Page 2: Historical Events In March - 26

1726  On March - 26 john Vanbrugh, Dutch/English playwright (Provoked Wife), dies at 62   

1736  On this day in history georg Balthasar Schott, composer, dies at 49   

1753  Benjamin Thompson, physicist (Royal Inst of Great Britain, Woburn MA) on this day in history.   

1758  Johann Daniel Ferstenberg, composer on this day in history.   

1773  On March - 26 nathaniel Bowditch, mathematician/astronomer/author (Marine Sextant)   

1780  On this day in history the first British Sunday newspaper appears (British Gazette &Sunday Monitor)   

1780  1st British Sunday newspaper appears (Brit Gazette & Sunday Monitor) on this day in history.   

1783  On March - 26 johann Baptist Weigl, composer   

1790  Congress passes Naturalization Act, requires 2-year residency on March - 26.   

1793  Pro-royalist uprising in Vendée region of France on this day in history.   

1793  Pro-royalist uprising in Vendée region of France on March - 26.   

1797  On this day in history james Hutton, geologist, dies   

1799  On this day in history napolean captures Jaffa Palestine   

1804  Congress orders removal of Indians east of Mississippi to Louisiana on March - 26.   

1804  Territory of Orleans organized in Louisiana Purchase on March - 26.   

1806  On this day in history josef Slavik, composer   

1808  Napoleon announces that France must guard the coast of Spain against Britain, he orders upwards of 70,000 men to cross the Spanish frontier in January, French forces occupy the fortresses of San Sebastian, Pamplona, Figuera, and Barcelona by treachery in February, and by mid-March there are nearly 100,000 French troops in Spain Their commander in chief Joachim Murat occupies Madrid and Carlos IV abdicates in favor of his son Ferdinand, 23 on March - 26.   

1808  Charles IV of Spain abdicates in favor of his son, Ferdinand VII on March - 26.   

1809  Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1812  On March - 26 earthquake destroys 90% of Caracas; about 20,000 die   

1812  In Venezuela an earthquake destroys the City of Caracas severe damage. 20,000 killed on March - 26.   

1813  Thomas West Sherman, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1879 on this day in history.   

1817  Herman Haupt, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1905 on March - 26.   

1819  Francisco Eduardo da Costa, composer on March - 26.   

1820  Jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer, dies at 71 on March - 26.   

1821  Franz Grillparzer's "Das Goldene Vliess," premieres in Vienna on this day in history.   

1821  Earnest Angel, German statistician (Law of Angel) on this day in history.   

1824  On this day in history 1st performance of Beethoven's "Missa Solemnis"   

1827  Emanuel Kania, composer on March - 26.   

1827  On March - 26 ludwig van Beethoven, German composer (Appassionata), dies at 56   

1830  The Book of Mormon is published in Palmyra, New York on this day in history.   

1830  Eliza Laurillard, Dutch vicar/poet/writer on this day in history.   

1831  On this day in history richard Allen, AME Church Bishop, dies at 71   

1833  Betsy Perk, [Christina E], Dutch journalist/writer/feminist on March - 26.   

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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 this day in history.   

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  William Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher was born on March - 26.   

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

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

1698  On March - 26 birth of václav Prokop DiviÅ¡, 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  Liudger, missionary/1st bishop of Munster/saint, dies at about 66 on March - 26.   

1130  Death of King Sigurd I of Norway (b. ca. 1090) on this day in history.   

1212  On March - 26 sancho I, King of Portugal (1185-1212), dies at 58   

1258  Floris, the Guardian, count-regent of Holland, dies on this day in history.   

1350  Alfonso XI, King of Castile & Leon, dies on March - 26.   

1517  On March - 26 death of heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer