Historical Events In March - 26

1982  Paul McCartney &Stevie Wonder release "Ebony &Ivory" in the UK on March - 26.  

1982  Soap opera "Capitol" premieres on this day in history.  

1982  On this day in history agathe "Henriette" de Beaufort, writer (Dolly of Arnhem), dies at 91  

1983  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

1983  On this day in history anthony F Blunt, British art historian/spy for USSR, dies at 75  

1985  On March - 26 in Ottawa Ontario Brian Mulroney 1939- announces that his government is ending the National Energy Program, Alberta starts singing "Happy Days are Here Again"  

1986  Geffen records signs Guns &Roses on March - 26.  

1986  Bartlett Robinson, actor (Wendy & Me, Mona McCluskey), dies at 73 on March - 26.  

1987  Hyderabad beat Delhi on first innings to win Ranji Trophy on this day in history.  

1987  On this day in history nASA launches Fltsatcom-6, it failed to reach orbit  

1987  On March - 26 walter Abel, actor (Suspicion), dies at 88  

1989  On this day in history allison Finney wins LPGA Standard Register Turquoise Golf Classic  

1989  First free elections in USSR 190 M votes cast; Boris Yeltsin wins on this day in history.  

1990  On March - 26 62nd Academy Awards "Driving Miss Daisy", Daniel Day-Lewis, Jessica Tandy win  

1990  On March - 26 international Chrysis, Transvestite actor (Q&A), dies of cancer at 38  

1990  62nd Academy Awards: "Driving Miss Daisy", Daniel Day-Lewis, Jessica Tandy win on March - 26.  

1991  On this day in history fuel pipe explodes under 58th street &Lexington Ave, New York NY  

1991  On this day in history victoria beat New South Wales by 7 wickets to win Sheffield Shield Final  

1991  Frans Dohmen, union leader (Neth Catholic Mine Workers), dies at 81 on March - 26.  

1992  Mike Tyson sentenced to 10 years in rape of Desiree Washington on March - 26.  

1992  NHL New York Rangers clinch first NHL regular season championship in 50 years on this day in history.  

1993  Luis Falco, US choreographer (Fame, Angel Heart), dies at 50 on March - 26.  

1994  Talk show hostess Ricki Lake weds Rob Sussman on this day in history.  

1994  Constantine Koukouchkine, Russ diplomat. murdered in Algeria at 41 on this day in history.  

1995  On March - 26 15th Golden Raspberry Awards Color of Night wins  

1995  On March - 26 24th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Nanci Bowen  

1995  Mashonaland beat Mashonaland U-24 by 165 runs to win Logan Cup on March - 26.  

1995  On March - 26 ottawa passes legislation ordering 30,000 striking railway employees back to work  

1995  On this day in history rapper-E (Eazy Eric Wright), dies at 31  

1995  15th Golden Raspberry Awards: Color of Night wins on March - 26.  

1996  On this day in history canada's Anik E-1 communications satellite suffers electronic fault in Space, loses 50% of its capacity.  

1996  On this day in history last day of 1st-class cricket for Allan Border (Queensland vs Victoria)  

1996  On this day in history (Elizabeth Cissie) Charlton, football matriarch, dies at 83  

1997  On March - 26 nHL announce Might Ducks &Vancouver Canucks to open 1998 in Japan  

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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 this day in history.  

1659  On March - 26 birth of william Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher  

1671  Giacomo Cesare Predieri, composer was born on this day in history.  

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  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  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 March - 26.  

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