Historical Events In March - 26

0304  On this day in history saint Emmanuel, Christian martyr killed under Diocletian   

0603  Pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque on this day in history.   

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

1147  Jewish community in Cologne fast to commemorate anti-Jewish violence on this day in history.   

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

1479  Vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33)/son of Ivan III on this day in history.   

1484  On this day in history william Caxton printed his translation of Aesop's Fables.   

1517  On March - 26 heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer   

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

1526  King Francois I returns Spanish captivity to France on this day in history.   

1534  Lübeck accept free Dutch ships into East Sea on this day in history.   

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

1546  On this day in history thomas Elyot, British diplomat, dies   

1552  On March - 26 guru Amar Das becomes the Third Sikh Guru.   

1566  On this day in history antonio de Cabezon, composer, dies   

1577  Elisabeth of Nassau, daughter of Willem I & Charlotte of Bourbon on this day in history.   

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

1636  University of Utrecht opening ceremony on March - 26.   

1638  Palamedes "Stevens" Palamedesz, painter, dies at about 30 on March - 26.   

1649  John Winthrop, Puritan & 1st Governor (Mass), dies on this day in history.   

1657  Jacob van Eyck, Dutch blind flautist/carillonneur, dies at 69 on March - 26.   

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

1668  On March - 26 england takes control of Bombay India   

1671  On this day in history giacomo Cesare Predieri, composer   

1684  On this day in history johann Graf, composer   

1692  On March - 26 king Maximilian installed as land guardian of South Netherlands   

1713  Pal Esterhazy, composer, dies at 77 on March - 26.   

1717  Manuel Jeronimo Romero de Avila, composer 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  Conrad Gessner, Swiss naturalist (d. 1565) was born on March - 26.   

1554  Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (d. 1611) was born on March - 26.   

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  Giacomo Cesare Predieri, composer was born on this day in history.   

1684  On March - 26 birth of johann Graf, composer   

1698  Václav Prokop DiviÅ¡, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765) was born on this day 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 this day in history.   

0809  On this day in history liudger, missionary/1st bishop of Munster/saint, dies at about 66   

1130  On March - 26 death of king Sigurd I of Norway (b. ca. 1090)   

1212  Sancho I, King of Portugal (1185-1212), dies at 58 on March - 26.   

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

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

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