Page 4: Historical Events In March - 26

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

1884  Wilhelm Backhaus, Leipzig Germany, pianist (Rubinstein 1905) on March - 26.   

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

1885  On March - 26 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  On this day in history julius Harrison, composer   

1886  The birth of Chico Marx, American actor on this day in history.   

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  Johnny Briggs took 15-26 (7-17 &8-11) vs South Africa at Newlands on March - 26.   

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

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  On March - 26 anton Wallerstein, composer, dies at 78   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1899  James B Connant, chemist/college president (Yale) on this day in history.   

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

1900  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1903  American Hotel opens in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

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  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  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 this day in history.   

1554  Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (d. 1611) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

0752  Stephen II, Catholic Pope (3/22-26/752), dies on March - 26.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1350  Alfonso XI, King of Castile & Leon, dies on this day in history.   

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