Today in History, 18 March

Historical Events On This Day

In 1922, British magistrates in India sentenced Mahatma Gandhi to 6 years imprisonment for disobedience.
In 1937, 294 people died in a gas explosion in a school in New London, Texas.
In 1944, Nazi Germany occupied Hungary.
In 1948, Soviet consultants left Yugoslavia in the first sign of the Tito-Stalin split.
In 1959, US President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Hawaii statehood bill.
In 1963, France performed an underground nuclear test at Ecker, Algeria.
In 1966, General Suharto formed a government in Indonesia.
In 1972, China performed a nuclear test at Lop Nor, PRC.
In 2020, US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau closed the US-Canada border due to COVID-19.
In 2021, the US Senate confirmed William Joseph Burns as the new CIA Director.

In 1933, Roger Turner won the US Men’s Figure Skating championship.
In 1995, Michael Jordan announced he is ending his 17-month NBA retirement.
In 2018, Cristiano Ronaldo recorded his 50th career hat-trick in Real Madrid’s 6-3 win over Girona.

In 1924, the Silent film classic “The Thief of Bagdad” based on One Thousand and One Nights was released.
In 1992, American pop singer Donna Summer received a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame.
In 2005, “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody” starring Dylan and Cole Sprouse premiered on Disney Channel.

S.No	Death year	Personality
1	1781	Anne Robert Jacques Turgot was a French economist and statesman who is today best remembered as an early advocate for economic liberalism.
2	2004	Richard Marner was a Russian-British actor best known for his role as Colonel Kurt von Strohm in the British sitcom ‘Allo ‘Allo!
3	2009	Eddie Bo was an American singer and pianist who worked and recorded for more than 40 different record labels, including Ace, Apollo Records, and Arrow.
4	2009	Natasha Richardson is an English-American stage and screen actress best known for her movies like ‘Gothic’, ‘The Parent Trap’ and ‘Patty Hearst’.
5	2021	Chester Barnes was an English table tennis champion, who was England’s No. 1 player for many years during the 1960s and 1970s.

S.No	Birth year	Personality
1	1837	Grover Cleveland is the 22nd and 24th President of the United States and the only president in American history to serve two non-consecutive terms in office.
2	1934	Charley Pride was an American professional baseball player, singer and guitarist who three American Music Awards and four Grammy Awards
3	1951	Rick Martel is a Canadian retired professional wrestler, trainer, and television presenter best known for his appearances with the American Wrestling Association.
4	1963	Vannesa Williams is an American singer, actress, and ex-model who became the first African-American woman to be crowned Miss America in 1983.
5	1970	Queen Latifa also known as ‘Queen of Rap’ is an African-American award-winning rapper and singer who became the first female rapper to get nominated for the Oscars.
6	1979	Adam Levine is an American singer, songwriter, actor, and also the lead vocalist of the pop rock band ‘Maroon 5.’
7	1989	Lily Collins is a popular British-American actress and model who is highly known for her films like ‘The Blind Side’, ‘Rules Don’t Apply’ and ‘To the Bone’.