Historical Events In March - 26

1027  On March - 26 john XIX crowns Conrad II the Salier Roman German emperor  

1147  Jewish community in Cologne fast to commemorate anti-Jewish violence today in history.  

1150  On March - 26 tichborne family of Hampshire England started the tradition of giving a gallon of flour to each resident to keep deathbed promise  

1150  On this day in history tichborne family of Hampshire England started tradition of giving a Gallon of flour to each resident to keep deathbed promise  

1484  Today in history william Caxton printed his translation of Aesop's Fables.  

1526  King François I returns Spanish captivity to France today in history.  

1526  On March - 26 king Francois I returns Spanish captivity to France  

1534  Lübeck accept free Dutch ships into East Sea today in history.  

1534  Lubeck accept free Dutch ships into East Sea on March - 26.  

1552  Today in history guru Amar Das becomes the Third Sikh Guru.  

1616  On March - 26 bristol England William Baffin c1584-1622 leaves on 5th voyage on 'Discovery'; will pass Greenland coast and sail north another 480 km.  

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

1516  Today in history birth of conrad Gessner, Swiss naturalist (d. 1565)  

1554  On March - 26 birth of charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (d. 1611)  

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

1659  On March - 26 birth of william Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher  

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

1684  Today in history birth of johann Graf, composer  

1698  Václav Prokop Diviš, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765) was born today in history.  

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

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

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) today in history.  

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

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

1350  Today in history alfonso XI, King of Castile & Leon, dies  

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