Historical Events In March - 26

1881  Thessaly is freed and becomes part of Greece again on this day in history.   

1884  Wilhelm Backhaus, Leipzig Germany, pianist (Rubinstein 1905) on March - 26.   

1885  On March - 26 eastman Film Co manufactures first commercial motion picture film   

1885  On March - 26 louis Riel's forces defeat Canadian forces at Duck Lake, Saskatchewan   

1885  On March - 26 eastman Film Co manufactures 1st commercial motion picture film   

1885  On this day in history julius Harrison, composer   

1886  On March - 26 the birth of Chico Marx, American actor   

1886  On this day in history 1st cremation in England   

1889  Bernard Tancred carries bat for 26 out of 47! South Africa vs England on March - 26.   

1889  Johnny Briggs took 15-26 (7-17 &8-11) vs South Africa at Newlands on March - 26.   

1889  South Africa all out 47, then follow-on all out 43 vs England on this day in history.   

1889  Bernard Tancred carries bat for 26* out of 47! S Afr v England on March - 26.   

1889  On this day in history vaclav Kapral, composer   

1890  On this day in history jozef Arras, Flemish writer   

1892  On this day in history anton Wallerstein, composer, dies at 78   

1893  On March - 26 palmiro Togliatti, founder (Communist Party of Italy)   

1894  On March - 26 will Wright, SF CA, actor (Living Christ Story)   

1895  King Alfonso plants pine sapling in Madrid, starts Spain's Arbor Day on this day in history.   

1896  Richard Flury, composer on March - 26.   

1896  On March - 26 nanny v Hof, writer, dies   

1898  On this day in history renzo Massarani, composer   

1899  On this day in history james B Connant, chemist/college president (Yale)   

1900  1st edition The (Free) People (Neth, probably Amsterdam) on this day in history.   

1900  Isadore Freed, composer on March - 26.   

1900  Isaac Mayer Wise, rabbi/found Amer Hebrew Congregations, dies at 80 on March - 26.   

1902  Leslie Melville, economist on this day in history.   

1902  Cecil Rhodes, Prime Minister of Cape Colony (1890-96) dies at 48 on March - 26.   

1903  On this day in history american Hotel opens in Amsterdam   

1904  On March - 26 emilio Fernandez, El Seco Mexico, director (La Choca, Flor Silvestre)   

1905  On this day in history pablo Garrido, composer   

1907  Leigh Harline, composer on March - 26.   

1908  On this day in history the Prince Edward Island Assembly passes a law to ban all automobiles from its roads, since rescinded   

1908  Betty MacDonald, [Anne E Campbell Bard], US writer (Egg & I) on this day in history.   

1909  On March - 26 august Strindberg's "Bjalb-jarle-ti," premieres in Stockholm   

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

1516  Conrad Gessner, Swiss naturalist (d. 1565) was born on this day in history.   

1554  Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (d. 1611) was born on March - 26.   

1577  On this day in history birth of elisabeth of Nassau, daughter of Willem I & Charlotte of Bourbon   

1659  William Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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  Floris, the Guardian, count-regent of Holland, dies on this day in history.   

1350  Alfonso XI, King of Castile & Leon, dies on March - 26.   

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