Lula da Silva - Cesare Battisti
Time: Sunday Mar 18, 2007
Place: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Details: When wanted Italian terrorist Cesare Battisti was arrested in Rio de Janeiro on 18 March 2007 by Brazilian and French police officers, Brazilian Minister of Justice Tarso Genro granted him status as a political refugee, a controversial decision which divided Italy and the Brazilian and international press.
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On This Day - 18 March


George Washington-9,000 British troops and Loyalists began a chaotic ten-day evacuation of Boston
Monday Mar 18, 1776 - Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.


Unification of Italy-Tensions increased until the Milanese and Venetians rose in revolt
Saturday Mar 18, 1848 - Milan, Italy


German revolutions of 1848–1849-A large demonstration occurred in Germany
Saturday Mar 18, 1848 - Central Europe (Present-Day Germany)


Carter G. Woodson-Woodson wrote to Grimké's comments about his proposals
Thursday Mar 18, 1915 - U.S.


Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi-The Imprisonment
Saturday Mar 18, 1922 - India


Anna May Wong-Wong was cast in a supporting role in The Thief of Bagdad
Tuesday Mar 18, 1924 - U.S.


Disasters with highest death tolls-The Tri-State Tornado
Wednesday Mar 18, 1925 - (Missouri–Illinois–Indiana), U.S.


Alan Turing-Installing the first Bombe
Monday Mar 18, 1940 - Bletchley, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom


Vietnam War-Cambodian coup of 1970
Wednesday Mar 18, 1970 - Cambodia


Igor Stravinsky-Stravinsky was taken to the Hospital
Thursday Mar 18, 1971 - New York, U.S.


1973 oil crisis-All except Libya
Monday Mar 18, 1974 - Vienna, Austria


Iran–Iraq War-Operation al-Fawz al-'Azim (Supreme Success)
Thursday Mar 18, 1982 - Iran


Bosnian War-The Lisbon Agreement
Wednesday Mar 18, 1992 - Lisbon, Portugal


Michael Jordan-Back to NBA
Saturday Mar 18, 1995 - U.S.


Kosovo War-Rambouillet Accords
Thursday Mar 18, 1999 - Château de Rambouillet, France


Mamie Till-Gene Mobley died
Saturday Mar 18, 2000 - Chicago, Illinois, United States


Visa Inc.-Visa sold 406 million shares at US$44 per share ($2 above the high end of the expected $37–42 pricing range), raising US$17.9 billion in the largest initial public offering in U.S. history
Tuesday Mar 18, 2008 - U.S.


Sony Corporation-The PlayStation VR announcement
Tuesday Mar 18, 2014 - San Francisco, California, U.S.


Java (programming language)-Java SE 8
Tuesday Mar 18, 2014 - California, U.S.


Brexit-Speaker of the House of Commons informed the House of Commons that a third meaningful vote could be held only on a motion that was significantly different from the previous one
Monday Mar 18, 2019 - United Kingdom


Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak-No new cases in China claimed
Wednesday Mar 18, 2020 - China


Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak-All American states infected
Wednesday Mar 18, 2020 - U.S.


Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak-Who Situational Report -- 58
Wednesday Mar 18, 2020 - Geneva, Switzerland

Wounding of Prince William
Thursday Mar 18, 1582 - Antwerp
