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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[AD 37|37]] &ndash; Roman Senate annuls [[Tiberius]]' will and proclaims [[Caligula|Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus]] ''(aka [[Caligula]] = Little Boots)'' emperor.<ref name="tacitus-annals-5-10">Tacitus, ''Annals'' [[s:The Annals (Tacitus)/Book 5#10|V.10]].</ref> 
*[[1068]] &ndash; An [[1068 Near East earthquake|earthquake]] in the [[Levant]] and the [[Arabian Peninsula]] leaves up to 20,000 dead.
*[[1229]] &ndash; [[Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor]], declares himself [[King of Jerusalem]] in the [[Sixth Crusade]].
*[[1241]] &ndash; [[First Mongol invasion of Poland]]: [[Mongol Empire|Mongols]] overwhelm [[History of Poland during the Piast dynasty|Polish]] armies in [[Kraków]] in the [[Battle of Chmielnik]] and plunder the city.
*[[1314]] &ndash; [[Jacques de Molay]], the 23rd and final Grand Master of the [[Knights Templar]], is burned at the stake.
*[[1438]] &ndash; [[Albert II of Habsburg]] becomes [[King of the Romans]].
*[[1571]] &ndash; [[Valletta]] is made the capital city of [[Malta]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7ZQNAAAAQAAJ&q=valletta+capital+malta+18+march&pg=PA79 |title=Report on the Phoœnician and Roman antiquities in ... Malta |first=Antonio Annetto |last=Caruana |author-link=Antonio Annetto Caruana |date=February 2, 1882 |page=79 |via=Google Books |access-date=February 3, 2021 |archive-date=September 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918091906/https://books.google.com/books?id=7ZQNAAAAQAAJ&q=valletta+capital+malta+18+march&pg=PA79 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1608]] &ndash; [[Susenyos I|Susenyos]] is formally crowned Emperor of [[Ethiopia]].
*[[1644]] &ndash; The [[Anglo-Powhatan Wars|Third Anglo-Powhatan War]] begins in the [[Colony of Virginia]].
*[[1673]] &ndash; English lord [[John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton|John Berkeley]] sold his half of [[New Jersey]] to the [[Quakers]]<ref>Streissguth, Thomas (2002). (New Jersey. San Diego: Lucent Books, Inc.) {{ISBN|1-56006-872-8}}. pp. 24–28</ref>
*[[1741]] &ndash; New York governor [[George Clarke (governor)|George Clarke]]'s complex at [[Fort Amsterdam|Fort George]] is burned in an arson attack, starting the [[New York Conspiracy of 1741]].
*[[1766]] &ndash; [[American Revolution]]: The [[British Parliament]] repeals the [[Stamp Act 1765|Stamp Act]].
*[[1793]] &ndash; The first modern [[republic]] in Germany, the [[Republic of Mainz]], is declared by [[Andreas Joseph Hofmann]].
*[[1793]] &ndash; [[Low Countries theatre of the War of the First Coalition|Flanders Campaign]] of the [[French Revolution]], [[Battle of Neerwinden (1793)|Battle of Neerwinden]].
*[[1834]] &ndash; [[Tolpuddle Martyrs|Six farm labourers]] from [[Tolpuddle]], [[Dorset]], England are sentenced to be transported to Australia for forming a [[trade union]].
*[[1848]] &ndash; The premiere of [[William Henry Fry|Fry]]'s ''Leonora'' in [[Philadelphia]] is the first known performance of a [[grand opera]] by an American composer.<ref name="Ewen1982">{{cite book|author=David Ewen|title=American Composers: A Biographical Dictionary|url=https://archive.org/details/americancomposer00davi|url-access=registration|year=1982|publisher=G.P. Putnam's Sons|isbn=978-0-399-12626-0}}</ref>
*  1848   &ndash; [[Revolutions of 1848]]: A [[Five Days of Milan|rebellion]] arose in [[Milan]] which in five days of street fighting drove [[Marshal Radetzky]] and his Austrian soldiers from the city.<ref name=GOO>{{cite book |title=The unification of Italy |first=John |last=Gooch |year=1986 |place=London}}</ref> 
*[[1865]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: The [[Congress of the Confederate States]] adjourns for the last time.
*[[1871]] &ndash; Declaration of the [[Paris Commune]]; President of the French Republic, [[Adolphe Thiers]], orders the evacuation of Paris.
*[[1874]] &ndash; The [[Hawaiian Kingdom]] signs a treaty with the United States granting exclusive [[trade]] rights.
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Phoebe (moon)|Phoebe]], a [[Moons of Saturn|satellite of Saturn]], becomes the first to be discovered with photographs, taken in August 1898, by [[William Henry Pickering]].<ref>[https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/saturn-moons/phoebe/in-depth/ Phoebe (moon)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319220941/https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/saturn-moons/phoebe/in-depth/|date=2021-03-19}}[https://solarviews.com/eng/phoebe.htm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211065157/https://solarviews.com/eng/phoebe.htm|date=2021-02-11}}[https://sos.noaa.gov/datasets/phoebe-saturns-moon/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427153131/https://sos.noaa.gov/datasets/phoebe-saturns-moon/|date=2021-04-27}}[http://astro.if.ufrgs.br/solar/phoebe.htm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804235226/http://astro.if.ufrgs.br/solar/phoebe.htm|date=2020-08-04}}</ref>

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; The [[Kumasi Mutiny of 1901]] begins.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-16 |title=Remembering the Kumasi Mutiny of 1901 |url=https://ghanaianmuseum.com/remembering-the-kumasi-mutiny-of-1901/ |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=Ghanaian Museum |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[Macario Sakay]] issues Presidential Order No. 1 of his [[Tagalog Republic]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Kabigting Abad |first=Antonio |title=General Macario L. Sakay: Was He a Bandit or a Patriot? |year=1955 |publisher=J. B. Feliciano and Sons Printers-Publishers}}</ref>
*[[1913]] &ndash; King [[George I of Greece]] is assassinated in the recently liberated city of [[Thessaloniki]].
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[World War I]]: During the [[Battle of Gallipoli]], three [[battleship]]s are sunk during a failed British and French [[Naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign|naval attack on the Dardanelles]].
*[[1921]] &ndash; The second [[Peace of Riga]] is signed between Poland and the [[Soviet Union]].
*  1921   &ndash; The [[Kronstadt rebellion]] is suppressed by the [[Red Army]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Avrich |first=Paul |author-link=Paul Avrich |title=Kronstadt, 1921 |title-link=Kronstadt, 1921 |page=211 |date=1970 |publisher=[[Princeton University Press]] |isbn=0-691-08721-0}}</ref>
*  1921   &ndash; [[Mongolian Revolution of 1921]]: The Mongolian People's Army defeated local Chinese forces at [[Altanbulag, Selenge]] (then known as Maimachen). This battle was seen as the birthday of the People's Army and completed the expulsion of Chinese militants in Mongolia.<ref>{{cite book |date= 1973 |title=History of the Mongolian People's Republic |url=https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfTheMPR/page/n1/mode/2up |publisher=Nauka |pages= 293–294|isbn=}}</ref>
*[[1922]] &ndash; In India, [[Mohandas Gandhi]] is sentenced to six years in [[prison]] for [[civil disobedience]], of which he serves only two.
