Historical Events In March - 26

0304  Saint Emmanuel, Christian martyr killed under Diocletian on this day in history.   

0603  On this day in history pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque   

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   

1027  On this day in history john XIX crowns Conrad II the Salier Roman German emperor   

1147  Jewish community in Cologne fast to commemorate anti-Jewish violence on March - 26.   

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

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   

1212  On March - 26 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  Alfonso XI, King of Castile & Leon, dies on this day in history.   

1479  Vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33)/son of Ivan III on March - 26.   

1484  William Caxton printed his translation of Aesop's Fables on this day in history.   

1517  On this day in history heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer   

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

1526  King Francois I returns Spanish captivity to France on March - 26.   

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

1534  On this day in history lubeck accept free Dutch ships into East Sea   

1546  Thomas Elyot, British diplomat, dies on March - 26.   

1552  Guru Amar Das becomes the Third Sikh Guru on this day in history.   

1566  Antonio de Cabezon, composer, dies on this day in history.   

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

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.   

1636  On this day in history university of Utrecht opening ceremony   

1638  On this day in history palamedes "Stevens" Palamedesz, painter, dies at about 30   

1649  John Winthrop, Puritan & 1st Governor (Mass), dies on March - 26.   

1657  On March - 26 jacob van Eyck, Dutch blind flautist/carillonneur, dies at 69   

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

1668  On March - 26 england takes control of Bombay India   

1671  On March - 26 giacomo Cesare Predieri, composer   

1684  Johann Graf, composer on this day in history.   

1692  King Maximilian installed as land guardian of South Netherlands on March - 26.   

1713  Pal Esterhazy, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1717  On March - 26 manuel Jeronimo Romero de Avila, composer   

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

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

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

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

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

0304  Death of Saint Emmanuel, Christian martyr killed under Diocletian on this day in history.   

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 March - 26.   

1212  On this day in history sancho I, King of Portugal (1185-1212), dies at 58   

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

1350  On March - 26 alfonso XI, King of Castile & Leon, dies   

1517  On this day in history death of heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer