Page 4: Historical Events In March - 26

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

1884  On this day in history wilhelm Backhaus, Leipzig Germany, pianist (Rubinstein 1905)   

1885  On this day in history eastman Film Co manufactures first commercial motion picture film   

1885  On this day in history louis Riel's forces defeat Canadian forces at Duck Lake, Saskatchewan   

1885  Eastman Film Co manufactures 1st commercial motion picture film on March - 26.   

1885  On March - 26 julius Harrison, composer   

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

1886  On March - 26 1st cremation in England   

1889  On March - 26 bernard Tancred carries bat for 26 out of 47! South Africa vs England   

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 this day in history.   

1889  Vaclav Kapral, composer on March - 26.   

1890  Jozef Arras, Flemish writer on March - 26.   

1892  Anton Wallerstein, composer, dies at 78 on March - 26.   

1893  On this day in history palmiro Togliatti, founder (Communist Party of Italy)   

1894  On this day in history will Wright, SF CA, actor (Living Christ Story)   

1895  On March - 26 king Alfonso plants pine sapling in Madrid, starts Spain's Arbor Day   

1896  On this day in history richard Flury, composer   

1896  Nanny v Hof, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history renzo Massarani, composer   

1899  On March - 26 james B Connant, chemist/college president (Yale)   

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

1900  On March - 26 isadore Freed, composer   

1900  On March - 26 isaac Mayer Wise, rabbi/found Amer Hebrew Congregations, dies at 80   

1902  On this day in history leslie Melville, economist   

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

1903  American Hotel opens in Amsterdam on March - 26.   

1904  On this day in history emilio Fernandez, El Seco Mexico, director (La Choca, Flor Silvestre)   

1905  Pablo Garrido, composer on this day in history.   

1907  On March - 26 leigh Harline, composer   

1908  The Prince Edward Island Assembly passes a law to ban all automobiles from its roads, since rescinded on March - 26.   

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

1909  August Strindberg's "Bjalb-jarle-ti," premieres in Stockholm on this day in history.   

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1479  Vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33)/son of Ivan III was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of william Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher   

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

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 March - 26.   

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

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 this day in history death of king Sigurd I of Norway (b. ca. 1090)   

1212  On this day in history sancho I, King of Portugal (1185-1212), dies at 58   

1258  Floris, the Guardian, count-regent of Holland, dies on March - 26.   

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

1517  Death of Heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer on March - 26.