March 18 in History
March 18 is the birthday of Diogo Dalot (1999) and the anniversary of the death of Kanzi (2025). Below are famous birthdays, deaths, events for March 18, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.
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Al-Zamakhshari, Persian scholar and theologian was born in 1075, while Edward the Martyr, English king died in 978.
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Famous people born on March 18
Famous people who died on March 18
2025
Jessie Hoffman Jr. (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American convicted rapist-killer executed in Louisiana (1978–2025)
2024
Thomas P. Stafford (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2024)
2015
Thomas Hopko (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American Eastern Orthodox theologian and priest (1939–2015)
2012
William R. Charette (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1932–2012)
What happened on March 18
- 2025
Israel launches widespread aerial bombardments and attacks on the Gaza Strip, killing at least 591 people, including children.
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The Bardo National Museum in Tunisia is attacked by gunmen. Twenty-four people, almost all tourists, are killed, and at least 50 other people are wounded.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2014
The parliaments of Russia and Crimea sign an accession treaty.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1997
The tail of a Russian Antonov An-24 charter plane breaks off while en route to Turkey, causing the plane to crash and killing all 50 people on board.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1996
A nightclub fire in Quezon City, Philippines kills 162 people.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1994
Bosnia's Bosniaks and Croats sign the Washington Agreement, ending war between the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia and the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and establishing the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1990
Germans in the German Democratic Republic vote in the first democratic elections in the former communist dictatorship.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1990
In the largest art theft in US history, 12 paintings, collectively worth around $500 million, are stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1980
A Vostok-2M rocket at Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43 explodes during a fueling operation, killing 48 people.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1974
Güzel İstanbul, a nude sculpture by Gürdal Duyar in Istanbul, is torn down in the middle of the night.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1971
Peru: A landslide crashes into Yanawayin Lake, killing 200 people at the mining camp of Chungar.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1970
Lon Nol ousts Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1969
The United States begins secretly bombing the Sihanouk Trail in Cambodia, used by communist forces to infiltrate South Vietnam.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1968
Gold standard: The U.S. Congress repeals the requirement for a gold reserve to back US currency.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1967
The supertanker Torrey Canyon runs aground off the Cornish coast.
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Editor's picks
Born on March 18
- 1075 — Al-Zamakhshari, Persian scholar and theologian (died 1144)
- 1495 — Mary Tudor, Queen of France (died 1533)
- 1548 — Cornelis Ketel, Dutch painter (died 1616)
Died on March 18
- 978 — Edward the Martyr, English king (born 962)
- 1076 — Ermengarde of Anjou, Duchess of Burgundy (born 1018)
- 1086 — Anselm of Lucca, Italian bishop (born 1036)
Source: Wikipedia historical listings for March 18
Quick answers
Who was born on March 18? Diogo Dalot (1999), Emmanuel Clase (1998), Ciara Bravo (1997).
Who died on March 18? Kanzi (2025), Jessie Hoffman Jr. (2025), Thomas P. Stafford (2024).
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