Historical Events In March - 26

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

1884  On this day in history wilhelm Backhaus, Leipzig Germany, pianist (Rubinstein 1905)  

1885  Eastman Film Co manufactures first commercial motion picture film on this day in history.  

1885  Louis Riel's forces defeat Canadian forces at Duck Lake, Saskatchewan on this day in history.  

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

1885  Julius Harrison, composer on this day in history.  

1886  The birth of Chico Marx, American actor on March - 26.  

1886  1st cremation in England on this day in history.  

1889  Bernard Tancred carries bat for 26 out of 47! South Africa vs England on this day in history.  

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

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1889  South Africa all out 47, then follow-on all out 43 vs England on this day in history.  

1889  On this day in history bernard Tancred carries bat for 26* out of 47! S Afr v England  

1889  Vaclav Kapral, composer on March - 26.  

1890  Jozef Arras, Flemish writer on March - 26.  

1892  Anton Wallerstein, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

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  King Alfonso plants pine sapling in Madrid, starts Spain's Arbor Day on March - 26.  

1896  Richard Flury, composer on this day in history.  

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

1898  Renzo Massarani, composer on March - 26.  

1899  On this day in history james B Connant, chemist/college president (Yale)  

1900  1st edition The (Free) People (Neth, probably Amsterdam) on March - 26.  

1900  Isadore Freed, composer on this day in history.  

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

1902  On March - 26 leslie Melville, economist  

1902  Cecil Rhodes, Prime Minister of Cape Colony (1890-96) dies at 48 on March - 26.  

1903  On March - 26 american Hotel opens in Amsterdam  

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

1905  On this day in history pablo Garrido, composer  

1907  On this day in history leigh Harline, composer  

1908  On March - 26 the Prince Edward Island Assembly passes a law to ban all automobiles from its roads, since rescinded  

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

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

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 March - 26.  

1659  On March - 26 birth of william Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher  

1671  Giacomo Cesare Predieri, composer was born on March - 26.  

1684  On March - 26 birth of johann Graf, composer  

1698  On this day in history birth of václav Prokop Diviš, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765)  

0304  Death of Saint Emmanuel, Christian martyr killed under Diocletian on this day in history.  

0752  On March - 26 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 March - 26.  

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

1258  On March - 26 floris, the Guardian, count-regent of Holland, dies  

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

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