Historical Events In March - 26

1967  On this day in history 21st Tony Awards: Homecoming &Cabaret win   

1968  On March - 26 operation Bold Dragon III began in Mekong Delta   

1969  Marcus Welby MD, a TV movie is shown on ABC-TV on this day in history.   

1969  On March - 26 nuclear reactor Dodewaard Netherlands goes into use   

1969  Soviet weather satellite Meteor 1 launched on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history b[runo] Traven, writer (Sierra Madre), dies at 87   

1970  "Minnie's Boys" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 80 performances on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history 500th nuclear explosion announced by the US since 1945   

1970  Golden Gate Park Conservatory made city landmark on March - 26.   

1970  Peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul &Mary) pleads guilty to "taking immoral liberties" with a 14 year old girl on March - 26.   

1971  On March - 26 "Benny Hill Show" tops TV ratings   

1971  "Cannon" with William Conrad premieres on CBS-TV on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history bangladesh (East Pakistan) declares its independence   

1973  On March - 26 soap opera "The Young and the Restless" premieres   

1973  On this day in history susan Shaw, is first woman in 171 years in London's Stock exchange   

1973  On this day in history george Sisler, hall of famer 1st baseman (257 hits-1920), dies at 80   

1974  George Foreman TKOs Ken Norton in 2 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.   

1974  Romanian communist party names party leader Nicolae Ceausescu President on March - 26.   

1975  On this day in history "Tommy" premieres in London   

1975  On March - 26 ottawa raises minimum wage for federal employees from $2.20 to $2.60 per hour.   

1975  Faisal ibn Abd al-Aziz, king of Saudi-Arabia (1964-75), murdered at 68 on this day in history.   

1976  American League approves purchase of Toronto franchise by LaBatt Brewing for $7M on this day in history.   

1976  Wings release "Wings at the Speed of Sound" album on March - 26.   

1976  Richard Arlen, actor (Apache Uprising, Wings), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1977  Elvis Costello releases his first record "Less Than Zero" on March - 26.   

1979  On this day in history camp David peace treaty between Israel &Egypt   

1979  Jean Stafford, US author (Boston Adventure), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1980  Bombay gets its first rock concert in 10 years (The Police) on this day in history.   

1980  Jon-Jon Poulos, rocker (Buckinghams), dies from drugs at 32 on March - 26.   

1981  On March - 26 police &Albanian demonstrators battle in Kosovo Yugoslavia   

1981  Soyuz T-4 lands on this day in history.   

1981  The British Social Democratic Party is founded by the 'Gang of Four' on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history cyril Dean Darlington, biologist (hereditary mechanisms), dies at 77   

1982  Ground-breaking in Washington DC for Vietnam Veterans Memorial on this day in history.   

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

1577  Elisabeth of Nassau, daughter of Willem I & Charlotte of Bourbon was born on March - 26.   

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

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

1684  On March - 26 birth of johann Graf, composer   

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 March - 26.   

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

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

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