Historical Events In March - 26

1945  On March - 26 japanese resistance ends on Iwo Jima   

1945  Kamikazes attack US battle fleet near Kerama Retto on this day in history.   

1945  US 7th Army crosses Rhine at Worms on March - 26.   

1945  Venray soccer team forms on this day in history.   

1945  -29] Kamikazes attack US battle fleet near Kerama Retto on March - 26.   

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 March - 26.   

1949  11th NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: Kentucky beats Okla State 46-36 on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history uSAF flag approved   

1951  Patty Berg wins LPGA Sandhills Women's Golf Open on March - 26.   

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

1953  On March - 26 dr Jonas Salk announces new vaccine to prevent polio [myelitis]   

1953  On this day in history dr Jonas Salk announces vaccine to prevent polio[myelitis]   

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

1954  US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island on March - 26.   

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

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

1956  On this day in history medic Alert Foundation forms   

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

1958  US Army launches America's third successful satellite, "Explorer III" on March - 26.   

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 March - 26.   

1959  On this day in history raymond T Chandler, US detective writer (Long Goodbye), dies at 71   

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

1960  Orioles-Reds series for Havana, is moved to Miami on this day in history.   

1960  On March - 26 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  Marjorie Colton, inventor of wax paper, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1964  "Funny Girl" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 1,348 performances on March - 26.   

1966  Operation Jackstay in Navy's first amphibious assault in Vietnam's inland waters on March - 26.   

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

1967  On March - 26 kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Venice Ladies' Golf Open   

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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 this day in history.   

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 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 March - 26.   

0304  On this day in history death of saint Emmanuel, Christian martyr killed under Diocletian   

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