Page 6: Historical Events In March - 26

1931  On March - 26 iraq &Trans-Jordan sign peace treaty   

1931  On this day in history new Delhi replaces Calcutta as capitol of British-Indies   

1931  Iraq & Trans-Jordan sign peace treaty on March - 26.   

1932  On March - 26 jean Cartan, composer, dies at 25   

1934  On March - 26 driving tests introduced in Britain   

1934  Grete Gulbransson, writer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1935  "RvJ" Mitchell &Major Sorley discuss armament of Spitfire fighter aircraft decide on 8 .303 machine guns on March - 26.   

1935  On March - 26 "RvJ" Mitchell & Mjr Sorley discuss armament of Spitfire   

1936  200" telescope lens shipped, Corning Glass Works, New York-Cal Tech on March - 26.   

1936  Mary Joyce ends a 1,000 mile trip by dog in Alaska on March - 26.   

1936  1st parliamentary debate on NZ radio on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history joe DiMaggio takes Ty Cobb's advice &replace his 40 with 36 oz bat   

1937  Spinach growers of Crystal City TX, erect statue of Popeye on March - 26.   

1937  William H Hastie becomes first black federal judge (Virgin Islands) on March - 26.   

1937  On March - 26 joe DiMaggio takes Ty Cobb's advice & replace his 40 with 36 oz bat   

1937  Albert Relf, cricketer (13 Tests for England 1903-14), commits suicide on March - 26.   

1938  On March - 26 nBC radio performance of Howard Hanson's 3rd Symphony   

1940  On March - 26 the birth of James Caan, American actor   

1940  On March - 26 ernest Hemingway & Benjamin Glazer premiere in NYC   

1941  On March - 26 hMS YORK, lost Eastern Mediterranean, in Suda Bay, north Crete - badly damaged by Italian explosive motor boats, beached and later wrecked by bombing   

1942  20 tons of gelignite kills 21 in a stone quarry in Easton PA on this day in history.   

1942  ADM King becomes both Chief of Naval Operations and Commander, U.S. Fleet on March - 26.   

1942  German offensive in North-Africa under Colonel-General Rommel on March - 26.   

1942  On this day in history the first "Eichmann transport" to Auschwitz &Birkenau Camps   

1942  The first 700 Jews from Polish Lvov-district reach concentration camp Belzec on March - 26.   

1942  1st "Eichmann transport" to Auschwitz & Birkenau Camps on this day in history.   

1943  Battle of Komandorski Islands, Pacific Ocean on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history second Lieutenant Moananui-a-Kiwi NGARIMU, 28th NZ (Maori) Battalion, won the Victoria Cross at Tebaga Gap, Tunisia   

1943  The first woman to receive air medal (US army nurse Elsie S Ott) on March - 26.   

1943  1st woman to receive air medal (US army nurse Elsie S Ott) on March - 26.   

1944  705 British bombers attack Essen on this day in history.   

1944  The birth of Diana Ross, American singer on this day in history.   

1945  British premier Churchill looks over at the Rhine (near Ginsberg) on March - 26.   

1945  Generals Eisenhower/Bradley/Patton attack at Remagen the Rhine on this day in history.   

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1479  Vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33)/son of Ivan III was born on this day in history.   

1516  Conrad Gessner, Swiss naturalist (d. 1565) was born on March - 26.   

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

1577  Elisabeth of Nassau, daughter of Willem I & Charlotte of Bourbon was born on this day in history.   

1659  On this day in history birth of william Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher   

1671  On March - 26 birth of giacomo Cesare Predieri, composer   

1684  On this day in history birth of johann Graf, composer   

1698  Václav Prokop DiviÅ¡, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765) was born on this day in history.   

0304  Death of Saint Emmanuel, Christian martyr killed under Diocletian on this day in history.   

0752  On this day in history stephen II, Catholic Pope (3/22-26/752), dies   

0809  On March - 26 liudger, missionary/1st bishop of Munster/saint, dies at about 66   

1130  Death of King Sigurd I of Norway (b. ca. 1090) on this day in history.   

1212  On March - 26 sancho I, King of Portugal (1185-1212), dies at 58   

1258  On this day in history floris, the Guardian, count-regent of Holland, dies   

1350  Alfonso XI, King of Castile & Leon, dies on March - 26.   

1517  On March - 26 death of heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer