Monday March 18, 2024
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

March 18: Day of the Week

March 18, 2024 was the 78th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 288 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Monday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Getsuyōbi.

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Here’s the March calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Pisces is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Aquamarine is the modern birthstone for this month. Jade is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

If the Gregorian calendar is not reformed, the March equinox will fall on this day for the first time in AD 4092.

March 18 Historical Event(s)

37
The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius’s will and proclaims Caligula emperor.
1229
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor declares himself King of Jerusalem during the Sixth Crusade.
1766
American Revolution: The British Parliament repeals the Stamp Act.
1850
American Express is founded by Henry Wells and William Fargo.
1874
Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trading rights.
1942
The War Relocation Authority is established in the United States to take Japanese Americans into custody.
1953
An earthquake hits western Turkey, killing 250.
1971
In Peru a landslide crashes into Lake Yanahuani, killing 200 at the mining camp of Chungar.
1974
Oil embargo crisis: Most OPEC nations end a five-month oil embargo against the United States, Europe and Japan.
1997
The tail of a Russian Antonov An-24 charter plane breaks off while en-route to Turkey causing the plane to crash and killing all 50 on board and leading to the grounding of all An-24s.

Who were born on March 18?

1931
Howard Coble, American politician
1938
Machiko Soga, Japanese voice actress and actress (d. 2006)
1947
B.J. Wilson, English drummer (d. 1990)
1947
Heather Ryan, American model
1960
James MacPherson, Scottish actor
1963
Vanessa L. Williams, American beauty queen, actress, and singer
1977
Willy Sagnol, French footballer
1978
Khalilah Adams, American actress
1980
Sophia Myles, English actress
1981
Lovro Zovko, Croatian tennis player

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