Page 7: Historical Events In March - 26

1945  On March - 26 japanese resistance ends on Iwo Jima   

1945  Kamikazes attack US battle fleet near Kerama Retto on this day in history.   

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

1945  Venray soccer team forms on this day in history.   

1945  On March - 26 -29] Kamikazes attack US battle fleet near Kerama Retto   

1945  David Lloyd George, British (L) premier (1916-22), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1948  On March - 26 helen Ernst, German poster artist/resistance fighter, dies at about 43   

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

1951  On March - 26 uSAF flag approved   

1951  Patty Berg wins LPGA Sandhills Women's Golf Open on March - 26.   

1952  14th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kansas beats St Johns 80-63 on March - 26.   

1953  Dr Jonas Salk announces new vaccine to prevent polio [myelitis] on March - 26.   

1953  Dr Jonas Salk announces vaccine to prevent polio[myelitis] on March - 26.   

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

1954  US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island on this day in history.   

1955  "Ballad of Davy Crockett", becomes the #1 record in US on this day in history.   

1955  "Ballad of Davy Crockett," becomes the #1 record in US on this day in history.   

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

1958  US Army launches America's third successful satellite, "Explorer III" on this day in history.   

1958  Phil Mead, cricketer (55061 1st-class runs 1905-36), dies on March - 26.   

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

1959  On March - 26 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 March - 26.   

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  On this day in history marjorie Colton, inventor of wax paper, dies at 64   

1964  On this day in history "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  Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Venice Ladies' Golf Open on March - 26.   

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1479  On March - 26 birth of vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33)/son of Ivan III   

1516  On March - 26 birth of conrad Gessner, Swiss naturalist (d. 1565)   

1554  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of johann Graf, composer   

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

0304  On this day in history death of saint Emmanuel, Christian martyr killed under Diocletian   

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

0809  Liudger, missionary/1st bishop of Munster/saint, dies at about 66 on March - 26.   

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  On March - 26 floris, the Guardian, count-regent of Holland, dies   

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

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