On March 18, history records 49 notable events, 225 famous births and 78 deaths, spanning the years 633 to 1766.
Events on this day include: Ridda wars: The Arabian Peninsula is united under the central authority of Caliph Abu Bakr. (633); An earthquake affects the Levant and the Arabian Peninsula, leaving up to 20,000 dead. (1068).
Notable people born on March 18 include Al-Zamakhshari (1075), John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter (1395), Mary Tudor, Queen of France (1496).
Notable figures who died on this day include Edward the Martyr (978), Ermengarde of Anjou, Duchess of Burgundy (1076), Anselm of Lucca (1086).
Events on 18 March 49
See all →Ridda wars: The Arabian Peninsula is united under the central authority of Caliph Abu Bakr.
An earthquake affects the Levant and the Arabian Peninsula, leaving up to 20,000 dead.
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, declares himself King of Jerusalem in the Sixth Crusade.
First Mongol invasion of Poland: Mongols overwhelm Polish armies in Kraków in the Battle of Chmielnik and plunder the city.
Jacques de Molay, the 23rd and final Grand Master of the Knights Templar, is burned at the stake.
New York governor George Clarke's complex at Fort George is burned in an arson attack, starting the New York Conspiracy of 1741.
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Birthdays on 18 March 225
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Deaths on 18 March 78
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