Events & Holidays In March - 26

Day of Democracy (Mali)

Independence Day (Bangladesh)

Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalaniana`ole Day (Hawaii) (United States of America)

Youth Day (Vietnam)

1479  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1698  On this day in history birth of václav Prokop Diviš, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765)  

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  On this day in history alfonso XI, King of Castile & Leon, dies  

1517  Death of Heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer on this day in history.