Historical Events In March - 26

1881  Thessaly is freed and becomes part of Greece again on March - 26.   

1884  On this day in history wilhelm Backhaus, Leipzig Germany, pianist (Rubinstein 1905)   

1885  On this day in history eastman Film Co manufactures first commercial motion picture film   

1885  Louis Riel's forces defeat Canadian forces at Duck Lake, Saskatchewan on March - 26.   

1885  Eastman Film Co manufactures 1st commercial motion picture film on March - 26.   

1885  Julius Harrison, composer on this day in history.   

1886  The birth of Chico Marx, American actor on March - 26.   

1886  1st cremation in England on March - 26.   

1889  On this day in history bernard Tancred carries bat for 26 out of 47! South Africa vs England   

1889  Johnny Briggs took 15-26 (7-17 &8-11) vs South Africa at Newlands on March - 26.   

1889  South Africa all out 47, then follow-on all out 43 vs England on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history bernard Tancred carries bat for 26* out of 47! S Afr v England   

1889  On this day in history vaclav Kapral, composer   

1890  On March - 26 jozef Arras, Flemish writer   

1892  Anton Wallerstein, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1893  Palmiro Togliatti, founder (Communist Party of Italy) on March - 26.   

1894  On March - 26 will Wright, SF CA, actor (Living Christ Story)   

1895  King Alfonso plants pine sapling in Madrid, starts Spain's Arbor Day on March - 26.   

1896  On this day in history richard Flury, composer   

1896  On this day in history nanny v Hof, writer, dies   

1898  On this day in history renzo Massarani, composer   

1899  On March - 26 james B Connant, chemist/college president (Yale)   

1900  1st edition The (Free) People (Neth, probably Amsterdam) on March - 26.   

1900  Isadore Freed, composer on March - 26.   

1900  Isaac Mayer Wise, rabbi/found Amer Hebrew Congregations, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1902  On March - 26 leslie Melville, economist   

1902  On this day in history cecil Rhodes, Prime Minister of Cape Colony (1890-96) dies at 48   

1903  American Hotel opens in Amsterdam on March - 26.   

1904  Emilio Fernandez, El Seco Mexico, director (La Choca, Flor Silvestre) on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history pablo Garrido, composer   

1907  Leigh Harline, composer on March - 26.   

1908  The Prince Edward Island Assembly passes a law to ban all automobiles from its roads, since rescinded on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history betty MacDonald, [Anne E Campbell Bard], US writer (Egg & I)   

1909  August Strindberg's "Bjalb-jarle-ti," premieres in Stockholm on this day in history.   

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1479  On March - 26 birth of vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33)/son of Ivan III   

1516  Conrad Gessner, Swiss naturalist (d. 1565) was born on this day in history.   

1554  Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (d. 1611) was born on March - 26.   

1577  On March - 26 birth of elisabeth of Nassau, daughter of Willem I & Charlotte of Bourbon   

1659  William Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher was born on March - 26.   

1671  On this day in history birth of giacomo Cesare Predieri, composer   

1684  Johann Graf, composer was born on March - 26.   

1698  Václav Prokop DiviÅ¡, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765) was born on March - 26.   

0304  On March - 26 death of saint Emmanuel, Christian martyr killed under Diocletian   

0752  Stephen II, Catholic Pope (3/22-26/752), dies on March - 26.   

0809  Liudger, missionary/1st bishop of Munster/saint, dies at about 66 on this day in history.   

1130  On this day in history death of king Sigurd I of Norway (b. ca. 1090)   

1212  On this day in history sancho I, King of Portugal (1185-1212), dies at 58   

1258  On March - 26 floris, the Guardian, count-regent of Holland, dies   

1350  Alfonso XI, King of Castile & Leon, dies on this day in history.   

1517  On this day in history death of heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer