Historical Events In March - 26

1931  Iraq &Trans-Jordan sign peace treaty on March - 26.   

1931  New Delhi replaces Calcutta as capitol of British-Indies on this day in history.   

1931  On this day in history iraq & Trans-Jordan sign peace treaty   

1932  On this day in history jean Cartan, composer, dies at 25   

1934  Driving tests introduced in Britain on this day in history.   

1934  Grete Gulbransson, writer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1935  On March - 26 "RvJ" Mitchell &Major Sorley discuss armament of Spitfire fighter aircraft decide on 8 .303 machine guns   

1935  On this day in history "RvJ" Mitchell & Mjr Sorley discuss armament of Spitfire   

1936  200" telescope lens shipped, Corning Glass Works, New York-Cal Tech on March - 26.   

1936  On March - 26 mary Joyce ends a 1,000 mile trip by dog in Alaska   

1936  1st parliamentary debate on NZ radio on this day in history.   

1937  Joe DiMaggio takes Ty Cobb's advice &replace his 40 with 36 oz bat on March - 26.   

1937  Spinach growers of Crystal City TX, erect statue of Popeye on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history william H Hastie becomes first black federal judge (Virgin Islands)   

1937  Joe DiMaggio takes Ty Cobb's advice & replace his 40 with 36 oz bat on March - 26.   

1937  On March - 26 albert Relf, cricketer (13 Tests for England 1903-14), commits suicide   

1938  NBC radio performance of Howard Hanson's 3rd Symphony on March - 26.   

1940  The birth of James Caan, American actor on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history ernest Hemingway & Benjamin Glazer premiere in NYC   

1941  HMS YORK, lost Eastern Mediterranean, in Suda Bay, north Crete - badly damaged by Italian explosive motor boats, beached and later wrecked by bombing on this day in history.   

1942  On March - 26 20 tons of gelignite kills 21 in a stone quarry in Easton PA   

1942  ADM King becomes both Chief of Naval Operations and Commander, U.S. Fleet on March - 26.   

1942  On March - 26 german offensive in North-Africa under Colonel-General Rommel   

1942  On this day in history the first "Eichmann transport" to Auschwitz &Birkenau Camps   

1942  The first 700 Jews from Polish Lvov-district reach concentration camp Belzec on March - 26.   

1942  On this day in history 1st "Eichmann transport" to Auschwitz & Birkenau Camps   

1943  On March - 26 battle of Komandorski Islands, Pacific Ocean   

1943  On March - 26 second Lieutenant Moananui-a-Kiwi NGARIMU, 28th NZ (Maori) Battalion, won the Victoria Cross at Tebaga Gap, Tunisia   

1943  On March - 26 the first woman to receive air medal (US army nurse Elsie S Ott)   

1943  1st woman to receive air medal (US army nurse Elsie S Ott) on March - 26.   

1944  On March - 26 705 British bombers attack Essen   

1944  On March - 26 the birth of Diana Ross, American singer   

1945  On this day in history british premier Churchill looks over at the Rhine (near Ginsberg)   

1945  On this day in history generals Eisenhower/Bradley/Patton attack at Remagen the Rhine   

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

1671  On this day in history birth of giacomo Cesare Predieri, composer   

1684  Johann Graf, composer was born on this day in history.   

1698  On March - 26 birth of václav Prokop DiviÅ¡, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765)   

0304  Death of Saint Emmanuel, Christian martyr killed under Diocletian on this day in history.   

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

0809  On March - 26 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  On this day in history floris, the Guardian, count-regent of Holland, dies   

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

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