Page 4: Historical Events In March - 26

1881  On March - 26 thessaly is freed and becomes part of Greece again.   

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

1885  Eastman Film Co manufactures 1st commercial motion picture film on March - 26.   

1885  Julius Harrison, composer on March - 26.   

1886  On March - 26 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  On March - 26 south Africa all out 47, then follow-on all out 43 vs England   

1889  Bernard Tancred carries bat for 26* out of 47! S Afr v England on this day in history.   

1889  Vaclav Kapral, composer on this day in history.   

1890  Jozef Arras, Flemish writer on March - 26.   

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  Will Wright, SF CA, actor (Living Christ Story) on March - 26.   

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

1896  Richard Flury, composer on this day in history.   

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

1898  Renzo Massarani, composer on March - 26.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1903  On this day in history american Hotel opens in Amsterdam   

1904  On March - 26 emilio Fernandez, El Seco Mexico, director (La Choca, Flor Silvestre)   

1905  On March - 26 pablo Garrido, composer   

1907  On March - 26 leigh Harline, composer   

1908  The Prince Edward Island Assembly passes a law to ban all automobiles from its roads, since rescinded on this day in history.   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 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  On this day in history birth of vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33)/son of Ivan III   

1516  Conrad Gessner, Swiss naturalist (d. 1565) was born on March - 26.   

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

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  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 March - 26.   

0304  On March - 26 death of saint Emmanuel, Christian martyr killed under Diocletian   

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

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 this day in history.   

1212  Sancho I, King of Portugal (1185-1212), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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

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

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