Historical Events In March - 26

0304  On March - 26 saint Emmanuel, Christian martyr killed under Diocletian   

0603  Pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque on March - 26.   

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 this day in history.   

1027  John XIX crowns Conrad II the Salier Roman German emperor on this day in history.   

1147  On this day in history jewish community in Cologne fast to commemorate anti-Jewish violence   

1150  On March - 26 tichborne family of Hampshire England started the tradition of giving a gallon of flour to each resident to keep deathbed promise   

1150  Tichborne family of Hampshire England started tradition of giving a Gallon of flour to each resident to keep deathbed promise on March - 26.   

1212  Sancho I, King of Portugal (1185-1212), dies at 58 on March - 26.   

1258  On March - 26 floris, the Guardian, count-regent of Holland, dies   

1350  On March - 26 alfonso XI, King of Castile & Leon, dies   

1479  Vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33)/son of Ivan III on March - 26.   

1484  On March - 26 william Caxton printed his translation of Aesop's Fables.   

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

1526  King François I returns Spanish captivity to France on this day in history.   

1526  On this day in history king Francois I returns Spanish captivity to France   

1534  On March - 26 lübeck accept free Dutch ships into East Sea   

1534  On this day in history lubeck accept free Dutch ships into East Sea   

1546  Thomas Elyot, British diplomat, dies on this day in history.   

1552  On March - 26 guru Amar Das becomes the Third Sikh Guru.   

1566  On March - 26 antonio de Cabezon, composer, dies   

1577  Elisabeth of Nassau, daughter of Willem I & Charlotte of Bourbon on this day in history.   

1616  Bristol England William Baffin c1584-1622 leaves on 5th voyage on 'Discovery'; will pass Greenland coast and sail north another 480 km on March - 26.   

1636  On this day in history university of Utrecht opening ceremony   

1638  On this day in history palamedes "Stevens" Palamedesz, painter, dies at about 30   

1649  On this day in history john Winthrop, Puritan & 1st Governor (Mass), dies   

1657  On this day in history jacob van Eyck, Dutch blind flautist/carillonneur, dies at 69   

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

1668  England takes control of Bombay India on this day in history.   

1671  Giacomo Cesare Predieri, composer on March - 26.   

1684  Johann Graf, composer on this day in history.   

1692  On this day in history king Maximilian installed as land guardian of South Netherlands   

1713  On this day in history pal Esterhazy, composer, dies at 77   

1717  On this day in history manuel Jeronimo Romero de Avila, composer   

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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  Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (d. 1611) was born on this day in history.   

1577  On March - 26 birth of elisabeth of Nassau, daughter of Willem I & Charlotte of Bourbon   

1659  William Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher was born on March - 26.   

1671  Giacomo Cesare Predieri, composer was born on March - 26.   

1684  Johann Graf, composer was born on March - 26.   

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 March - 26.   

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

0809  On this day in history liudger, missionary/1st bishop of Munster/saint, dies at about 66   

1130  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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