March 18

What happened on March 18 in history

3 events fall on March 18, from 1314 to 1965. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

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Events on March 18

  1. 1314

    Jacques de Molay is burned

    The last Grand Master of the Knights Templar dies on an island in the Seine.

    Play the Medieval & Renaissance round

  2. 1871

    The Paris Commune begins

    Parisians seize the city and govern it for seventy-two days.

    Play the 19th century round

  3. 1965

    The first spacewalk

    Alexei Leonov leaves Voskhod 2 and struggles to get back through the airlock.

    Play the 20th century round