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

1885  Louis Riel's forces defeat Canadian forces at Duck Lake, Saskatchewan on March - 26.  

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  On March - 26 1st cremation in England  

1889  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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 March - 26 jozef Arras, Flemish writer  

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

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

1894  On March - 26 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  On March - 26 richard Flury, composer  

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

1898  On this day in history renzo Massarani, composer  

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

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

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  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  On March - 26 american Hotel opens in Amsterdam  

1904  Emilio Fernandez, El Seco Mexico, director (La Choca, Flor Silvestre) on March - 26.  

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1908  The Prince Edward Island Assembly passes a law to ban all automobiles from its roads, since rescinded on March - 26.  

1908  On March - 26 betty MacDonald, [Anne E Campbell Bard], US writer (Egg & I)  

1909  August Strindberg's "Bjalb-jarle-ti," premieres in Stockholm on March - 26.  

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1479  Vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33)/son of Ivan III was born on March - 26.  

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

1554  On March - 26 birth of charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (d. 1611)  

1577  On March - 26 birth of elisabeth of Nassau, daughter of Willem I & Charlotte of Bourbon  

1659  On this day in history birth of william Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher  

1671  Giacomo Cesare Predieri, composer was born on this day in history.  

1684  On this day in history birth of johann Graf, composer  

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

0304  On this day in history death of saint Emmanuel, Christian martyr killed under Diocletian  

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

0809  Liudger, missionary/1st bishop of Munster/saint, dies at about 66 on March - 26.  

1130  On this day in history death of king Sigurd I of Norway (b. ca. 1090)  

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

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

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

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