March 18th, 1945

Born on March 18th, 1945

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What happened on March 18th, 1945?

March 18th, 1945

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 Liberation of Panay, Romblon and Guimaras.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigbauan

What else happened on March 18th?

March 18th, 1277

Charles I of Anjou acquired a claim on the Kingdom of Jerusalem in exchange for a significant sum of money.

March 18th, 2019

Syrian civil war: The U.S. Air Force carried out an airstrike in al-Baghuz Fawqani, killing 64 civilians.

March 18th, 1990

Unidentified thieves stole thirteen works of art collectively valued at $500 million from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (pictured) in Boston, Massachusetts.

March 18th, 1977

The punk group the Clash released their first single, "White Riot", described as their "most controversial song" due to its lyrics about class economics and race.

March 18th, 1970

U.S. postal workers began an eight-day strike after Congress raised their wages by only 4 percent despite increasing its own pay by 41 percent.

March 18th, 1969

Vietnam War: The United States began secretly bombing the Sihanouk Trail in Cambodia, used by communist forces to infiltrate South Vietnam.

March 18th, 1965

Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov ventured outside the Soviet spacecraft Voskhod 2, becoming the first person to walk in space.

March 18th, 1959

Tibetan 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.

March 18th, 1938

Mexican president Lázaro Cárdenas issued a decree expropriating foreign-owned oil reserves and facilities, which were later incorporated into Pemex, a state-owned petroleum company.

March 18th, 1921

Russian Civil War: Bolshevik forces suppressed a rebellion of sailors and civilians in Kronstadt.

March 18th, 1915

First World War: In one of the largest naval battles of the Gallipoli campaign, Ottoman forces sank three Allied battleships and severely damaged three others.

March 18th, 1906

Romanian inventor Traian Vuia became the first person to fly a heavier-than-air monoplane (pictured) with an unassisted takeoff.

March 18th, 1892

Canadian governor general Lord Stanley of Preston pledged to donate an award to Canada's top-ranked amateur ice hockey club, now known as the Stanley Cup, the oldest professional sports trophy in North America.

March 18th, 1241

First Mongol invasion of Poland: Mongol forces defeated the Polish armies of Sandomierz and Kraków at the Battle of Chmielnik.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on March 18th

Born on March 18th, 1945

79

Bobby Solo

Italian singer (1945)

*March 18th, 1945, Rome

79

Joy Fielding

Canadian actor and writer

*March 18th, 1945, Toronto

75

Hiroh Kikai

Japanese photographer (1945-2020)

*March 18th, 1945, Sagae †October 19th, 2020

79

Michael Reagan

American journalist

*March 18th, 1945, Los Angeles

67

Susan Tyrrell

American actress (1945-2012)

*March 18th, 1945, San Francisco †June 16th, 2012, Austin

64

Eric Woolfson

Scottish songwriter, lyricist, vocalist, executive producer, pianist (1945–2009)

*March 18th, 1945, Glasgow †December 2nd, 2009, London

79

Wolfgang Florey

Austrian composer

*March 18th, 1945, Salzburg

78

François Castaing

French automobile designer

*March 18th, 1945, Marseille †July 26th, 2023, Arizona

79

Marta Suplicy

Brazilian politician and psychologist

*March 18th, 1945, São Paulo

79

John Jacobs

Professional golfer

*March 18th, 1945, Los Angeles

66

Borys Tereshchuk

Volleyball player

*March 18th, 1945, Kyiv †June 10th, 2011

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75

Åse Kleveland

Swedish-Norwegian singer and politician

*March 18th, 1949, Stockholm

74

Peter Funke

German historian of classical antiquity

*March 18th, 1950, Rheine

72

Dennis Chun

American actor

*March 18th, 1952, Hawaii

84

Arlette Laguiller

French politician

*March 18th, 1940, 14th arrondissement of Paris

65

Luc Besson

French film director, writer, and producer

*March 18th, 1959, Paris

43

Tom Starke

German association football player

*March 18th, 1981, Dresden

74

Linda Partridge

British biogerontologist

*March 18th, 1950, England

61

Vanessa Williams

American actress, singer and former Miss America

*March 18th, 1963, The Bronx

89

Weiron Holmberg

Actor

*March 18th, 1935, Gamlestads church parish

72

Salome Zourabichvili

French diplomat, then president of Georgia (2018-present)

*March 18th, 1952, Paris

85

F. W. de Klerk

7th state president of South Africa from 1989 to 1994

*March 18th, 1936, Johannesburg †November 11th, 2021, Cape Town

67

Christer Fuglesang

Swedish astronaut

*March 18th, 1957, Nacka

41

Hwang Yu-mi

South Korean badminton player

*March 18th, 1983, Seoul

39

Stiliyan Makarski

Badminton player

*March 18th, 1985, Sofia

35

Woon Khe Wei

Badminton player

*March 18th, 1989, Selangor

34

Wong Wing Ki

Badminton player

*March 18th, 1990, Hong Kong

30

Naru Shinoya

Badminton player

*March 18th, 1994, Aichi Prefecture

26

Yukiko Takahata

Badminton player

*March 18th, 1998, Hokkaido

47

Øyvind Gjerde

Norwegian footballer

*March 18th, 1977, Åndalsnes

82

Doris Pack

German politician

*March 18th, 1942, Schiffweiler

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Born in 1945

78

Vernon Wells

Australian actor

*December 31st, 1945, Rushworth

79

Manuel Neuer

German association football player

*March 27th, 1945, Gelsenkirchen

78

Franz Beckenbauer

German footballer (1945–2024)

*September 11th, 1945, Richard-Wagner-Straße 19 (München) †January 7th, 2024, Salzburg

75

Gerd Müller

German footballer (1945–2021)

*November 3rd, 1945, Nördlingen †August 15th, 2021, Wolfratshausen

79

Thilo Sarrazin

German economist and politician

*February 12th, 1945, Gera

72

Christine Kaufmann

German actress and businesswoman (1945-2017)

*January 11th, 1945, Lengdorf †March 28th, 2017, Munich

78

Victoria Bond

American composer

*May 6th, 1945, Los Angeles

78

Andreas Schmidt-Schaller

German actor

*October 30th, 1945, Arnstadt

78

Lasse Berghagen

Swedish singer, musician, songwriter, writer and television presenter

*May 13th, 1945, Enskede-Årsta-Vantör city district †October 19th, 2023, Stockholms Sankt Johannes

79

Rodrigo Duterte

President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022

*March 28th, 1945, Maasin

78

Helen Mirren

English actor (born 1945)

*July 26th, 1945, Hammersmith

36

Bob Marley

Jamaican reggae musician (1945–1981)

*February 6th, 1945, Nine Mile †May 11th, 1981, Jackson Memorial Hospital

78

Manfred Clauss

German historian of classical antiquity

*August 16th, 1945, Cologne

78

Aung San Suu Kyi

Former State Counsellor of Myanmar and Leader of the National League for Democracy

*June 19th, 1945, Yangon

78

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

President of Brazil (2003–2010, 2023–present)

*October 27th, 1945, Caetés

78

Radovan Karadžić

Bosnian Serb politician, psychiatrist and poet convicted of genocide

*June 19th, 1945, Petnjica

78

John Lithgow

American actor

*October 19th, 1945, Rochester

76

Peter Patzak

Austrian film director and Screenwriter (1945-2021)

*January 2nd, 1945, Vienna †March 11th, 2021, Krems

71

Claus Ryskjær

Danish actor (1945-2016)

*June 26th, 1945, Frederiksberg †December 12th, 2016

72

Barkley L. Hendricks

African American painter

*April 16th, 1945, Nicetown-Tioga †April 18th, 2017, New London

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