Historical Events In March - 26
Wednesday, 08 April 2026
0304 Saint Emmanuel, Christian martyr killed under Diocletian 

0603 Pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque. 

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

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

1027 John XIX crowns Conrad II the Salier Roman German emperor 

1147 Jewish community in Cologne fast to commemorate anti-Jewish violence 

1150 Tichborne family of Hampshire England started the tradition of giving a gallon of flour to each resident to keep deathbed promise 

1150 Tichborne family of Hampshire England started tradition of giving a Gallon of flour to each resident to keep deathbed promise. 

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

1258 Floris, the Guardian, count-regent of Holland, dies 

1350 Alfonso XI, King of Castile and Leon, dies. 

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

1484 William Caxton printed his translation of Aesop's Fables. 

1517 Heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer 

1526 King Francois I returns Spanish captivity to France. 

1534 Lubeck accept free Dutch ships into East Sea. 

1546 Thomas Elyot, British diplomat, dies. 

1552 Guru Amar Das is recorded as becoming the Third Sikh Guru 

1566 Antonio de Cabezon, composer, dies. 

1577 Elisabeth of Nassau, daughter of Willem I and Charlotte of Bourbon 

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

1636 University of Utrecht opening ceremony 

1638 Palamedes "Stevens" Palamedesz, painter, dies at about 30 

1649 John Winthrop, Puritan and 1st Governor (Mass), dies 

1657 Jacob van Eyck, Dutch blind flautist/carillonneur, dies at 69. 

1659 William Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher. 

1668 England takes control of Bombay India 

1671 Giacomo Cesare Predieri, composer 

1684 Johann Graf, composer 

1692 King Maximilian installed as land guardian of South Netherlands. 

1713 Pal Esterhazy, composer, dies at 77 

1717 Manuel Jeronimo Romero de Avila, composer 

1726 John Vanbrugh, Dutch/English playwright (Provoked Wife), dies at 62 

1736 Georg Balthasar Schott, composer, dies at 49 

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