Today, March 18, is the 77th day of the year (78th day in leap year) on the Gregorian Calendar. The Zodiac sign for individuals born on this day is Pisces
2010
2000s
March 18, 2008
2008: Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama confronted America's racial divide head-on with a speech in Philadelphia.
The 1990s
- 1922: Mahatma Gandhi was sentenced to prison in India for civil disobedience.
- 1940: World War II: Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini meet at the Brenner Pass in the Alps and agree to join forces against France and Britain
- 1965: The first spacewalk took place as Soviet Union cosmonaut Aleksei Leonov.
- 1992: South Africans have backed an overwhelming mandate for political reforms to end apartheid and create a power-sharing multi-racial government.
Holidays and Observances
Famous Birthdays
- 1972: Dane Cook - Comedian
- 1970: Queen Latifah - Jungle Fever
- 1963: Vanessa Williams - Musician
- 1869: Neville Chamberlain - British PM
- 1837: Grover Cleveland - 22nd American President
Famous Deaths
- 2009: Natasha Richardson - High Society
- 2008: Anthony Minghella - Director