Historical Events In March - 26

1931  On this day in history iraq &Trans-Jordan sign peace treaty  

1931  New Delhi replaces Calcutta as capitol of British-Indies on this day in history.  

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

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

1934  On this day in history driving tests introduced in Britain  

1934  On March - 26 grete Gulbransson, writer, dies at 51  

1935  "RvJ" Mitchell &Major Sorley discuss armament of Spitfire fighter aircraft decide on 8 .303 machine guns on this day in history.  

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

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

1936  On March - 26 mary Joyce ends a 1,000 mile trip by dog in Alaska  

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

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

1937  On March - 26 spinach growers of Crystal City TX, erect statue of Popeye  

1937  William H Hastie becomes first black federal judge (Virgin Islands) on this day in history.  

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

1937  On this day in history albert Relf, cricketer (13 Tests for England 1903-14), commits suicide  

1938  NBC radio performance of Howard Hanson's 3rd Symphony on March - 26.  

1940  The birth of James Caan, American actor on March - 26.  

1940  Ernest Hemingway & Benjamin Glazer premiere in NYC on March - 26.  

1941  On this day in history 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  On March - 26 aDM King becomes both Chief of Naval Operations and Commander, U.S. Fleet  

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

1942  On March - 26 the first "Eichmann transport" to Auschwitz &Birkenau Camps  

1942  On this day in history the first 700 Jews from Polish Lvov-district reach concentration camp Belzec  

1942  On March - 26 1st "Eichmann transport" to Auschwitz & Birkenau Camps  

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

1943  On March - 26 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 this day in history.  

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

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

1944  On this day in history the birth of Diana Ross, American singer  

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 March - 26.  

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

1516  On this day in history birth of conrad Gessner, Swiss naturalist (d. 1565)  

1554  On this day in history birth of charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (d. 1611)  

1577  Elisabeth of Nassau, daughter of Willem I & Charlotte of Bourbon was born on March - 26.  

1659  William Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

0304  Death of Saint Emmanuel, Christian martyr killed under Diocletian on March - 26.  

0752  Stephen II, Catholic Pope (3/22-26/752), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1212  Sancho I, King of Portugal (1185-1212), dies at 58 on this day in history.  

1258  Floris, the Guardian, count-regent of Holland, dies on this day in history.  

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

1517  Death of Heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer on March - 26.