*[[1925]] &ndash; The [[1925 Tri-State tornado]] hits the Midwestern states of [[Missouri]], [[Illinois]], and [[Indiana]], killing 695 people.
*[[1937]] &ndash; The [[New London School explosion]] in [[New London, Texas]], kills 300 people, mostly children.
*  1937   &ndash; [[Spanish Civil War]]: Spanish Republican forces defeat the [[Italy|Italians]] at the [[Battle of Guadalajara]].
*[[1938]] &ndash; Mexico creates [[Pemex]] by [[Mexican oil expropriation|expropriating]] all foreign-owned oil reserves and facilities.
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[World 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.
*[[1942]] &ndash; The [[War Relocation Authority]] is established in the United States to take Japanese Americans into custody.
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Mount Vesuvius]] in Italy erupts, killing 26 people, causing thousands to flee their homes, and destroying dozens of Allied bombers.
*[[1945]] &ndash; 40th Infantry Division, spearheaded by the 185th US Infantry Regiment, landed unopposed in [[Tigbauan]] forcing the Japanese forces to surrender and General [[Macario Peralta]] and Gen. Gen. Eichelberger to declare the [[Panay Liberation Day|Liberation of Panay, Romblon and Guimaras]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Proclamation No. 430, s. 1989 - DECLARING THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MARCH OF EVERY YEAR AS VICTORY DAY IN THE ISLANDS OF PANAY AND ROMBLON, INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ILOILO AND ROXAS |url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1989/07/21/proclamation-no-430-s-1989/ |access-date=March 18, 2024 |website=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines}}</ref>
*[[1948]] &ndash; Soviet consultants leave Yugoslavia in the first sign of the [[Tito–Stalin split]].
*[[1953]] &ndash; An [[1953 Yenice–Gönen earthquake|earthquake]] hits western [[Turkey]], killing at least 1,070 people.
*[[1959]] &ndash; The [[Hawaii Admission Act]] is signed into law.
*[[1962]] &ndash; The [[Évian Accords]] end the [[Algerian War of Independence]], which had begun in 1954.
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Cosmonaut]] [[Alexei Leonov]], leaving his spacecraft [[Voskhod 2]] for 12 minutes, becomes the first person to [[extravehicular activity|walk in space]].
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[United Arab Airlines Flight 749]] crashes on approach to [[Cairo International Airport]] in [[Cairo]], Egypt, killing 30 people.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-24V SU-AOA Cairo International Airport (CAI)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19660318-0|access-date=2022-02-15|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref>
*[[1967]] &ndash; The [[supertanker]] {{SS|Torrey Canyon||2}} runs aground off the Cornish coast.
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Gold standard]]: The [[United States Congress|U.S. Congress]] repeals the requirement for a gold reserve to back [[United States dollar|US currency]].
*[[1969]] &ndash; The United States begins [[Operation Menu|secretly bombing]] the [[Sihanouk Trail]] in [[Cambodia]], used by [[People's Army of Vietnam|communist forces]] to infiltrate [[South Vietnam]].
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Lon Nol]] [[1970 Cambodian coup d'état|ousts]] Prince [[Norodom Sihanouk]] of [[Cambodia]].
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Peru]]: A [[landslide]] crashes into [[Yanawayin Lake]], killing 200 people at the mining camp of Chungar.
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Güzel İstanbul]], a nude sculpture by [[Gürdal Duyar]] in Istanbul is torn down in the middle of the night.{{sfn|Antmen|2009|p=372}}
*[[1980]] &ndash; A [[Vostok-2M]] rocket at [[Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43]] [[1980 Plesetsk launch pad disaster|explodes during a fueling operation]], killing 48 people.
*[[1990]] &ndash; Germans in the [[German Democratic Republic]] vote in the [[1990 East German general election|first democratic elections]] in the former communist dictatorship.
*  1990   &ndash; In the largest [[art theft]] in US history, 12 paintings, collectively worth around $500&nbsp;million, [[Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft|are stolen]] from the [[Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum]] in [[Boston]].<ref>{{cite news |date=May 2009 |first=Milton |last=Esterow |title=Inside the Gardner Case |url=http://www.artnews.com/2009/05/01/inside-the-gardner-case/ |work=[[ARTnews]] |access-date=2018-03-16 |archive-date=2014-12-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225044341/http://www.artnews.com/2009/05/01/inside-the-gardner-case/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Bosnia and Herzegovina|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]].
*[[1996]] &ndash; A [[Ozone Disco fire|nightclub fire]] in [[Quezon City]], Philippines kills 162 people.
*[[1997]] &ndash; The tail of a Russian [[Antonov An-24]] charter plane [[Stavropolskaya Aktsionernaya Avia Flight 1023|breaks off]] while en route to Turkey, causing the plane to crash and killing all 50 people on board.
*[[2014]] &ndash; The parliaments of Russia and [[Crimea]] sign an [[Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation|accession treaty]].
*[[2015]] &ndash; The [[Bardo National Museum (Tunis)|Bardo National Museum]] in [[Tunisia]] is [[Bardo National Museum attack|attacked]] by gunmen. Twenty-four people, almost all tourists, are killed, and at least 50 other people are wounded.
*[[2025]] &ndash; Israel [[March 2025 Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip|launches]] widespread aerial bombardments and attacks on the [[Gaza Strip]], killing at least 591 people, including children. <ref>{{cite web|title= At least 404 killed as Israel unleashes deadly wave of strikes on Gaza|url= https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/18/israel-launches-gaza-assault-killing-hundreds-and-shattering-ceasefire|website=Al Jazeera|date=18 March 2025}}</ref>

==Births==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1075]] &ndash; [[Al-Zamakhshari]], Persian scholar and theologian (d. 1144)
*[[1495]] &ndash; [[Mary Tudor, Queen of France]] (d. 1533)<ref>{{cite book|author=Mary Croom Brown|title=Mary Tudor: queen of France|url=https://archive.org/details/marytudorqueenof00brow|year=1911|publisher=Methuen & co., ltd.|page=xiv}}</ref>
*[[1548]] &ndash; [[Cornelis Ketel]], Dutch painter (d. 1616)
*[[1552]] &ndash; [[Polykarp Leyser the Elder]], German theologian (d. 1610)
*[[1554]] &ndash; [[Josias I, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg]], Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg (d. 1588)<ref>{{cite book |last=Haarmann |first=Torsten |title=Das Haus Waldeck und Pyrmont. Mehr als 900&nbsp;Jahre Gesamtgeschichte mit Stammfolge |language=de |location=Werl |publisher=Börde-Verlag |date=2014 |series=Deutsche Fürstenhäuser |volume=Heft&nbsp;35 |pages=48 |isbn=978-3-981-4458-2-4 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Hoffmeister |first=Jacob Christoph Carl |title=Historisch-genealogisches Handbuch über alle Grafen und Fürsten von Waldeck und Pyrmont seit 1228 |language=de |location=Cassel |publisher=Verlag Gustav Klaunig |date=1883 |pages=50 |url=https://digital.ub.uni-duesseldorf.de/urn/urn:nbn:de:hbz:061:1-474762 }}</ref>
*[[1555]] &ndash; [[Francis, Duke of Anjou]] (d. 1584)
*[[1578]] &ndash; [[Adam Elsheimer]], German painter (d. 1610)
*[[1590]] &ndash; [[Manuel de Faria e Sousa]], Portuguese historian and poet (d. 1649)
*[[1597]] &ndash; [[Jérôme le Royer de la Dauversière]], French religious leader, founded the [[Société Notre-Dame de Montréal]] (d. 1659)

===1601–1900===
*[[1603]] &ndash; [[Simon Bradstreet]], English colonial magistrate (d. 1697)
*[[1609]] &ndash; [[Frederick III of Denmark]] (d. 1670)
*[[1634]] &ndash; [[Madame de La Fayette]], French author (d. 1693)
*[[1640]] &ndash; [[Philippe de La Hire]], French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1719)
*[[1657]] &ndash; [[Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni]], Italian organist and composer (d. 1743)
*[[1690]] &ndash; [[Christian Goldbach]], Prussian-German mathematician and academic (d. 1764)
*[[1701]] &ndash; [[Niclas Sahlgren]], Swedish businessman and philanthropist, co-founded the [[Swedish East India Company]] (d. 1776)
*[[1733]] &ndash; [[Christoph Friedrich Nicolai]], German author and bookseller (d. 1811)
*[[1780]] &ndash; [[Miloš Obrenović]], Serbian prince (d. 1860)
*[[1782]] &ndash; [[John C. Calhoun]], American lawyer and politician, 7th [[Vice President of the United States]] (d. 1850)
*[[1789]] &ndash; [[Charlotte Elliott]], English poet, hymn writer, editor (d. 1871)<ref name="Stevenson1894">{{cite book|last=Stevenson|first=George John|title=The Methodist Hymn Book: Illustrated with Biography, History, Incident and Anecdote|url=https://archive.org/details/incideoo00stev|edition=Public domain|year=1894|publisher=Charles H. Kelly|pages=[https://archive.org/details/incideoo00stev/page/464 464]–}}</ref>
*[[1798]] &ndash; [[Francis Lieber]], German-American jurist and philosopher (d. 1872)
*[[1800]] &ndash; [[Harriet Smithson]], Irish actress, the first wife and muse of [[Hector Berlioz]] (d. 1854)
*[[1813]] &ndash; [[Christian Friedrich Hebbel]], German poet and playwright (d. 1864)
*[[1814]] &ndash; [[Jacob Bunn]], American businessman (d. 1897)
*[[1819]] &ndash; [[James McCulloch]], Scottish-Australian politician, 5th [[Premier of Victoria]] (d. 1893)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/people-in-parliament/re-member/details/24/787|title=Remember Database|website=www.parliament.vic.gov.au|access-date=2018-03-28|archive-date=2018-03-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328231130/https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/people-in-parliament/re-member/details/24/787|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1820]] &ndash; [[John Plankinton]], American businessman, industrialist, and philanthropist (d. 1891)<ref>{{Cite book |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8LcaAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA29 |chapter=John Plakinton |title=Biographical Sketches of Increase Allen Lapham: And Other Distinguished Citizens of Wisconsin ... |last=Richardson |first=Genesee |publisher=Cramer, Aikens & Cramer |year=1891 |page=29 |language=en |access-date=2019-03-02 |archive-date=2020-08-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805115930/https://books.google.com/books?id=8LcaAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA29 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1823]] &ndash; [[Antoine Chanzy]], French general (d. 1883)
*[[1828]] &ndash; [[Randal Cremer]], English activist and politician, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1908)
*[[1837]] &ndash; [[Grover Cleveland]], American lawyer and politician, 22nd and 24th [[President of the United States]] (d. 1908)
*[[1840]] &ndash; [[William Cosmo Monkhouse]], English poet and critic (d. 1901)
*[[1842]] &ndash; [[Stéphane Mallarmé]], French poet and critic (d. 1898)
*[[1844]] &ndash; [[Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov]], Russian composer and academic (d. 1908)
*[[1845]] &ndash; [[Kicking Bear]], Native American tribal leader (d. 1904)
*[[1848]] &ndash; [[Nathanael Greene Herreshoff]], American architect and engineer (d. 1938)
*[[1858]] &ndash; [[Rudolf Diesel]], German engineer, invented the [[Diesel engine]] (d. 1913)
*[[1862]] &ndash; [[Eugène Jansson]], Swedish painter (d. 1915)
*[[1863]] &ndash; [[William Sulzer]], American lawyer and politician, 39th [[Governor of New York]] (d. 1941)
*[[1869]] &ndash; [[Neville Chamberlain]], English businessman and politician, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] (d. 1940)
*[[1870]] &ndash; [[Agnes Sime Baxter]], Canadian mathematician (d. 1917)
*[[1874]] &ndash; [[Nikolai Berdyaev]], Russian-French philosopher and theologian (d. 1948)
*[[1877]] &ndash; [[Edgar Cayce]], American mystic and psychic (d. 1945)
*  1877   &ndash; [[Clem Hill]], Australian cricketer and engineer (d. 1945)
*[[1878]] &ndash; [[Percival Perry, 1st Baron Perry]], English businessman (d. 1956)
*[[1880]] &ndash; [[Kalle Hakala]], Finnish politician (d. 1947)<ref>{{cite web |title=Kansanedustajat: Kalle Hakala |url=http://www.eduskunta.fi/triphome/bin/hx5000.sh?{hnro}=910400&{kieli}=su&{haku}=kaikki |publisher=[[Parliament of Finland]] |access-date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611192919/http://www.eduskunta.fi/triphome/bin/hx5000.sh?{hnro}=910400&{kieli}=su&{haku}=kaikki |archive-date=11 June 2011 |location=Helsinki, Finland |language=fi}}</ref>
*[[1882]] &ndash; [[Gian Francesco Malipiero]], Italian composer and educator (d. 1973)
*[[1884]] &ndash; [[Bernard Cronin]], English-Australian journalist and author (d. 1968)
*[[1886]] &ndash; [[Edward Everett Horton]], American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1970)
*[[1890]] &ndash; [[Henri Decoin]], French director and screenwriter (d. 1969)
*[[1893]] &ndash; [[Costante Girardengo]], Italian cyclist (d. 1978)
*  1893   &ndash; [[Wilfred Owen]], English soldier and poet (d. 1918)
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Marjorie Abbatt]], English toy-maker and businesswoman (d. 1991)<ref>{{cite ODNB|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/49549|title=Abbatt, Marjorie}}</ref>

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Manly Palmer Hall]], Canadian mystic, author and philosopher (d. 1990)
*  1901 &ndash; [[William Johnson (artist)|William Johnson]], American painter (d. 1970)
*[[1903]] &ndash; [[Galeazzo Ciano]], Italian journalist and politician, [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Italy)|Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (d. 1944)
*  1903   &ndash; [[E. O. Plauen]], German cartoonist (d. 1944)
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[Srečko Kosovel]], Slovenian poet and author (d. 1926)
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Thomas Townsend Brown]], American physicist and engineer (d. 1985)
*  1905 &ndash; [[Robert Donat]], English actor (d. 1958)
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[John Zachary Young]], English zoologist and neurophysiologist (d. 1997)
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Loulou Gasté]], French composer (d. 1995)
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Ernest Gallo]], American businessman, co-founded the [[E & J Gallo Winery]] (d. 2007)
*  1909   &ndash; [[C. Walter Hodges]], English author and illustrator (d. 2004)
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Smiley Burnette]], American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1967)
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Art Gilmore]], American voice actor and announcer (d. 2010)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[René Clément]], French director and screenwriter (d. 1996)
*  1913   &ndash; [[Werner Mölders]], German colonel and pilot (d. 1941)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Feist |first1=Uwe |last2=McGuirl |first2=Thomas |title=Luftwaffe War Diary: Pilots & Aces: Uniforms & Equipment |date=1 July 2014 |publisher=Stackpole Books |isbn=978-0-8117-6053-9 |page=102 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PuO3DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA102 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Richard Condon]], American author and screenwriter (d. 1996)
*[[1918]] – [[Mitchell WerBell III]], American [[mercenary]] (d. 1983)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mitchell WerBell III Part 01 (Final) |url=https://vault.fbi.gov/mitchell-werbell-iii/Mitchell%20WerBell%20III%20Part%2001%20(Final)/view |access-date=2025-05-09 |website=FBI |language=en-us}}</ref>
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Egon Bahr]], German journalist and politician, [[Federal Minister for Special Affairs of Germany]] (d. 2015)
*  1922   &ndash; [[Seymour Martin Lipset]], American sociologist and academic (d. 2006)
*  1922   &ndash; [[Suzanne Perlman]], Hungarian-Dutch visual artist (d. 2020)<ref>{{cite web |title=Suzanne Perlman obituary {{!}} Philip Vann |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/oct/23/suzanne-perlman-obituary |website=The Guardian |access-date=25 October 2020 |language=en |date=23 October 2020 |archive-date=24 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024172003/https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/oct/23/suzanne-perlman-obituary |url-status=live }}</ref>
*  1922   &ndash; [[Fred Shuttlesworth]], American activist, co-founded the [[Southern Christian Leadership Conference]] (d. 2011)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Andy Granatelli]], American race car driver and businessman (d. 2013)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Alessandro Alessandroni]], Italian musician (d. 2017)
*  1925   &ndash; [[James Pickles]], English journalist, lawyer, and judge (d. 2010)
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Peter Graves]], American actor and director (d. 2010)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[John Kander]], American pianist and composer<ref name="AP"/>
*  1927   &ndash; [[George Plimpton]], American journalist and actor (d. 2003)
*  1927   &ndash; [[Lillian Vernon (businesswoman)|Lillian Vernon]], German-American businesswoman and philanthropist, founded the [[Lillian Vernon (company)|Lillian Vernon Company]] (d. 2015)
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Miguel Poblet]], Spanish cyclist (d. 2013)
*  1928   &ndash; [[Fidel V. Ramos]], Filipino general and politician, 12th [[President of the Philippines]] (d. 2022)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Samuel Pisar]], Polish-American lawyer and author (d. 2015)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[James J. Andrews (mathematician)|James J. Andrews]], American mathematician and academic (d. 1998)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[John Fraser (actor)|John Fraser]], Scottish actor (d. 2020)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[John Updike]], American novelist, short story writer, and critic (d. 2009)
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Unita Blackwell]], American civil rights activist and politician (d. 2019)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Roy Chapman]], English footballer and manager (d. 1983)
*  1934   &ndash; [[Charley Pride]], American country music singer and musician (d. 2020)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Ole Barndorff-Nielsen]], Danish mathematician and statistician (d. 2022)
*  1935   &ndash; [[Frances Cress Welsing]], American psychiatrist and author (d. 2016)
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[F. W. de Klerk]], South African lawyer and politician, former [[State President of South Africa]], [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2021)<ref>{{cite news |last=Lacey |first=Marc |title=F.W. de Klerk, Last President of Apartheid South Africa, Dies at 85 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/11/world/africa/fw-de-klerk-dead.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=November 11, 2021 |access-date=November 11, 2021}}</ref>
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Rudi Altig]], German cyclist and sportscaster (d. 2016)
*  1937   &ndash; [[Mark Donohue]], American race car driver (d. 1975)
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Carl Gottlieb]], American actor and screenwriter
*  1938   &ndash; [[Shashi Kapoor]], Indian actor and producer (d. 2017)
*  1938   &ndash; [[Kenny Lynch]], English singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2019)
*  1938   &ndash; [[Timo Mäkinen]], Finnish race car driver (d. 2017)
*  1938   &ndash; [[Machiko Soga]], Japanese actress (d. 2006)
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Ron Atkinson]], English footballer and manager
*  1939   &ndash; [[Jean-Pierre Wallez]], French violinist and conductor
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Wilson Pickett]], American singer-songwriter (d. 2006)
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Kathleen Collins]], American filmmaker and playwright (d. 1988)
*  1942   &ndash; [[Jeff Mullins (basketball)|Jeff Mullins]], American basketball player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Jeff Mullins |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/77662/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref>
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Dennis Linde]], American singer-songwriter (d. 2006)
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Amnon Lipkin-Shahak]], Israeli general and politician, 22nd [[Ministry of Transport and Road Safety|Transportation Minister of Israel]] (d. 2012)
*  1944   &ndash; [[Frank McRae]], American football player and actor (d. 2021)
*  1944   &ndash; [[Dick Smith (entrepreneur)|Dick Smith]], Australian publisher and businessman, founded [[Dick Smith (retailer)|Dick Smith Electronics]] and ''[[Australian Geographic]]''
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Hiroh Kikai]], Japanese photographer (d. 2020)
*  1945   &ndash; [[Michael Reagan]], American journalist and radio host
*  1945   &ndash; [[Susan Tyrrell]], American actress (d. 2012)
*  1945   &ndash; [[Eric Woolfson]], Scottish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (d. 2009)
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Michel Leclère]], French race car driver
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Patrick Barlow]], English actor and playwright
*  1947   &ndash; [[Patrick Chesnais]], French actor, director, and screenwriter
*  1947   &ndash; [[David Lloyd (cricketer)|David Lloyd]], English cricketer, journalist, and sportscaster
*  1947   &ndash; [[B. J. Wilson]], English rock drummer (d. 1990)
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Guy Lapointe]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach
*  1948   &ndash; [[Brian Lloyd]], Welsh footballer
*  1948   &ndash; [[Eknath Solkar]], Indian cricketer (d. 2005)
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Åse Kleveland]], Norwegian singer and politician, [[Minister of Culture (Norway)|Norwegian Minister of Culture]]
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[James Conlon]], American conductor and educator
*  1950   &ndash; [[Brad Dourif]], American actor<ref name="AP"/>
*  1950   &ndash; [[Linda Partridge]], English geneticist and academic
*  1950   &ndash; [[Larry Perkins]], Australian race car driver
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Paul Barber (actor)|Paul Barber]], English actor
*  1951   &ndash; [[Ben Cohen (businessman)|Ben Cohen]], American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded [[Ben and Jerry's]]
*  1951   &ndash; [[Bill Frisell]], American guitarist and composer<ref name="AP"/>
*  1951   &ndash; [[Timothy N. Philpot]], American lawyer, author, and judge
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Will Durst]], American journalist and actor
*  1952   &ndash; [[Pat Eddery]], Irish jockey and trainer (d. 2015)
*  1952   &ndash; [[Bernie Tormé]], Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2019)
*  1952   &ndash; [[Mike Webster]], American football player (d. 2002)
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Franz Wright]], Austrian-American poet and translator (d. 2015)
*  1953   &ndash; [[Takashi Yoshimatsu]], Japanese composer
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Francis G. Slay]], American lawyer and politician, 45th [[Mayor of St. Louis]]
*  1955   &ndash; [[Jeff Stelling]], English journalist and game show host
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Rick Martel]], Canadian wrestler
*  1956   &ndash; [[Deborah Jeane Palfrey]], American madam (d. 2008)
*  1956   &ndash; [[Ingemar Stenmark]], Swedish skier
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Christer Fuglesang]], Swedish physicist and astronaut
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Richard de Zoysa]], Sri Lankan journalist and author (d. 1990)
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Luc Besson]], French director, producer, and screenwriter, founded [[EuropaCorp]]
*  1959   &ndash; [[Irene Cara]], American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2022)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Murphy |first1=Brian |last2=Bisset |first2=Victoria |title=Irene Cara, singer who hit stardom with 'Fame' and 'Flashdance,' dies at 63 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/11/26/irene-cara-flashdance-fame-dies/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=6 March 2023 |date=26 November 2022}}</ref>
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Richard Biggs]], American actor (d. 2004)
*  1960   &ndash; [[Guy Carbonneau]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach
*  1960   &ndash; [[James Plaskett]], Cypriot-English chess player
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Grant Hart]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2017)
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Thomas Ian Griffith]], American actor, producer, screenwriter, musician and martial artist<ref name="AP"/> 
*  1962   &ndash; [[James McMurtry]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
*  1962   &ndash; [[Mike Rowe]], American television personality<ref name="AP"/>
*  1962   &ndash; [[Etsushi Toyokawa]], Japanese actor and director
*  1962   &ndash; [[Volker Weidler]], German race car driver and engineer
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Jeff LaBar]], American guitarist (d. 2021)
*  1963   &ndash; [[Vanessa L. Williams]], American model, actress, and singer<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for March 18, 2023 includes celebrities Queen Latifah, Lily Collins |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/03/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-march-18-2023-includes-celebrities-queen-latifah-lily-collins.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=17 March 2024 |date=18 March 2023}}</ref>
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Bonnie Blair]], American speed skater<ref name="AP"/>
*  1964   &ndash; [[Alex Caffi]], Italian race car driver
*  1964   &ndash; [[Jo Churchill]], British politician
*  1964   &ndash; [[Isabel Noronha]], Mozambican film director<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cinema.ufsc.br/wp-content/uploads/DIVULGACAO/cineasta.pdf |website=Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina |title=Cineasta |date=14 Feb 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308041443/http://cinema.ufsc.br/wp-content/uploads/DIVULGACAO/cineasta.pdf |archive-date=March 8, 2018 |language=pt}}</ref>
*  1964   &ndash; [[Courtney Pine]], English saxophonist and clarinet player
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[David Cubitt]], English-Canadian actor<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Jerry Cantrell]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP"/> 
*  1966   &ndash; [[Peter Jones (entrepreneur)|Peter Jones]], English businessman
*  1966   &ndash; [[Brian Watts]], Canadian golfer
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Miki Berenyi]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Miguel Herrera]], Mexican footballer and manager
*  1968   &ndash; [[Temur Ketsbaia]], Georgian footballer and manager
*  1968   &ndash; [[Paul Marsden]], English businessman and politician
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Michael Bergin]], American actor<ref name="AP"/>
*  1969   &ndash; [[Andy Cutting]], English accordion player and composer 
*  1969   &ndash; [[Vasyl Ivanchuk]], Ukrainian chess player
*  1969   &ndash; [[Shaun Udal]], English cricketer
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Katy Gallagher]], Australian politician<ref name="ALP">{{cite web|url=http://www.actlabor.org.au/people/KatyGallagher.html|work=ACT Labor People|title=Katy Gallagher|publisher=[[Australian Labor Party (Australian Capital Territory Branch)|Australian Labor Party (ACT Branch)]]|access-date=21 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221122318/http://www.actlabor.org.au/people/KatyGallagher.html|archive-date=21 February 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> 
*  1970   &ndash; [[Queen Latifah]], American rapper, producer, and actress<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Wayne Arthurs (tennis)|Wayne Arthurs]], Australian tennis player
*  1971   &ndash; [[Mike Bell (wrestler)|Mike Bell]], American wrestler (d. 2008)
*  1971   &ndash; [[Mariaan de Swardt]], South African-American tennis player, coach, and sportscaster
*  1971   &ndash; [[Kitty Ussher]], English economist and politician
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Dane Cook]], American comedian, actor, director, and producer<ref name="AP"/>
*  1972   &ndash; [[Reince Priebus]], American lawyer and politician
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Luci Christian]], American voice actress and screenwriter
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Laure Savasta]], French basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
*  1974   &ndash; [[Stuart Zender]], English bass player, songwriter, and producer 
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Sutton Foster]], American actress, singer, and dancer<ref name="AP"/>
*  1975   &ndash; [[Brian Griese]], American football player and sportscaster
*  1975   &ndash; [[Kimmo Timonen]], Finnish ice hockey player
*  1975   &ndash; [[Tomas Žvirgždauskas]], Lithuanian footballer
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Giovanna Antonelli]], Brazilian actress and producer
*  1976   &ndash; [[Tomo Ohka]], Japanese baseball player
*  1976   &ndash; [[Scott Podsednik]], American baseball player
*  1976   &ndash; [[Mike Quackenbush]], American wrestler, trainer, and author, founded [[Chikara (professional wrestling)|Chikara wrestling promotion]]
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Zdeno Chára]], Slovak ice hockey player
*  1977   &ndash; [[Danny Murphy (footballer, born 1977)|Danny Murphy]], English footballer and sportscaster<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=5705|title=Danny Murphy|website=soccerbase.com|access-date=12 March 2020|archive-date=3 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803213003/https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=5705|url-status=live}}</ref> 
*  1977   &ndash; [[Fernando Rodney]], Dominican-American baseball player
