Historical Events In March - 26

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

1931  On this day in history new Delhi replaces Calcutta as capitol of British-Indies  

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

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

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  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 March - 26 mary Joyce ends a 1,000 mile trip by dog in Alaska  

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

1937  On March - 26 joe DiMaggio takes Ty Cobb's advice &replace his 40 with 36 oz bat  

1937  On March - 26 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 March - 26 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1942  On March - 26 the first "Eichmann transport" to Auschwitz &Birkenau Camps  

1942  On March - 26 the first 700 Jews from Polish Lvov-district reach concentration camp Belzec  

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 March - 26.  

1944  705 British bombers attack Essen on March - 26.  

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

1945  British premier Churchill looks over at the Rhine (near Ginsberg) on this day in history.  

1945  On March - 26 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  On March - 26 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 this day in history 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  On March - 26 birth of giacomo Cesare Predieri, composer  

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  Death of Saint Emmanuel, Christian martyr killed under Diocletian on this day in history.  

0752  On March - 26 stephen II, Catholic Pope (3/22-26/752), dies  

0809  Liudger, missionary/1st bishop of Munster/saint, dies at about 66 on this day in history.  

1130  On March - 26 death of king Sigurd I of Norway (b. ca. 1090)  

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

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