What is March 18?
{{calendar}} {{day}} ==Events== === Up to 1900 === *[[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 [[Holy Roman Emperor]]. *[[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]]. *[[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; [[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; [[German revolutions of 1848–49|March Revolution]]: In Berlin there is a struggle between citizens and military, costing about 300 lives. *[[1850]] &ndash; [[American Express]] is founded by [[Henry Wells]] and [[William Fargo]]. *[[1865]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: The [[Congress of the Confederate States]] [[adjournment|adjourns]] for the last time. *[