On This Day in History for March 18
Events in History
- 37 Roman Senate annuls Tiberius' will and proclaims Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (aka Caligula = Little Boots) emperor
- 417 Saint Zosimus begins his reign as Catholic Pope
- 731 St Gregory III begins his reign as Catholic Pope
- 978 Edward the Martyr, the teenage King of England, is murdered, possibly arranged by his stepmother Queen Ælfthryth, by Corfe Castle
- 1123 First Council of the Lateran (9th ecumenical council) opens in Rome, agreements of the Concordat of Worms ratified
- 1167 Battle of El-Babein, Egypt: Franks under Amalrik vs Syrians
- 1184 Battle of Ichi-no-Tani near Kobe, Japan
- 1190 Crusaders kill 57 Jews in Bury St Edmunds, England
- More Events in History
Grover Cleveland
Rudolf Diesel
Neville Chamberlain
Cluny MacPherson
Fred Shuttlesworth
F. W. de KlerkWeddings in History
- 1869 US Abolitionist Harriet Tubman marries civil war veteran Nelson Davis in Auburn NY
- 1991 Apple computer head Steve Jobs (36) weds American businesswoman Laurene Powell (27) in a Buddhist ceremony at the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park, California
- 1995 Spanish princess Elena (31) weds Jaime de Marichalar y Saenez Tejada (31) at the Seville Cathedral in Seville, Spain
More Weddings in History
Robert Walpole
Eleftherios Venizelos
Norbert WienerMarch in History
Snakes Alive! It's St Patrick's Day
Today is St Patrick’s Day – an event celebrated not just in Ireland but across the world, particularly in the United States with its large Irish communities.
March 17, 1776
The First People To Hop On A Bus
It was an idea probably two centuries years ahead of its time, but public buses first took to the streets of Paris on this day in history.
March 18, 1662
1st Person to Walk in Space
Soviet cosmonaut Alexey Leonov conducts the first spacewalk during the Voshkod 2 mission
March 18, 1965
Dr Livingstone, I Presume?
Explorer David Livingstone, born on this day, spawned one of the most famous encounters when he was found in Africa by journalist Henry Stanley.
March 19, 1813