Historical Events In March - 26
Thursday, 17 October 2024
2005 On March - 26 the Taiwanese government called on 1 million Taiwanese to demonstrate in Taipei in opposition to the Anti-Secession Law of Mainland China. Around 20,00 to 30,00 attended the walk.
2006 On this day in history the ban on smoking in public places such as bars and restaurants comes into effect in Scotland.
2007 On March - 26 in the Canadian province of Québec, the Liberal Party wins a National Assembly election with 48 seats out of 125 and forms a minority government.
2010 On this day in history the ROKS Cheonan, a South Korean Navy ship carrying 104 personnel, sinks off the country's west coast, killing 46. In May, an independent investigation blames North Korea, which denies the allegations.
2012 On this day in history macky Sall elected as President of Senegal
2014 Taavi Rõivas becomes Prime Minister of Estonia on this day in history.
2017 Anti-corruption protests in Russia result in hundreds arrested including opposition leader Aleksei Navalny on this day in history.
2017 On March - 26 mass protests in Chile over country's privatised pension system
2017 On March - 26 carrie Lam is first woman elected to lead Hong Kong by Beijing-influenced electorial commission
2018 On this day in history uS, European Union and Ukraine expel more than 100 Russian diplomats in response to Russian use of nerve gas in UK
2018 On this day in history e-commence group Alibaba Group and US car maker Ford unveil a car vending machine without sales people 5 stories high in Guangzhou, China
2018 On this day in history porn star Stormy Daniels claims she had an affair with Donald Trump in an interview with CBS's 60 Minutes and was later threatened to keep quiet
2018 US Federal Trade Commission confirms it will investigate Facebook over privacy concerns on this day in history.
2018 "The Black Panther" becomes the highest grossing superhero film in America earning $630.9m on March - 26.
2018 US soldier receives world's first penis and scrotum transplant at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland on this day in history.
2018 More than 100 Russian diplomats are expelled by more than 20 countries in the wake of the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal on this day in history.
2019 On March - 26 stolen Pablo Picasso painting "Buste de Femme" (Dora Maar) (1938) recovered after 20 years by Dutch art detective
2019 On March - 26 michelle Obama 's biography "Becoming" sells over 10 million copies according to its publisher Bertelsmann
2019 On this day in history the European Parliament votes by 348 to 278 in favour of the EU Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market, which expands legal liability for websites and includes the controversial Article 13.
2020 US charges Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and other officials with "narco-terrorism", by flooding the US with drugs on March - 26.
2020 On March - 26 [COVID-19 pandemic] Global COVID-19 cases reach 500,000, with nearly 23,000 deaths confirmed.
2020 On March - 26 [COVID-19 pandemic] Militants in the Philippines, Syria, Yemen, and Libya agree to U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres' call for a ceasefire; some accept medical aid for themselves and civilians in their communities. Guterres also asked wealthy countries to provide $2 billion to aid in fighting the virus. Colombia and Venezuela discussed a common response to the global pandemic, and the UAE airlifts aid to Iran.
2023 Honduras switches its formal diplomatic recognition of "China" from the Republic of China to the People's Republic of China on March - 26.
2023 Israeli judicial reform protests: Large-scale spontaneous protests erupt across Israel in the wake of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu firing his defense minister who criticized the government's judicial overhaul plan on this day in history.
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