Historical Events In March - 26

1881  Thessaly is freed and becomes part of Greece again on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1886  1st cremation in England on March - 26.  

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

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 this day in history.  

1892  On March - 26 anton Wallerstein, composer, dies at 78  

1893  Palmiro Togliatti, founder (Communist Party of Italy) on March - 26.  

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

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

1896  On this day in history richard Flury, composer  

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

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 March - 26.  

1900  Isadore Freed, composer on this day in history.  

1900  On March - 26 isaac Mayer Wise, rabbi/found Amer Hebrew Congregations, dies at 80  

1902  On this day in history leslie Melville, economist  

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 this day in history.  

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

1905  On this day in history pablo Garrido, composer  

1907  On this day in history leigh Harline, composer  

1908  The Prince Edward Island Assembly passes a law to ban all automobiles from its roads, since rescinded on March - 26.  

1908  On March - 26 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 March - 26.  

1516  On March - 26 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 this day in history 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  On this day in history 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 March - 26 stephen II, Catholic Pope (3/22-26/752), dies  

0809  On March - 26 liudger, missionary/1st bishop of Munster/saint, dies at about 66  

1130  Death of King Sigurd I of Norway (b. ca. 1090) on March - 26.  

1212  On this day in history sancho I, King of Portugal (1185-1212), dies at 58  

1258  Floris, the Guardian, count-regent of Holland, dies on March - 26.  

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

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