Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In March - 26

1888  Death of Barghash bin Said, second Sultan of Zanzibar (b. 1837) on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history anton Wallerstein, composer, dies at 78   

1896  On this day in history nanny v Hof, writer, dies   

1900  On this day in history isaac Mayer Wise, rabbi/found Amer Hebrew Congregations, dies at 80   

1902  Cecil Rhodes, Prime Minister of Cape Colony (1890-96) dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1905  Death of Maurice Barrymore, actor; patriarch of the Barrymore family (b. 1849) on March - 26.   

1909  On this day in history nikolai Arkas, composer, dies at 56   

1910  On March - 26 death of auguste Charlois, French astronomer (b. 1864)   

1918  On March - 26 caesar A Cui, Lithuanian fort builder/composer, dies at 83   

1920  Death of William Chester Minor, American surgeon and contributor to the Oxford English Dictionary (b. 1834) on March - 26.   

1923  On this day in history sarah Bernhardt, [Henriette], actress (Qn Elizabeth), dies at 77   

1924  Augusto de Oliviera Machado, composer, dies at 78 on March - 26.   

1926  Georges Vezina, NHL Hall of Fame goalie (Canadiens), dies on March - 26.   

1929  On this day in history death of katharine Lee Bates, American poet (b. 1859)   

1932  Jean Cartan, composer, dies at 25 on this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history death of eddie Lang, American musician (b. 1902)   

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

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

1940  Death of Spiridon Louis, Greek runner, winner of the first modern Olympics marathon (b. 1873) on this day in history.   

1942  On March - 26 death of jimmy Burke, American baseball player (b. 1874)   

1945  On March - 26 david Lloyd George, British (L) premier (1916-22), dies at 82   

1948  On this day in history helen Ernst, German poster artist/resistance fighter, dies at about 43   

1951  Death of James F. Hinkle, American politician, sixth Governor of New Mexico (d. 1864) on March - 26.   

1953  On March - 26 albert Spalding, composer, dies at 64   

1956  On this day in history thomas Alexandrovich de Hartmann, composer, dies at 70   

1957  Death of Édouard Herriot, French politician (b. 1872) on March - 26.   

1958  On this day in history phil Mead, cricketer (55061 1st-class runs 1905-36), dies   

1959  Raymond T Chandler, US detective writer (Long Goodbye), dies at 71 on March - 26.   

1960  On this day in history ian Keith, actor (Identity Unknown, Queen Christina), dies at 61   

1962  Marjorie Colton, inventor of wax paper, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1969  B[runo] Traven, writer (Sierra Madre), dies at 87 on March - 26.   

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

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

1976  Richard Arlen, actor (Apache Uprising, Wings), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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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  Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (d. 1611) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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