Historical Events In March - 26

1967  On March - 26 21st Tony Awards: Homecoming &Cabaret win   

1968  Operation Bold Dragon III began in Mekong Delta on March - 26.   

1969  On this day in history marcus Welby MD, a TV movie is shown on ABC-TV   

1969  Nuclear reactor Dodewaard Netherlands goes into use on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history soviet weather satellite Meteor 1 launched   

1969  On this day in history b[runo] Traven, writer (Sierra Madre), dies at 87   

1970  "Minnie's Boys" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 80 performances on March - 26.   

1970  On this day in history 500th nuclear explosion announced by the US since 1945   

1970  On March - 26 golden Gate Park Conservatory made city landmark   

1970  On this day in history peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul &Mary) pleads guilty to "taking immoral liberties" with a 14 year old girl   

1971  On this day in history "Benny Hill Show" tops TV ratings   

1971  On this day in history "Cannon" with William Conrad premieres on CBS-TV   

1971  Bangladesh (East Pakistan) declares its independence on this day in history.   

1973  On March - 26 soap opera "The Young and the Restless" premieres   

1973  Susan Shaw, is first woman in 171 years in London's Stock exchange on this day in history.   

1973  George Sisler, hall of famer 1st baseman (257 hits-1920), dies at 80 on March - 26.   

1974  George Foreman TKOs Ken Norton in 2 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.   

1974  Romanian communist party names party leader Nicolae Ceausescu President on this day in history.   

1975  "Tommy" premieres in London on March - 26.   

1975  On March - 26 ottawa raises minimum wage for federal employees from $2.20 to $2.60 per hour.   

1975  On March - 26 faisal ibn Abd al-Aziz, king of Saudi-Arabia (1964-75), murdered at 68   

1976  American League approves purchase of Toronto franchise by LaBatt Brewing for $7M on March - 26.   

1976  On this day in history wings release "Wings at the Speed of Sound" album   

1976  On this day in history richard Arlen, actor (Apache Uprising, Wings), dies at 75   

1977  Elvis Costello releases his first record "Less Than Zero" on this day in history.   

1979  On March - 26 camp David peace treaty between Israel &Egypt   

1979  On March - 26 jean Stafford, US author (Boston Adventure), dies at 63   

1980  On this day in history bombay gets its first rock concert in 10 years (The Police)   

1980  On this day in history jon-Jon Poulos, rocker (Buckinghams), dies from drugs at 32   

1981  On March - 26 police &Albanian demonstrators battle in Kosovo Yugoslavia   

1981  Soyuz T-4 lands on March - 26.   

1981  The British Social Democratic Party is founded by the 'Gang of Four' on this day in history.   

1981  Cyril Dean Darlington, biologist (hereditary mechanisms), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1982  On March - 26 ground-breaking in Washington DC for Vietnam Veterans Memorial   

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1479  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of elisabeth of Nassau, daughter of Willem I & Charlotte of Bourbon   

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

1671  Giacomo Cesare Predieri, composer was born on March - 26.   

1684  Johann Graf, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

0304  On this day in history death of saint Emmanuel, Christian martyr killed under Diocletian   

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

0809  Liudger, missionary/1st bishop of Munster/saint, dies at about 66 on March - 26.   

1130  Death of King Sigurd I of Norway (b. ca. 1090) on March - 26.   

1212  Sancho I, King of Portugal (1185-1212), dies at 58 on March - 26.   

1258  Floris, the Guardian, count-regent of Holland, dies on March - 26.   

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

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