On This Day: 18 March

18 March in Indian history

• 1922In India, Mohandas Gandhi is sentenced to six years in prison for civil disobedience, of which he serves only two.India

18 March in world history

• 2019Syrian civil war: The U.S. Air Force carried out an airstrike in al-Baghuz Fawqani, killing as many as 80, a disputed number of whom were civilians.
• 2005As per a court order, the feeding tube of Terri Schiavo, an American woman who suffered brain damage, was removed at the request of her husband, fueling a worldwide debate on euthanasia.
• 1994Bosnia'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.
• 1985The first episode of the soap opera Neighbours was broadcast on the Seven Network, later becoming the longest-running drama in Australian television history.
• 1971Peru: A landslide crashes into Yanawayin Lake, killing 200 people at the mining camp of Chungar.
• 1970Lon Nol ousts Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia.
• 1969Vietnam War: The United States began secretly bombing the Sihanouk Trail in Cambodia, used by communist forces to infiltrate South Vietnam.
• 1965Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, leaving his spacecraft Voskhod 2 for 12 minutes, becomes the first person to walk in space.
• 1959Tibetan uprising: After the 14th Dalai Lama sought refuge at Sera Monastery in Lhasa, Tibet, Chinese forces bombarded the monastery, inflicting severe destruction and killing hundreds of Buddhist monks.
• 1940World War II: Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini meet at the Brenner Pass in the Alps and agree to form an alliance against France and the United Kingdom.
• 1937Spanish Civil War: Spanish Republican forces defeat the Italians at the Battle of Guadalajara.
• 1925The deadliest tornado in U.S. history spawned in Missouri and traveled more than 219 miles (352 km) across Illinois and Indiana, leaving one of the longest continuous tornado tracks ever recorded.
• 1915First World War: In one of the largest naval battles of the Gallipoli campaign, Ottoman forces sank three Allied battleships and severely damaged three others.
• 1861Spain would annex annex the Dominican Republic, which would last for four years.
• 1834Six farm labourers from Tolpuddle, Dorset, England are sentenced to be transported to Australia for forming a trade union.
• 1793Flanders Campaign of the French Revolution, Battle of Neerwinden.
• 1241First Mongol invasion of Poland: Mongol forces defeated the Polish armies of Sandomierz and Kraków at the Battle of Chmielnik.

Born on 18 March

• 1989Shreevats Goswami, Indian cricketerIndia
• 1948Eknath Solkar, Indian cricketer (died 2005)India
• 1942Jeff Mullins, American basketball player and coach
• 1938Shashi Kapoor, Indian actor and producer (died 2017)India
• 1928Miguel Poblet, Spanish cyclist (died 2013)
• 1782John C. Calhoun, American lawyer and politician, 7th Vice President of the United States (died 1850)

Died on 18 March

• 2007Bob Woolmer, Indian-English cricketer, coach, and sportscaster (born 1948)India
• 1907Marcellin Berthelot, French chemist and politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1827)
• 1871Augustus De Morgan, Indian-English mathematician and academic (born 1806)India
• 978Edward the Martyr, English king (born 962)

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 18 March in history?

2019: Syrian civil war: The U.S. Air Force carried out an airstrike in al-Baghuz Fawqani, killing as many as 80, a disputed number of whom were civilians. 2005: As per a court order, the feeding tube of Terri Schiavo, an American woman who suffered brain damage, was removed at the request of her husband, fueling a worldwide debate on euthanasia. 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. 1985: The first episode of the soap opera Neighbours was broadcast on the Seven Network, later becoming the longest-running drama in Australian television history.

What happened on 18 March in Indian history?

1922: In India, Mohandas Gandhi is sentenced to six years in prison for civil disobedience, of which he serves only two.

Which famous people were born on 18 March?

Shreevats Goswami, Indian cricketer (1989); Eknath Solkar, Indian cricketer (died 2005) (1948); Jeff Mullins, American basketball player and coach (1942); Shashi Kapoor, Indian actor and producer (died 2017) (1938).

Which day is observed on 18 March?

Ordnance Factories' Day (India); Anniversary of the Oil Expropriation (Mexico); Flag Day (Aruba); Gallipoli Memorial Day (Turkey); Men's and Soldiers' Day (Mongolia).