*  1977   &ndash; [[Willy Sagnol]], French footballer and manager
*  1977   &ndash; [[Terrmel Sledge]], American baseball player and coach
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Jan Bulis]], Czech ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jan Bulis |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/jan-bulis-8464998 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref>
*  1978   &ndash; [[Fernandão (footballer, born 1978)|Fernandão]], Brazilian footballer and manager (d. 2014)
*  1978   &ndash; [[Brooke Hanson]], Australian swimmer
*  1978   &ndash; [[Hu Jun]], Chinese actor<ref>{{cite web |title=Hu Jun-Star |url=http://en.chengt.com/star/star-41.html |website=Orange Sky Entertainment Group (International) Holdings Ltd |access-date=18 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507220421/http://en.chengt.com/star/star-41.html |archive-date=7 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Liu Tao and Hu Jun's tent incident |url=https://min.news/en/entertainment/ee0db7a82cf73123025ff4e53ec69dfa.html |website=iMedia}}</ref>
*  1978   &ndash; [[Brian Scalabrine]], American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
*  1978   &ndash; [[Jonas Wallerstedt]], Swedish footballer, coach, and manager
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Adam Levine]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and television personality<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Sébastien Frey]], French footballer
*  1980   &ndash; [[Sophia Myles]], English actress
*  1980   &ndash; [[Vitaly Vishnevskiy]], Russian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Vitaly Vishnevski |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/vitaly-vishnevski-8467352 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref>
*  1980   &ndash; [[Alexei Yagudin]], Russian figure skater
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Tora Berger]], Norwegian biathlete
*  1981   &ndash; [[Fabian Cancellara]], Swiss cyclist
*  1981   &ndash; [[Leslie Djhone]], French sprinter
*  1981   &ndash; [[Jang Na-ra]], South Korean singer and actress
*  1981   &ndash; [[Kasib Powell]], American basketball player
*  1981   &ndash; [[Tom Starke]], German footballer
*  1981   &ndash; [[Doug Warren]], American soccer player
*  1981   &ndash; [[Lovro Zovko]], Croatian tennis player
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Chad Cordero]], American baseball player
*  1982   &ndash; [[Timo Glock]], German race car driver
*  1982   &ndash; [[Matthew Lombardi]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Matthew Lombardi |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/matthew-lombardi-8468695 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref>
*  1982   &ndash; [[Mantorras]], Angolan footballer
*  1982   &ndash; [[Adam Pally]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Ethan Carter III]], American wrestler
*  1983   &ndash; [[Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro]], French tennis player
*  1983   &ndash; [[Andy Sonnanstine]], American baseball player
*  1983   &ndash; [[Tomasz Stolpa]], Polish footballer
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Simone Padoin]], Italian footballer
*  1984   &ndash; [[Rajeev Ram]], American tennis player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/-/R548/overview|title=Rajeev Ram|website=Association of Tennis Professionals|access-date=29 March 2019|archive-date=29 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329171346/https://www.atptour.com/en/players/-/R548/overview|url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1984   &ndash; [[Vonzell Solomon]], American singer and actress
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Ana Beatriz]], Brazilian race car driver
*  1985   &ndash; [[Duane Henry]], English actor<ref name="AP"/>
*  1985   &ndash; [[Marvin Humes]], English singer 
*  1985   &ndash; [[Vince Lia]], Australian footballer
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Abdennour Chérif El-Ouazzani]], Algerian footballer
*  1986   &ndash; [[Lykke Li]], Swedish singer-songwriter
*  1986   &ndash; [[Cory Schneider]], American ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Cory Schneider |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/cory-schneider-8471239 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref>
*  1986   &ndash; [[Eric Wood]], American football player and sportscaster<ref>{{cite web |title=Eric Wood |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/bio/_/id/12627/eric-wood |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref>
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[C. J. Miles]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=CJ Miles |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/101139/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref>
*  1987   &ndash; [[Rebecca Soni]], American swimmer
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Robert Bortuzzo]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Robert Bortuzzo |url=https://www.nhl.com/islanders/player/robert-bortuzzo-8474145 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref>
*  1989   &ndash; [[Francesco Checcucci]], Italian footballer
*  1989   &ndash; [[Lily Collins]], English-American actress<ref name="AP"/>
*  1989   &ndash; [[Shreevats Goswami]], Indian cricketer
*  1989   &ndash; [[Kana Nishino]], Japanese singer-songwriter
*  1989   &ndash; [[Paul Marc Rousseau]], Canadian guitarist and producer 
*  1989   &ndash; [[Ming Xi]], Chinese model
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Travis Frederick]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Travis Frederick |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/15793/travis-frederick |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref>
*  1991   &ndash; [[Leury García]], Dominican baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Leury García |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/leury-garcia-544725 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref>
*  1991   &ndash; [[Solomon Hill (basketball)|Solomon Hill]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Solomon Hill |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203524/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref>
*  1991   &ndash; [[Dylan Mattingly]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist
*  1991   &ndash; [[J. T. Realmuto]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=J.T. Realmuto |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/j-t-realmuto-592663 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref>
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Anthony Barr (American football)|Anthony Barr]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Anthony Barr |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/16711/anthony-barr |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref>
*  1992   &ndash; [[Trey Mancini]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Trey Mancini |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/trey-mancini-641820 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref>
*  1992   &ndash; [[Ryan Truex]], American race car driver
*  1992   &ndash; [[Takuya Terada]], Japanese singer, actor, and model
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Solo Sikoa]], American wrestler<ref>{{cite web |title=Solo Sikoa |url=https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/34918931/wwe-profile-page-solo-sikoa |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=6 March 2023 |date=1 November 2022}}</ref>
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Kris Dunn]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Kris Dunn |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1627739/kris-dunn |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref>
*  1994   &ndash; [[Ronnie Stanley]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Ronnie Stanley |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/2980153/ronnie-stanley |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref>
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Irina Bara]], Romanian tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Irina Bara {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/318352/irina-bara |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref>
