Page 2: Historical Events In March - 26

1726  John Vanbrugh, Dutch/English playwright (Provoked Wife), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1736  On this day in history georg Balthasar Schott, composer, dies at 49   

1753  Benjamin Thompson, physicist (Royal Inst of Great Britain, Woburn MA) on March - 26.   

1758  Johann Daniel Ferstenberg, composer on this day in history.   

1773  On this day in history nathaniel Bowditch, mathematician/astronomer/author (Marine Sextant)   

1780  The first British Sunday newspaper appears (British Gazette &Sunday Monitor) on March - 26.   

1780  1st British Sunday newspaper appears (Brit Gazette & Sunday Monitor) on this day in history.   

1783  Johann Baptist Weigl, composer on this day in history.   

1790  On March - 26 congress passes Naturalization Act, requires 2-year residency   

1793  Pro-royalist uprising in Vendée region of France on March - 26.   

1793  On this day in history pro-royalist uprising in Vendée region of France   

1797  James Hutton, geologist, dies on March - 26.   

1799  Napolean captures Jaffa Palestine on March - 26.   

1804  Congress orders removal of Indians east of Mississippi to Louisiana on this day in history.   

1804  Territory of Orleans organized in Louisiana Purchase on March - 26.   

1806  Josef Slavik, composer on this day in history.   

1808  On this day in history napoleon announces that France must guard the coast of Spain against Britain, he orders upwards of 70,000 men to cross the Spanish frontier in January, French forces occupy the fortresses of San Sebastian, Pamplona, Figuera, and Barcelona by treachery in February, and by mid-March there are nearly 100,000 French troops in Spain Their commander in chief Joachim Murat occupies Madrid and Carlos IV abdicates in favor of his son Ferdinand, 23   

1808  Charles IV of Spain abdicates in favor of his son, Ferdinand VII on this day in history.   

1809  Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer, dies at 68 on March - 26.   

1812  On this day in history earthquake destroys 90% of Caracas; about 20,000 die   

1812  On March - 26 in Venezuela an earthquake destroys the City of Caracas severe damage. 20,000 killed.   

1813  Thomas West Sherman, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1879 on this day in history.   

1817  On this day in history herman Haupt, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1905   

1819  Francisco Eduardo da Costa, composer on this day in history.   

1820  Jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1821  On March - 26 franz Grillparzer's "Das Goldene Vliess," premieres in Vienna   

1821  Earnest Angel, German statistician (Law of Angel) on March - 26.   

1824  On this day in history 1st performance of Beethoven's "Missa Solemnis"   

1827  On this day in history emanuel Kania, composer   

1827  Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer (Appassionata), dies at 56 on March - 26.   

1830  The Book of Mormon is published in Palmyra, New York on March - 26.   

1830  Eliza Laurillard, Dutch vicar/poet/writer on March - 26.   

1831  On this day in history richard Allen, AME Church Bishop, dies at 71   

1833  On March - 26 betsy Perk, [Christina E], Dutch journalist/writer/feminist   

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1479  On this day in history 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  On March - 26 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 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 this day in history.   

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

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

0809  On this day in history liudger, missionary/1st bishop of Munster/saint, dies at about 66   

1130  Death of King Sigurd I of Norway (b. ca. 1090) on March - 26.   

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  Alfonso XI, King of Castile & Leon, dies on March - 26.   

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