Page 4: Historical Events In March - 26

1881  On March - 26 thessaly is freed and becomes part of Greece again.   

1884  Wilhelm Backhaus, Leipzig Germany, pianist (Rubinstein 1905) on this day in history.   

1885  On March - 26 eastman Film Co manufactures first commercial motion picture film   

1885  On this day in history louis Riel's forces defeat Canadian forces at Duck Lake, Saskatchewan   

1885  Eastman Film Co manufactures 1st commercial motion picture film on March - 26.   

1885  Julius Harrison, composer on March - 26.   

1886  On March - 26 the birth of Chico Marx, American actor   

1886  On this day in history 1st cremation in England   

1889  Bernard Tancred carries bat for 26 out of 47! South Africa vs England on March - 26.   

1889  On March - 26 johnny Briggs took 15-26 (7-17 &8-11) vs South Africa at Newlands   

1889  South Africa all out 47, then follow-on all out 43 vs England on March - 26.   

1889  Bernard Tancred carries bat for 26* out of 47! S Afr v England on this day in history.   

1889  On March - 26 vaclav Kapral, composer   

1890  On this day in history jozef Arras, Flemish writer   

1892  Anton Wallerstein, composer, dies at 78 on March - 26.   

1893  On this day in history palmiro Togliatti, founder (Communist Party of Italy)   

1894  Will Wright, SF CA, actor (Living Christ Story) on this day in history.   

1895  On March - 26 king Alfonso plants pine sapling in Madrid, starts Spain's Arbor Day   

1896  Richard Flury, composer on this day in history.   

1896  On March - 26 nanny v Hof, writer, dies   

1898  On this day in history renzo Massarani, composer   

1899  On March - 26 james B Connant, chemist/college president (Yale)   

1900  On this day in history 1st edition The (Free) People (Neth, probably Amsterdam)   

1900  On March - 26 isadore Freed, composer   

1900  Isaac Mayer Wise, rabbi/found Amer Hebrew Congregations, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1902  Leslie Melville, economist on March - 26.   

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

1903  American Hotel opens in Amsterdam on March - 26.   

1904  On this day in history emilio Fernandez, El Seco Mexico, director (La Choca, Flor Silvestre)   

1905  Pablo Garrido, composer on March - 26.   

1907  Leigh Harline, composer on this day in history.   

1908  The Prince Edward Island Assembly passes a law to ban all automobiles from its roads, since rescinded on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history betty MacDonald, [Anne E Campbell Bard], US writer (Egg & I)   

1909  On March - 26 august Strindberg's "Bjalb-jarle-ti," premieres in Stockholm   

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

1516  On this day in history birth of conrad Gessner, Swiss naturalist (d. 1565)   

1554  On this day in history birth of charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (d. 1611)   

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 this day in history.   

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

1684  On March - 26 birth of johann Graf, composer   

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

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  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 this day in history.   

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

1258  On this day in history floris, the Guardian, count-regent of Holland, dies   

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

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