the, which was very unpopular in the British colonies.
 * - The first an state in, the , is declared by.
 * - from, ,  are sentenced to be transported to  for forming a.
 * - is founded by  &.
 * - : The Congress of the adjourns for the last time.
 * - Declaration of the ; President of the Republic  orders evacuation of.
 * - signs a treaty with the  granting exclusive  rights.
 * - Former Governor General pledges to donate a  challenge cup, later named after him, as an award for the best  team in ; originally presented to amateur champions, the  has been awarded to the top pro team since, and since , only to  teams.
 * - flies a self-propelled heavier-than-air.
 * - uses a  transmitter, becoming the first radio broadcaster.
 * - King is ated in the recently liberated city of.
 * - : Massive naval attack in . Three s are sunk during a failed &  naval attack on the.
 * - The second between  and.
 * - In, is sentenced to six years in  for . He would serve only 2 years.
 * 1922  - The first public celebration of, for the daughter of Rabbi , is held in.
 * - The hits the Midwestern states of, , and , killing 695 people.
 * - The kills three hundred, mostly children.
 * 1937  - :  Republican forces hand  forces a grave defeat at the.
 * - nationalizes all foreign-owned  properties within its borders.
 * - : -  and  meet at  in the  and agree to form an alliance against  and the.
 * - World War II: 1,250 American bombers attack.
 * - An hits western, killing 250.
 * - American President signs a bill into law allowing for an statehood, which would become official on.
 * - The puts an end to the, which began in.
 * -, leaving his spacecraft  for 12 minutes, becomes the first person to.
 * -  runs aground off the Cornish coast.
 * - : The repeals the requirement for a  reserve to back.
 * - ousts Prince  of.
 * - A at,  crashes into  killing 200.
 * - : Most nations end a five-month oil  against the,  and.
 * - On  in, 50 people are killed at an explosion of a  rocket on its launch pad during a fueling operation.
 * - The Australian television series  airs its first episode.
 * - In, a 4,400-year-old  is found in the.
 * - In largest in US history, 12 paintings, collectively worth around $300 million, are stolen from the  in.
 * - The tail of a Russian charter plane breaks off while en-route to  causing the plane to crash and killing all 50 on board and leading to the grounding of all An-24s.
 * - Launching of Internet Explorer 4.0.2144
 * - US enters . About $1 billion was taken from Iraq's Central Bank by and his family, just hours before the United States began bombing Iraq, biggest bank robbery in history.
 * 2003  -  agents raid the corporate headquarters of  in  on suspicion of massive corporate  led by the company's top executives.
 * 2003  -  is recognised as an official British language.
 * - The first-ever prayer led by a woman in a mixed-gender congregation is held in, marking a break with a 1426-year ic tradition.
 * 2005  - 's feeding tube is removed at the request of her husband, fueling a worldwide debate on.
 * 2007 - convicted for homicide because of DNA evidence, DNA having shown his innocence following a previous conviction.

Births

 * -, English military leader (d. )
 * -, daughter of and queen consort of  (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Portuguese historian and poet (d. )
 * -, French mathematician (d. )
 * -, Massachusetts Bay colonist (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, French mathematician and astronomer (d. )
 * -, Italian composer (d. )
 * -, English merchant and writer (d. )
 * -, Scottish minister (d. )
 * -, Prussian mathematician (d. )
 * -, Swedish merchant and philanthropist (d. )
 * -, Leader of The Second Serbian Uprising and of  (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, German writer (d. )
 * -, French general (d. )
 * -, English politician and pacifist, recipient of the (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, English poet and critic (d. )
 * -, French poet (d. )
 * -, Russian composer (d. )
 * -, American naval architect (d. )
 * 1848  -, daughter of Queen Victoria (d. )
 * -, German inventor (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Polish actress and singer (d. )
 * -, Russian philosopher (d. )
 * -, American psychic (d. )
 * 1877  -, Australian cricketer (d. )
 * -, Italian composer (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American aircraft manufacturer (d. )
 * -, Italian cyclist (d. )
 * 1893  -, British poet (d. )
 * -, Greek-born jazz musician (d. )
 * -, Slovenian poet (d. )
 * -, English actor (d. )
 * 1905  -, American scientist (d. )
 * -, British biologist (d. )
 * -, American winemaker (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American singer and songwriter (d. )
 * - German WWII pilot (d. )
 * 1913  -, French film director and screenwriter (d. )
 * -, American novelist (d. )
 * -, queen of the Hellenes (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * 1918  -, American sports writer (d. )
 * -, German politician
 * -, American motorsports entrepreneur
 * -, American actor
 * 1926  -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, American songwriter
 * 1927  -, American writer and actor (d. )
 * -, Princess of Korea
 * 1928  -, Spanish cyclist
 * 1928  - ,
 * -, American bass
 * -, British musician
 * -, Scottish-born stage, film and television actor
 * -, American author
 * -, Danish mathematician
 * -, , recipient of the
 * -, American race car driver (d. )
 * 1937  -, German cyclist
 * -, American musician
 * -, English former footballer and manager
 * 1939  -, Greek composer
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * 1941  -, American politician
 * -, American actor
 * -, English drummer (d. )
 * 1947  -, French actor
 * 1947  -, English actor, comedian and playwright
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Northern Irish snooker player
 * 1949  -, Norwegian singer and politician
 * -, American actor
 * 1950  -, English artist and historian
 * 1950  -, American athlete (d. )
 * 1950  -, Australian racing driver
 * -, American jazz musician
 * 1951  -, American co-founder of  ice cream
 * -, American football player (d. )
 * -, Swedish skier
 * -, Hungarian bassist
 * -, French producer, writer, and director
 * 1959  -, American actress and singer
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1960  -, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
 * -, American actor
 * 1962  -, American folk singer/songwriter
 * 1962  -, American television personality
 * -, American guitarist
 * -, American beauty queen, actress, and singer
 * -, American speed skater
 * 1964  -, British jazz saxophonist
 * 1964  -, n singer
 * -, American musician
 * -, English singer
 * -, Japanese (voice actor)
 * -, Ukrainian chess player
 * 1969  -, English cricketer
 * -, American singer and actress
 * -, American comedian and actor
 * -, Australian author
 * -, American football player
 * 1975  -, Lithuanian footballer
 * 1975  -, American actress, singer, and dancer
 * -, American musician, civil servant
 * -, American soccer player
 * 1976  -, Japanese baseball player
 * 1976  -, American baseball player
 * -, English footballer
 * 1977  -, Slovak ice hockey player
 * 1977  -, American singer
 * 1977  -, French footballer
 * 1977  -, American baseball player
 * 1977  -, American baseball player
 * -, American actress
 * 1978  -, Japanese volleyball player
 * 1978  -, Czech ice hockey player
 * -, American singer
 * 1979  -, American adult actor
 * -, Russian figure skater
 * 1980  -, English actress
 * -, French footballer
 * -, Korean singer and actress
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1982  -, Angolan footballer
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, American Idol Contestant
 * -, Australian Footballer
 * -, Brazilian racing driver
 * -, Englsih Arsenal Midfielder
 * -, American actress

Deaths

 * - King of England
 * - (b. )
 * -, , the 23rd Grand Master of the  (b.)
 * - King (b. )
 * - Tsar (b. )
 * -, Irish soldier (b. )
 * -, English judge (b. )
 * -, English conspirator
 * - Sir, (b. )
 * -, regent of Russia (b. )
 * -, Irish writer (b. )
 * -, French statesman (b. )
 * -, French composer (b. )
 * -, Danish-Prussian statesman and diplomat (b. )
 * -, Indian-born British mathematician and logician (b. )
 * -, American suffragist (b. )
 * -, French chemist and politician (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, Former Prime minister of
 * -, English humanitarian and religious leader (b. )
 * -, French cyclist (b. )
 * -, British racing driver
 * -, American automobile pioneer (b. )
 * -, Governor of Delaware (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, Swedish sports official (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, American film actress (b. )
 * -, Danish-born American opera singer (b. )
 * -, Quebec poet (b. )
 * -, Sicilian (b. )
 * -, President of the Republic of the Congo (b. )
 * 1977  -, Brazilian racing driver (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * 1978  -, American actress (b. )
 * - King, (b. )
 * 1983  -, English economist (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, American jazz trumpeter (b. )
 * -, American actor and comedian (b. )
 * -, illustrator of children's books (b. )
 * -, Greek poet, laureate (b. )
 * -, American educator (b. )
 * -, German theologian (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, American science fiction writer (b. )
 * 2002  -, Swedish tenor (b. )
 * -, German race car driver (b. )
 * 2003  -, British computer pioneer (b. )
 * -, Canadian businessman (b. )
 * -, American journalist (b. )
 * 2006  -, musician (b. )
 * -, English cricketer and Pakistan national coach (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * Ancient -
 * - National Day
 * (Ireland, United Kingdom, Nigeria)
 * (Ireland, United Kingdom, Nigeria)

Liturgical feasts

 * (d.386)
 * (d.978)
 * (d.978)
 * (d.978)