Page 6: Historical Events In March - 26

1931  On this day in history iraq &Trans-Jordan sign peace treaty   

1931  New Delhi replaces Calcutta as capitol of British-Indies on March - 26.   

1931  Iraq & Trans-Jordan sign peace treaty on March - 26.   

1932  Jean Cartan, composer, dies at 25 on this day in history.   

1934  Driving tests introduced in Britain on this day in history.   

1934  On this day in history grete Gulbransson, writer, dies at 51   

1935  "RvJ" Mitchell &Major Sorley discuss armament of Spitfire fighter aircraft decide on 8 .303 machine guns on this day in history.   

1935  "RvJ" Mitchell & Mjr Sorley discuss armament of Spitfire on this day in history.   

1936  200" telescope lens shipped, Corning Glass Works, New York-Cal Tech on March - 26.   

1936  Mary Joyce ends a 1,000 mile trip by dog in Alaska on March - 26.   

1936  On March - 26 1st parliamentary debate on NZ radio   

1937  On this day in history joe DiMaggio takes Ty Cobb's advice &replace his 40 with 36 oz bat   

1937  On this day in history spinach growers of Crystal City TX, erect statue of Popeye   

1937  William H Hastie becomes first black federal judge (Virgin Islands) on March - 26.   

1937  On this day in history joe DiMaggio takes Ty Cobb's advice & replace his 40 with 36 oz bat   

1937  Albert Relf, cricketer (13 Tests for England 1903-14), commits suicide on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history nBC radio performance of Howard Hanson's 3rd Symphony   

1940  On this day in history the birth of James Caan, American actor   

1940  On March - 26 ernest Hemingway & Benjamin Glazer premiere in NYC   

1941  On this day in history hMS YORK, lost Eastern Mediterranean, in Suda Bay, north Crete - badly damaged by Italian explosive motor boats, beached and later wrecked by bombing   

1942  20 tons of gelignite kills 21 in a stone quarry in Easton PA on March - 26.   

1942  ADM King becomes both Chief of Naval Operations and Commander, U.S. Fleet on this day in history.   

1942  German offensive in North-Africa under Colonel-General Rommel on March - 26.   

1942  On this day in history the first "Eichmann transport" to Auschwitz &Birkenau Camps   

1942  On this day in history the first 700 Jews from Polish Lvov-district reach concentration camp Belzec   

1942  1st "Eichmann transport" to Auschwitz & Birkenau Camps on March - 26.   

1943  Battle of Komandorski Islands, Pacific Ocean on this day in history.   

1943  Second Lieutenant Moananui-a-Kiwi NGARIMU, 28th NZ (Maori) Battalion, won the Victoria Cross at Tebaga Gap, Tunisia on March - 26.   

1943  On this day in history the first woman to receive air medal (US army nurse Elsie S Ott)   

1943  On March - 26 1st woman to receive air medal (US army nurse Elsie S Ott)   

1944  705 British bombers attack Essen on this day in history.   

1944  The birth of Diana Ross, American singer on March - 26.   

1945  On this day in history british premier Churchill looks over at the Rhine (near Ginsberg)   

1945  On this day in history generals Eisenhower/Bradley/Patton attack at Remagen the Rhine   

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

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 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  On March - 26 birth of giacomo Cesare Predieri, composer   

1684  On March - 26 birth of johann Graf, composer   

1698  Václav Prokop DiviÅ¡, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765) was born on March - 26.   

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 March - 26 sancho I, King of Portugal (1185-1212), dies at 58   

1258  Floris, the Guardian, count-regent of Holland, dies on this day in history.   

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

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