Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/March 18

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This is a list of selected March 18 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.

To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.

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Flag Day in Aruba (1976) refimprove
1068 – An estimated 20,000 people died across the Near East when a violent earthquake struck the northern end of the Gulf of Aqaba. Article says death toll is combined with a May quake.
1229Sixth Crusade: Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II crowned himself King of Jerusalem, despite the fact that his infant son Conrad was the rightful heir. refimprove section
1314 – King Philip IV of France had Jacques de Molay, the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, burned alive. refimprove section
1438Albert II of Habsburg became King of the Romans, ruler of Germany within the Holy Roman Empire. needs more footnotes
1741New York governor George Clarke's complex at Fort George was destroyed by a fire supposedly set by slaves, starting the New York Conspiracy of 1741. refimprove
1793War of the First Coalition: Habsburg and Dutch Republic troops repulsed a series of French assaults after bitter fighting near Neerwinden in present-day Belgium. Date not cited
1834 – The Tolpuddle Martyrs were sentenced to transportation to Australia for swearing a secret oath as members of a friendly society in Dorset, England. Date not mentioned in article
1871 – French president Adolphe Thiers ordered the evacuation of Paris after an uprising broke out as the result of France's defeat in the Franco-Prussian War, leading to the establishment of the Paris Commune government. unreferenced section
1921 – The Polish–Soviet War, which determined the borders between the Republic of Poland and Soviet Russia, formally concluded with the signing of the Peace of Riga. neutrality issues
1925 – The Tri-State Tornado spawned in Missouri, traveled over 219 miles (352 km) across Illinois and Indiana, and killed 695 along the way, making it the tornado with the longest continuous track ever recorded and the deadliest in U.S. history. refimprove section
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. Too much uncited
1968 – The United States abandoned the gold standard. globalize, refimprove sections
1970 – The National Assembly of Cambodia ousted Prince Norodom Sihanouk as head of state, and Prime Minister Lon Nol invoked emergency powers to take over. multiple issues
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov |b|1844| Birthday not cited

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March 18: Feast day of Saint Cyril of Jerusalem (Christianity)

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