401 Historic Events for March 18
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| 235 |
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Marcus Aurelius Alexander, Syrian emperor of Rome (222-235), murdered
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| 417 |
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St Zosimus begins his reign as Catholic Pope
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| 731 |
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St Gregory III begins his reign as Catholic Pope
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| 978 |
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Edward, the Martyr, King of Anglo-Saxons (975-78)/st, murdered at 15
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| 1123 |
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1st Latern Council (9th ecumenical council) opens in Rome
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| 1167 |
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Battle of El-Babein, Egypt: Franks under Amalrik vs Syrians
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| 1190 |
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Crusaders kill 57 Jews in Bury St Edmonds England
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| 1227 |
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Honorius III, [Cencio Savelli], Pope (1216-27), dies
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| 1229 |
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German emperor Frederick II crowns himself king of Jerusalem
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| 1314 |
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Jacques De Molay, the last grand master of Order of Knights, dies
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| 1380 |
Birth |
Liduina van Schiedam, Dutch "Christ's bride"/saint
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| 1438 |
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Albrecht II von Habsburg becomes king of Germany
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| 1493 |
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John of Lannoy, Flemish governor/viceroy of Neth/Zealand, dies at 82
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| 1509 |
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Emperor Maximilian I names Margaretha land guardians of Netherlands
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| 1532 |
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English parliament bans payments by English church to Rome
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| 1541 |
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Hernan de Soto observes 1st recorded flood in America (Mississippi R)
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| 1548 |
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Cornelis Ketel, Dutch portrait painter/poet
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| 1556 |
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Fran‡ois-Hercule de Valois, French duke of Anjou/Brabant
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| 1578 |
Birth |
Adam Elsheimer, German painter/cartoonist/etcher, baptized
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| 1582 |
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Jean Jaurequi, Basque murderer of Willem of Orange, lynched
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| 1582 |
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Prince Willem of Orange injured in attack at Antwerp
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| 1583 |
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Dutch States General and Anjou sign treaty
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| 1584 |
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Ivan IV, the terrible, Russian tsar (1547-84), dies at 53
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| 1609 |
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Frederick III, King of Denmark and Norway (1648-70); absolutist
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| 1644 |
Birth |
Gottfried Wegner, composer
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