*  1995   &ndash; [[Julia Goldani Telles]], American actress and dancer<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Skal Labissière]], Haitian basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Skal Labissiere |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1627746/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref>
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Ciara Bravo]], American actress<ref name="AP"/>
*  1997   &ndash; [[Rieko Ioane]], New Zealand rugby union player
*  1997   &ndash; [[Jordan Whitehead]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jordan Whitehead |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3895798/jordan-whitehead |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref>
*  1997   &ndash; [[Ivica Zubac]], Croatian basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Ivica Zubac |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1627826/ivica-zubac |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Emmanuel Clase]], Dominican baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Emmanuel Clase Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie ... |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/claseem01.shtml |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=March 18, 2024}}</ref>
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Diogo Dalot]], Portuguese footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Diogo Dalot|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/24252/Diogo-Dalot/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=18 March 2025}}</ref>
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Brenden Rice]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Brenden Rice - University of Colorado |url=https://cubuffs.com/sports/football/roster/brenden-rice/15312 |website=University of Colorado Athletics |access-date=March 18, 2024}}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[978]] &ndash; [[Edward the Martyr]], English king (b. 962)
*[[1076]] &ndash; [[Ermengarde of Anjou, Duchess of Burgundy]] (b. 1018)
*[[1086]] &ndash; [[Anselm of Lucca]], Italian bishop (b. 1036)
*[[1227]] &ndash; [[Pope Honorius III]] (b. 1148)
*[[1272]] &ndash; [[John FitzAlan, 7th Earl of Arundel]] (b. 1246)
*[[1308]] &ndash; [[Yuri I of Galicia]]
*[[1314]] &ndash; [[Jacques de Molay]], Frankish knight (b. 1244)
*  1314   &ndash; [[Geoffroy de Charney]], Preceptor of Normandy for the Knights Templar
*[[1321]] &ndash; [[Matthew III Csák]], Hungarian oligarch (b. c. 1260/5)
*[[1582]] &ndash; [[Juan Jauregui]], attempted assassin of [[William I of Orange]] (b. 1562)

===1601–1900===
*[[1675]] &ndash; [[Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall]], Irish soldier (b. 1606)
*[[1689]] &ndash; [[John Dixwell]], English soldier and politician (b. 1607)
*[[1703]] &ndash; [[Maria de Dominici]], Maltese sculptor and painter (b. 1645)<ref>{{cite book|first1=Delia|last1=Gaze|first2=Maja|last2=Mihajlovic|first3=Leanda|last3=Shrimpton|title=Dictionary of women artists|location=London|publisher=Fitzroy Dearborn|year=1997|page=462|isbn=978-1-88496-421-3}}</ref>
*[[1745]] &ndash; [[Robert Walpole]], English politician, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] (b. 1676)<ref>{{cite web |title=Robert Walpole, 1st earl of Orford {{!}} prime minister of Great Britain |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Walpole-1st-Earl-of-Orford |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=1 September 2021 |language=en |archive-date=26 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826105708/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Walpole-1st-Earl-of-Orford |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1768]] &ndash; [[Laurence Sterne]], Irish novelist and clergyman (b. 1713)
*[[1781]] &ndash; [[Anne Robert Jacques Turgot]], French economist and politician, [[List of Finance Ministers of France|Controller-General of Finances]] (b. 1727)
*[[1793]] &ndash; [[Karl Abraham Zedlitz]], Prussian minister of education (b. 1731)<ref>{{Cite ADB|44|744|748|Zedlitz, Karl Abraham Freiherr von |Rethwisch, Conrad |ADB:Zedlitz, Karl Abraham Freiherr von}}</ref>
*[[1823]] &ndash; [[Jean-Baptiste Bréval]], French cellist and composer (b. 1753)
*[[1835]] &ndash; [[Christian Günther von Bernstorff]], Danish-Prussian politician and diplomat (b. 1769)
*[[1845]] &ndash; [[Johnny Appleseed]], American gardener and missionary (b. 1774)
*[[1871]] &ndash; [[Augustus De Morgan]], Indian-English mathematician and academic (b. 1806)
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[Matilda Joslyn Gage]], American author and activist (b. 1826)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Hjalmar Kiærskou]], Danish botanist (b. 1835)

===1901–present===
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Marcellin Berthelot]], French chemist and politician, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development (France)|French Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (b. 1827)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[George I of Greece]] (b. 1845)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Henry Janeway Hardenbergh]], American architect, designed the [[Plaza Hotel]] (b. 1847)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Jean Leon Gerome Ferris]], American painter (b. 1863)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sgipt.org/politpsy/usa/kuk/paint/ferris.htm | title=J.L.G. Ferris (1863–1930) | publisher=Allgemeine und Integrative Psychotherapie | first=Rudolf | last=Sponsel | access-date=2010-08-01 | language=de | archive-date=2010-06-13 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613002354/http://sgipt.org/politpsy/usa/kuk/paint/ferris.htm | url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Eleftherios Venizelos]], Greek journalist, lawyer, and politician, 93rd [[Prime Minister of Greece]] (b. 1864)
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Henry Simpson Lunn]], English businessman, founded [[Lunn Poly]] (b. 1859)
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Henri Cornet]], French cyclist (b. 1884)
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[William C. Durant]], American businessman, co-founded [[General Motors]] and [[Chevrolet]] (b. 1861)
*  [[1954]]   &ndash; [[Walter Mead (cricketer)|Walter Mead]], English cricketer (b. 1868)
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Louis Bromfield]], American environmentalist and author (b. 1896)
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Walter W. Bacon]], American accountant and politician, 60th [[Governor of Delaware]] (b. 1880)
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[C. C. Martindale]], English Jesuit priest (b. 1879)<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85849857/jesuit-leader-dies/ |title=Jesuit Leader Dies |newspaper=[[Star Tribune]] |location=London |agency=Reuters |page=15 |date=1963-03-19 |access-date=2021-09-23 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Sigfrid Edström]], Swedish businessman, 4th [[President of the International Olympic Committee]] (b. 1870)
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Farouk of Egypt]] (b. 1920)
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Johannes Aavik]], Estonian philologist and poet (b. 1880)
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Marien Ngouabi]], Congolese politician, [[President of the Republic of the Congo]] (b. 1938)
*  1977   &ndash; [[Carlos Pace]], Brazilian race car driver (b. 1944)
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Leigh Brackett]], American author and screenwriter (b. 1915)
*  1978   &ndash; [[Peggy Wood]], American actress (b. 1892)
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Erich Fromm]], German psychologist and philosopher (b. 1900)
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Patrick Smith (politician)|Patrick Smith]], Irish farmer and politician, [[Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine]] (b. 1901)
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Umberto II of Italy]] (b. 1904)
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Charley Lau]], American baseball player and coach (b. 1933)
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Bernard Malamud]], American novelist and short story writer (b. 1914)
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Kari Diesen]], Norwegian singer and revue actress (b. 1914)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Kari Diesen  |first= |last= |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |date= 22 August 2023|editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Kari_Diesen |language=no|access-date=13 March 2024}}</ref>
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Billy Butterfield]], American trumpet player and cornet player (b. 1917)
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Robin Harris (comedian)|Robin Harris]], American comedian (b. 1953)
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Kenneth E. Boulding]], English-American economist and activist (b. 1910)
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Odysseas Elytis]], Greek poet and critic, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1911)
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Eberhard Bethge]], German theologian and academic (b. 1909)
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[John Phillips (musician)|John Phillips]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1935)
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[R. A. Lafferty]], American soldier and author (b. 1914)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Karl Kling]], German race car driver (b. 1910)
*  2003   &ndash; [[Adam Osborne]], Thai-English engineer and businessman, founded the [[Osborne Computer Corporation]] (b. 1939)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Harrison McCain]], Canadian businessman, co-founded [[McCain Foods]] (b. 1927)
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Dan Gibson]], Canadian photographer and cinematographer (b. 1922)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Bob Woolmer]], Indian-English cricketer, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1948)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Anthony Minghella]], English director and screenwriter (b. 1954)
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Omid Reza Mir Sayafi]], Iranian journalist and blogger (b. 1980)
*  2009   &ndash; [[Natasha Richardson]], English-American actress (b. 1963)
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Fess Parker]], American actor and businessman (b. 1924)
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Warren Christopher]], American lawyer and politician, 63rd [[United States Secretary of State]] (b. 1925)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Furman Bisher]], American journalist and author (b. 1918)
*  2012   &ndash; [[William R. Charette]], American soldier, [[Medal of Honor]] recipient (b. 1932)
*  2012   &ndash; [[William G. Moore Jr.]], American general (b. 1920)
*  2012   &ndash; [[George Tupou V]] of Tonga (b. 1948)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Muhammad Mahmood Alam]], Pakistani general and pilot (b. 1935)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Henry Bromell]], American novelist, screenwriter, and director (b. 1947)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Clay Ford]], American lawyer and politician (b. 1938)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Catherine Obianuju Acholonu]], Nigerian author, playwright, and academic (b. 1951)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Kaiser Kalambo]], Zambian footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1953)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Lucius Shepard]], American author and critic (b. 1943)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Zhao Dayu]], Chinese footballer and manager (b. 1961)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Thomas Hopko]], American priest and theologian (b. 1939)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Grace Ogot]], Kenyan nurse, journalist, and politician (b. 1930)
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Barry Hines]], English author and screenwriter (b. 1939)
*  2016   &ndash; [[Jan Němec]], Czech director and screenwriter (b. 1936)
*  2016   &ndash; [[Tray Walker]], American football player (b. 1992)
*  2016   &ndash; [[Guido Westerwelle]], German lawyer and politician, 15th [[Vice-Chancellor of Germany]] (b. 1961)
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[Chuck Berry]], American guitarist, singer and songwriter (b. 1926)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gray |first1=Michael |title=Chuck Berry obituary: 'A lively, perfect fit of street-talk to music' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/mar/19/chuck-berry-obituary-a-perfect-fit-of-street-talk-to-music |website=The Guardian |access-date=20 February 2024 |date=19 March 2017}}</ref>
*[[2020]] &ndash; [[Alfred Worden]], American test pilot, engineer and astronaut (b. 1932)<ref name="NASA remembers">{{Cite web |url=https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-remembers-apollo-15-astronaut-al-worden |title=NASA Remembers Apollo 15 Astronaut Al Worden |date=6 March 2020 |publisher=NASA |access-date=March 19, 2020 |archive-date=March 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319183113/https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-remembers-apollo-15-astronaut-al-worden |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[2024]] &ndash; [[Thomas P. Stafford]], American Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut (b. 1930)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goldstein |first=Richard |date=2024-03-18 |title=Thomas Stafford, 93, Commander of First U.S.-Soviet Space Mission, Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/18/science/space/thomas-p-stafford-dead.html |access-date=2024-03-18 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*[[2025]] &ndash; [[Kanzi]], [[Bonobo]] research subject (b. 1980)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reyna-Rodriguez |first=Victoria |date=March 20, 2025 |title=Kanzi, Des Moines' world famous bonobo, dies at Ape Initiative at age 44 |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/2025/03/20/kanzi-bonobo-des-moines-ape-initiative-death/82549780007/ |access-date=March 21, 2025 |website=[[The Des Moines Register]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
*2025 &ndash; [[Jessie Hoffman Jr.]], American convicted murderer (b. 1978)<ref>{{Cite news |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=March 18, 2025 |title=Louisiana uses nitrogen gas for first time in death row execution|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/18/louisiana-nitrogen-gas-execution-jessie-hoffman-jr }}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
* [[Public holidays in Mexico|Anniversary of the Oil Expropriation]] ([[Mexico]])
* Christian [[feast day]]:
** [[Alexander of Jerusalem]]
** [[Anselm of Lucca]]
** [[Cyril of Jerusalem]]
** [[Edward the Martyr]]
** [[Fridianus]]
** [[Salvador of Horta|Salvator]]
** [[March 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
* [[Flag Day (Aruba)]]
* [[Gallipoli Memorial Day]] ([[Turkey]])
* [[Men's and Soldiers' Day]] ([[Mongolia]])
* [[Ordnance Factories Board|Ordnance Factories' Day]] ([[India]])
* [[Sheelah's Day]] ([[Ireland]], [[Canada]], [[Australia]])<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/sheela-na-gigs-ireland/index.html |title=What history got wrong about the 'female Saint Patrick' |website=[[CNN]] |date=16 March 2021 |access-date=2021-03-18 |archive-date=2021-03-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318213015/https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/sheela-na-gigs-ireland/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Teacher's Day]] ([[Syria]])

==References==
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* {{cite journal |last1=Antmen |first1=Ahu |author-link=Ahu Antmen |date= 1 Apr 2009 |title=Türk Kültüründe Beden Ve "Güzel İstanbul" Olayı  |trans-title=The body in Turkish culture and the "Beautiful Istanbul" affair |language=tr |url=https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/70157 |journal=Electronic Journal of Social Sciences |volume=8 |issue=30 |pages=366–375 |issn=1304-0278 |doi= |access-date=13 Jun 2022}}

==External links==
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/18 BBC: On This Day]
* {{NYT On this day|month=3|day=18}}
* [https://www.onthisday.com/events/march/18 Historical Events on March 18]

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[[Category:Days of March]]