Page 6: Historical Events In March - 26

1931  Iraq &Trans-Jordan sign peace treaty on this day in history.   

1931  New Delhi replaces Calcutta as capitol of British-Indies on this day in history.   

1931  On March - 26 iraq & Trans-Jordan sign peace treaty   

1932  Jean Cartan, composer, dies at 25 on March - 26.   

1934  On this day in history driving tests introduced in Britain   

1934  On March - 26 grete Gulbransson, writer, dies at 51   

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

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

1936  200" telescope lens shipped, Corning Glass Works, New York-Cal Tech on this day in history.   

1936  On this day in history mary Joyce ends a 1,000 mile trip by dog in Alaska   

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

1937  Joe DiMaggio takes Ty Cobb's advice &replace his 40 with 36 oz bat on March - 26.   

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

1937  On this day in history william H Hastie becomes first black federal judge (Virgin Islands)   

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

1937  Albert Relf, cricketer (13 Tests for England 1903-14), commits suicide on March - 26.   

1938  NBC radio performance of Howard Hanson's 3rd Symphony on March - 26.   

1940  The birth of James Caan, American actor on this day in history.   

1940  Ernest Hemingway & Benjamin Glazer premiere in NYC on this day in history.   

1941  HMS YORK, lost Eastern Mediterranean, in Suda Bay, north Crete - badly damaged by Italian explosive motor boats, beached and later wrecked by bombing on March - 26.   

1942  On this day in history 20 tons of gelignite kills 21 in a stone quarry in Easton PA   

1942  ADM King becomes both Chief of Naval Operations and Commander, U.S. Fleet on March - 26.   

1942  On March - 26 german offensive in North-Africa under Colonel-General Rommel   

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

1942  The first 700 Jews from Polish Lvov-district reach concentration camp Belzec on March - 26.   

1942  1st "Eichmann transport" to Auschwitz & Birkenau Camps on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history battle of Komandorski Islands, Pacific Ocean   

1943  On this day in history second Lieutenant Moananui-a-Kiwi NGARIMU, 28th NZ (Maori) Battalion, won the Victoria Cross at Tebaga Gap, Tunisia   

1943  The first woman to receive air medal (US army nurse Elsie S Ott) on March - 26.   

1943  1st woman to receive air medal (US army nurse Elsie S Ott) on this day in history.   

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

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

1945  British premier Churchill looks over at the Rhine (near Ginsberg) on March - 26.   

1945  Generals Eisenhower/Bradley/Patton attack at Remagen the Rhine on this day in history.   

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

0304  Death of Saint Emmanuel, Christian martyr killed under Diocletian on March - 26.   

0752  On this day in history 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  On March - 26 floris, the Guardian, count-regent of Holland, dies   

1350  On this day in history alfonso XI, King of Castile & Leon, dies   

1517  Death of Heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer on this day in history.