Page 7: Historical Events In March - 26

1945  Japanese resistance ends on Iwo Jima on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history kamikazes attack US battle fleet near Kerama Retto   

1945  On this day in history uS 7th Army crosses Rhine at Worms   

1945  On this day in history venray soccer team forms   

1945  On this day in history -29] Kamikazes attack US battle fleet near Kerama Retto   

1945  On March - 26 david Lloyd George, British (L) premier (1916-22), dies at 82   

1948  Helen Ernst, German poster artist/resistance fighter, dies at about 43 on this day in history.   

1949  11th NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: Kentucky beats Okla State 46-36 on March - 26.   

1951  On this day in history uSAF flag approved   

1951  On March - 26 patty Berg wins LPGA Sandhills Women's Golf Open   

1952  14th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kansas beats St Johns 80-63 on this day in history.   

1953  Dr Jonas Salk announces new vaccine to prevent polio [myelitis] on March - 26.   

1953  Dr Jonas Salk announces vaccine to prevent polio[myelitis] on March - 26.   

1953  Albert Spalding, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1954  US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island on this day in history.   

1955  On March - 26 "Ballad of Davy Crockett", becomes the #1 record in US   

1955  On this day in history "Ballad of Davy Crockett," becomes the #1 record in US   

1956  Medic Alert Foundation forms on this day in history.   

1956  Red Buttons debuts on TV in Studio One on this day in history.   

1956  Thomas Alexandrovich de Hartmann, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history 30th Academy Awards-"Bridge on the River Kwai", Alec Guinness &Joanne Woodward win   

1958  On this day in history uS Army launches America's third successful satellite, "Explorer III"   

1958  Phil Mead, cricketer (55061 1st-class runs 1905-36), dies on March - 26.   

1959  Test debut for Mushtaq Mohammad vs West Indies age 15 years 124 days on this day in history.   

1959  Raymond T Chandler, US detective writer (Long Goodbye), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1960  Iraq executes 30 after attack on President Kassem on March - 26.   

1960  Orioles-Reds series for Havana, is moved to Miami on March - 26.   

1960  On this day in history ian Keith, actor (Identity Unknown, Queen Christina), dies at 61   

1962  Supreme Court backs 1-man-1-vote apportionment of seats in state legislature on March - 26.   

1962  On this day in history marjorie Colton, inventor of wax paper, dies at 64   

1964  "Funny Girl" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 1,348 performances on this day in history.   

1966  Operation Jackstay in Navy's first amphibious assault in Vietnam's inland waters on this day in history.   

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

1967  Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Venice Ladies' Golf Open 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  Conrad Gessner, Swiss naturalist (d. 1565) was born on March - 26.   

1554  On March - 26 birth of charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (d. 1611)   

1577  On March - 26 birth of elisabeth of Nassau, daughter of Willem I & Charlotte of Bourbon   

1659  William Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher was born on March - 26.   

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

0752  On March - 26 stephen II, Catholic Pope (3/22-26/752), dies   

0809  Liudger, missionary/1st bishop of Munster/saint, dies at about 66 on this day in history.   

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  On March - 26 alfonso XI, King of Castile & Leon, dies   

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