March 18

It's March 18th


On this day in 1314 – Jacques de Molay, the 23rd and final Grand Master of the Knights Templar, is burned at the stake.
“Pope Clement, knight Guillaume de Nogaret, King Philip, before a year will have passed, I summon you to God’s court! Cursed, you’ll be all cursed, until the thirteenth generation of your races will have disappeared!“ - alleged curse of Jacques de Molay

A late 19th century lithography, illustrating the end of Jacques de Molay


In 1899 – Phoebe, a satellite of Saturn, becomes the first to be discovered with photographs, taken in August 1898, by William Henry Pickering.

In 1977 - Iggy Pop releases "The Idiot"


1990 – In the largest art theft in US history, 13 works of art, collectively worth around $500 million, are stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.
"The Concert" by Johannes Vermeer

"The Storm on the Sea of Galilee" by Rembrandt


In 1996 - Stereolab release "Emperor Tomato Ketchup"


Birthdays:

Sutton Foster
as Kerry in "Gravy"

Stuart Zender


Dane Cook
on Tubi

Queen Latifah

on Tubi

Miki Berenyi


Jerry Cantrell


David Cubitt
on Tubi

Courtney Pine


Jeff LaBar


Grant Hart



Dennis Linde


Richard Biggs
as Hawkes in "The Alien Within"


Irene Cara


Luc Besson


Takashi Yoshimatsu


Bernie Tormé


Bill Frisell


Paul Barber
in "Madonna and Child"

and "Death and Transfiguration"

The 2nd and 3rd parts of "The Terence Davies Trilogy"

Brad Dourif
as Tommy Ludlow in "Eyes of Laura Mars"

as Raymond in "Blue Velvet"
as Dr.Lloyd in "Trauma"
on Tubi

Kathleen Collins


Wilson Pickett


Machiko Soga


Jean-Pierre Wallez


Carl Gottlieb

as Iron Balls McGinty in "The Jerk"

John Fraser
as Leonard Hawthorne in "Schizo"


Kenny Lynch

as Sammy Cohen in the "Voodoo" Segment of "Dr. Terror's House of Horrors"


George Plimpton

Suzanne Perlman


René Clément


Robert Donat
on Tubi

William H. Johnson
"Street Musicians"


Manly P. Hall
"The Secret Teachings of All Ages"


Edgar Cayce
"The Fascinating Life of Edgar Cayce: America's Sleeping Prophet"

Eugène Jansson
"Nocturne"


Adam Elseheimer
"Aurora"

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