Anniversaries in History
March 18

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Notable anniversaries in history for today: March 18

  • 100th: 1924 - Birth of Madhussudan Rege; cricket player (15 runs in only Test India versus West Indies 1948-49).
  • 80th: 1944 - 2,500 women trample guards and floorwalkers to purchase 1,500 alarm clocks announced for sale in a Chicago, Illinois department store.
  • 70th: 1954 - Birth of James F Reilly II on Mount Home Air Force Base, Idaho, USA; PhD/astronaut (STS 89).
  • 70th: 1954 - Walter Mead, cricket player (one Test for England 1899), dies.
  • 60th: 1964 - Birth of Bonnie Blair in Champaign, Illinois, USA; speed skater (Olympics-5 gold/bronze-1988, 1992, 1994).
  • 60th: 1964 - Norbert Wiener, US mathematician (cybernetics), dies at age 69.
  • 60th: 1964 - Birth of Scott Saunders; keyboardist (Sons of the Desert).
  • 50th: 1974 - Birth of Petra Kamstra in Rotterdam, Holland; tennis star (1995 Surabaya doubles).
  • 50th: 1974 - Birth of Tina Krizan in Maribor, Slovenia; tennis star (1995 Surabaya doubles).
  • 50th: 1974 - Birth of Torrian Gray; safety (Minnesota Vikings).
  • 50th: 1974 - David C Imboden, actor (King of Kings), dies at age 87.
  • 50th: 1974 - Most Arab oil-producing nations end embargo against US.
  • 40th: 1984 - Death of Charlie Lau, American baseball player/coach (Chiacgo Cubs), at age 50 (born 1933).
  • 40th: 1984 - Chris Johnson wins LPGA Tucson Conquistadores Golf Open.
  • 30th: 1994 - South Africa Goldstone committee reveals existence of secret police.
  • 30th: 1994 - Space shuttle STS-62 (Columbia 16) lands.
  • 30th: 1994 - Zsa Zsa Gabor files for bankruptcy.
  • 15th: 2009 - A new constitution is adopted by Bolivia, changing the country's official name from Republic of Bolivia to Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia (Multinational State of Bolivia).
  • 15th: 2009 - The US Federal Reserve, for the first time since the 1960s, announces it will buy up to US$300 billion of government Treasury bonds. The Federal Reserve also announces it will expand an existing program to buy debt and securities to US$1.45 trillion.
  • 15th: 2009 - In England, Sean Hodgeson is released after spending 27 years in jail for the murder of Teresa De Simone, which new DNA tests prove he did not commit.

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