Historical Events In March - 26

1945  On March - 26 japanese resistance ends on Iwo Jima  

1945  On this day in history kamikazes attack US battle fleet near Kerama Retto  

1945  US 7th Army crosses Rhine at Worms on this day in history.  

1945  On March - 26 venray soccer team forms  

1945  On this day in history -29] Kamikazes attack US battle fleet near Kerama Retto  

1945  On this day in history david Lloyd George, British (L) premier (1916-22), dies at 82  

1948  Helen Ernst, German poster artist/resistance fighter, dies at about 43 on this day in history.  

1949  On March - 26 11th NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: Kentucky beats Okla State 46-36  

1951  On March - 26 uSAF flag approved  

1951  On March - 26 patty Berg wins LPGA Sandhills Women's Golf Open  

1952  14th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kansas beats St Johns 80-63 on this day in history.  

1953  On this day in history dr Jonas Salk announces new vaccine to prevent polio [myelitis]  

1953  On March - 26 dr Jonas Salk announces vaccine to prevent polio[myelitis]  

1953  On this day in history albert Spalding, composer, dies at 64  

1954  US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island on March - 26.  

1955  "Ballad of Davy Crockett", becomes the #1 record in US on March - 26.  

1955  On March - 26 "Ballad of Davy Crockett," becomes the #1 record in US  

1956  Medic Alert Foundation forms on this day in history.  

1956  Red Buttons debuts on TV in Studio One on this day in history.  

1956  On this day in history thomas Alexandrovich de Hartmann, composer, dies at 70  

1958  30th Academy Awards-"Bridge on the River Kwai", Alec Guinness &Joanne Woodward win on this day in history.  

1958  On this day in history uS Army launches America's third successful satellite, "Explorer III"  

1958  Phil Mead, cricketer (55061 1st-class runs 1905-36), dies on this day in history.  

1959  Test debut for Mushtaq Mohammad vs West Indies age 15 years 124 days on this day in history.  

1959  On this day in history raymond T Chandler, US detective writer (Long Goodbye), dies at 71  

1960  Iraq executes 30 after attack on President Kassem on March - 26.  

1960  Orioles-Reds series for Havana, is moved to Miami on this day in history.  

1960  On this day in history ian Keith, actor (Identity Unknown, Queen Christina), dies at 61  

1962  On March - 26 supreme Court backs 1-man-1-vote apportionment of seats in state legislature  

1962  Marjorie Colton, inventor of wax paper, dies at 64 on March - 26.  

1964  On March - 26 "Funny Girl" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 1,348 performances  

1966  Operation Jackstay in Navy's first amphibious assault in Vietnam's inland waters on March - 26.  

1967  21st Tony Awards Homecoming &Cabaret win on March - 26.  

1967  On this day in history kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Venice Ladies' Golf Open  

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1479  Vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33)/son of Ivan III was born on this day in history.  

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  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  Johann Graf, composer was born on March - 26.  

1698  Václav Prokop Diviš, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765) was born on this day in history.  

0304  Death of Saint Emmanuel, Christian martyr killed under Diocletian on this day in history.  

0752  Stephen II, Catholic Pope (3/22-26/752), dies on this day in history.  

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 March - 26.  

1258  On this day in history floris, the Guardian, count-regent of Holland, dies  

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

1517  On this day in history death of heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer