Events on 18 March 49
See all →Year 633
Ridda wars: The Arabian Peninsula is united under the central authority of Caliph Abu Bakr.
Year 1068
An earthquake affects the Levant and the Arabian Peninsula, leaving up to 20,000 dead.
Year 1229
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, declares himself King of Jerusalem in the Sixth Crusade.
Year 1241
First Mongol invasion of Poland: Mongols overwhelm Polish armies in Kraków in the Battle of Chmielnik and plunder the city.
Year 1314
Jacques de Molay, the 23rd and final Grand Master of the Knights Templar, is burned at the stake.
Year 1741
New York governor George Clarke's complex at Fort George is burned in an arson attack, starting the New York Conspiracy of 1741.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 2
Birthdays on 18 March 225
See all →
Al-Zamakhshari
b. 1075 – d. 1144
Al-Zamakhshari, Persian theologian (b. 1075)
John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter
b. 1395 – d. 1447
John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter (b. 1395)
Mary Tudor, Queen of France
b. 1496 – d. 1533
Mary Tudor, Queen of France (b. 1496)
Cornelis Ketel
b. 1548 – d. 1616
Cornelis Ketel, Dutch painter (b. 1548)
Polykarp Leyser the Elder
b. 1552 – d. 1610
Polykarp Leyser the Elder, German theologian (d. 1610)
Francis, Duke of Anjou
b. 1555 – d. 1584
Francis, Duke of Anjou (b. 1555)
Adam Elsheimer
b. 1578 – d. 1610
Adam Elsheimer, German painter (d. 1610)
Manuel de Faria e Sousa
b. 1590 – d. 1649
Manuel de Faria e Sousa, Portuguese historian and poet (b. 1590)
Jérôme le Royer de la Dauversière
b. 1597 – d. 1659
Jérôme le Royer de la Dauversière, French religious leader, founded the Société Notre-Dame de Montréal (d. 1659)
Simon Bradstreet
b. 1603 – d. 1697
Simon Bradstreet, English businessman and politician, 20th Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1603)
Frederick III of Denmark
b. 1609 – d. 1670
Frederick III of Denmark (b. 1609)
Madame de La Fayette
b. 1634 – d. 1693
Madame de La Fayette, French author (d. 1693)
Deaths on 18 March 78
See all →
Edward the Martyr
d. 978 (b. 962)
Edward the Martyr, English king (b. 962)
👤
Ermengarde of Anjou, Duchess of Burgundy
d. 1076 (b. 1018)
Ermengarde of Anjou, Duchess of Burgundy (b. 1018)
Anselm of Lucca
d. 1086 (b. 1036)
Anselm of Lucca, Italian bishop (b. 1036)
Pope Honorius III
d. 1227 (b. 1148)
Pope Honorius III (b. 1148)
John FitzAlan, 7th Earl of Arundel
d. 1272 (b. 1246)
John FitzAlan, 7th Earl of Arundel (d. 1272)
Yuri I of Galicia
d. 1308
Yuri I of Galicia
Jacques de Molay
d. 1314 (b. 1244)
Jacques de Molay, Frankish knight (b. 1244)
Geoffroy de Charney
d. 1314
Geoffroy de Charney, Preceptor of Normandy for the Knights Templar
Matthew III Csák
d. 1321
Matthew III Csák, Hungarian oligarch (b. c.1260/5)
Juan Jauregui
d. 1582 (b. 1562)
Juan Jauregui, attempted assassin of William I of Orange (b. 1562)
Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall
d. 1675 (b. 1606)
Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier and politician (d. 1675)
John Dixwell
d. 1689 (b. 1607)
John Dixwell, English soldier and politician (b. 1607)