Page 2: Historical Events In March - 26

1726  On March - 26 john Vanbrugh, Dutch/English playwright (Provoked Wife), dies at 62   

1736  Georg Balthasar Schott, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1753  Benjamin Thompson, physicist (Royal Inst of Great Britain, Woburn MA) on this day in history.   

1758  On March - 26 johann Daniel Ferstenberg, composer   

1773  Nathaniel Bowditch, mathematician/astronomer/author (Marine Sextant) on March - 26.   

1780  On this day in history the first British Sunday newspaper appears (British Gazette &Sunday Monitor)   

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

1783  Johann Baptist Weigl, composer on March - 26.   

1790  Congress passes Naturalization Act, requires 2-year residency on March - 26.   

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

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

1797  On this day in history james Hutton, geologist, dies   

1799  On this day in history napolean captures Jaffa Palestine   

1804  On March - 26 congress orders removal of Indians east of Mississippi to Louisiana   

1804  Territory of Orleans organized in Louisiana Purchase on this day in history.   

1806  On March - 26 josef Slavik, composer   

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  On March - 26 charles IV of Spain abdicates in favor of his son, Ferdinand VII.   

1809  Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1812  On March - 26 earthquake destroys 90% of Caracas; about 20,000 die   

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

1813  On this day in history thomas West Sherman, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1879   

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

1819  On March - 26 francisco Eduardo da Costa, composer   

1820  Jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer, dies at 71 on March - 26.   

1821  Franz Grillparzer's "Das Goldene Vliess," premieres in Vienna on March - 26.   

1821  On March - 26 earnest Angel, German statistician (Law of Angel)   

1824  On March - 26 1st performance of Beethoven's "Missa Solemnis"   

1827  On March - 26 emanuel Kania, composer   

1827  On this day in history ludwig van Beethoven, German composer (Appassionata), dies at 56   

1830  On this day in history the Book of Mormon is published in Palmyra, New York.   

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  Betsy Perk, [Christina E], Dutch journalist/writer/feminist 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 this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of elisabeth of Nassau, daughter of Willem I & Charlotte of Bourbon   

1659  On March - 26 birth of william Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher   

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

1684  Johann Graf, composer was born on this day in history.   

1698  On this day in history birth of václav Prokop DiviÅ¡, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765)   

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 this day in history.   

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  On March - 26 sancho I, King of Portugal (1185-1212), dies at 58   

1258  Floris, the Guardian, count-regent of Holland, dies on this day in history.   

1350  Alfonso XI, King of Castile & Leon, dies on this day in history.   

1517  On March - 26 death of heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer