March 18
This day in history:
- 2014 – The parliaments of Russia and Crimea sign an accession treaty.
- 2015 – The Bardo National Museum in Tunisia is attacked by gunmen. Twenty-three people, almost all tourists, are killed, and at least 50 other people are wounded.
- 1834 – Six farm labourers from Tolpuddle, Dorset, England are sentenced to be transported to Australia for forming a trade union.
- 1969 – The United States begins secretly bombing the Sihanouk Trail in Cambodia, used by communist forces to infiltrate South Vietnam.
Births:
- 1989 – Kana Nishino, Japanese singer-songwriter
- 1075 – Al-Zamakhshari, Persian scholar and theologian (d. 1144)
- 1842 – Stéphane Mallarmé, French poet and critic (d. 1898)
Deaths:
- 978 – Edward the Martyr, English king (b. 962)
- 1964 – Sigfrid Edström, Swedish businessman, 4th President of the International Olympic Committee (b. 1870)
- 1582 – Juan Jauregui, attempted assassin of William I of Orange (b. 1562)
Holidays:
- Sheelah's Day (Ireland, Canada, Australia)
- Ordnance Factories' Day (India)
- Gallipoli Memorial Day (Turkey)
Random Article of the day:
Lithuania women's national basketball team
The Lithuania women's national basketball team (Lithuanian: Lietuvos nacionalinė moterų krepšinio rinktinė) represents Lithuania in international women's basketball competitions. They are regulated by the Lithuanian Basketball Federation, the governing body for basketball in Lithuania.
The team is currently ranked 31st in the FIBA World Rankings.
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