Page 4: Historical Events In March - 26

1881  Thessaly is freed and becomes part of Greece again on March - 26.   

1884  On March - 26 wilhelm Backhaus, Leipzig Germany, pianist (Rubinstein 1905)   

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

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

1885  On March - 26 eastman Film Co manufactures 1st commercial motion picture film   

1885  Julius Harrison, composer on this day in history.   

1886  On this day in history the birth of Chico Marx, American actor   

1886  1st cremation in England on March - 26.   

1889  On March - 26 bernard Tancred carries bat for 26 out of 47! South Africa vs England   

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  On March - 26 bernard Tancred carries bat for 26* out of 47! S Afr v England   

1889  On March - 26 vaclav Kapral, composer   

1890  Jozef Arras, Flemish writer on March - 26.   

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

1893  On March - 26 palmiro Togliatti, founder (Communist Party of Italy)   

1894  On this day in history will Wright, SF CA, actor (Living Christ Story)   

1895  On this day in history king Alfonso plants pine sapling in Madrid, starts Spain's Arbor Day   

1896  On this day in history richard Flury, composer   

1896  Nanny v Hof, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1898  Renzo Massarani, composer on March - 26.   

1899  James B Connant, chemist/college president (Yale) on March - 26.   

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

1900  Isadore Freed, composer on March - 26.   

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  On March - 26 cecil Rhodes, Prime Minister of Cape Colony (1890-96) dies at 48   

1903  On this day in history american Hotel opens in Amsterdam   

1904  Emilio Fernandez, El Seco Mexico, director (La Choca, Flor Silvestre) on this day in history.   

1905  Pablo Garrido, composer on this day in history.   

1907  Leigh Harline, composer on March - 26.   

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 On this day in history the Prince Edward Island Assembly passes a law to ban all automobiles from its roads, since rescinded   

1908  Betty MacDonald, [Anne E Campbell Bard], US writer (Egg & I) on March - 26.   

1909  August Strindberg's "Bjalb-jarle-ti," premieres in Stockholm on this day in history.   

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

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

1684  Johann Graf, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1517  Death of Heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer on this day in history.