Page 3: Historical Events In March - 26

1837  On this day in history joseph Lincke, composer, dies at 53   

1839  The first Henley Royal Regatta is held on this day in history.   

1839  On March - 26 1st Henley Royal Regatta   

1840  On this day in history carli Zoeller, composer   

1845  On March - 26 joseph Francis, New York NY, patents a corrugated sheet-iron lifeboat   

1845  Montreal Quebec Thomas Aylwin & Dominick Daly fight a harmless duel without injuring each other; one of Canada's last duels on this day in history.   

1845  On this day in history patent awarded for adhesive medicated plaster, precusor of bandaid   

1845  On March - 26 joseph Francis, NYC, patents a corrugated sheet-iron lifeboat   

1850  Edward Bellamy, author (Looking Backward) on this day in history.   

1852  Decree regarding streets of Paris passed on this day in history.   

1854  Braulio Dueno Colon, composer on March - 26.   

1856  On March - 26 new South Wales' first first-class game, vs Victoria at Melbourne; New South Wales won   

1856  NSW's 1st 1st-class game, v Victoria at Melbourne NSW won on this day in history.   

1856  On March - 26 david Alfred Thomas, Glamorganshire UK, 1st Viscount Rhondda   

1859  The birth of A.E Housman, English poet on March - 26.   

1859  1st sighting of Vulcan, a planet thought to orbit inside Mercury on this day in history.   

1859  On March - 26 a[lfred] E[dward] Housman, England, poet (Shropshire Lad)   

1862  On March - 26 battle of La Glorieta Pass New Mexico Territory (Apache Canyon, Pigeon's Ranch)   

1862  Battle of La Glorieta Pass, NM Terr (Apache Canyon, Pigeon's Ranch) on March - 26.   

1862  On March - 26 george William Louis Marshall-Hall, composer   

1863  On March - 26 voters in West Virginia approve gradual emancipation of slaves   

1865  On March - 26 thomas Hancock, pioneer of rubber industry (Stoke Newington), dies   

1868  On this day in history fuad I, king of Egypt (1922-36)   

1871  On March - 26 paris Commune founded   

1872  On March - 26 7.8 earthquake shakes Owens Valley, California   

1872  The Owens Valley, California area is rattled by a 7.8 earthquake one of the largest in the United States on March - 26.   

1872  Thomas J Martin patents fire extinguisher on March - 26.   

1873  [Louise] Sophie de Vries, actress (On Hope of Blessing) on this day in history.   

1874  On March - 26 gerald du Maurier, London Engld, actor (Power, Escape, Masks & Faces)   

1875  Syngman Rhee, pres of South Korea (1948-60) [or Apr 26] on March - 26.   

1878  Hastings College of Law founded on March - 26.   

1878  On this day in history sabi Game Reserve, world's first official designated game reserve, opens   

1880  On this day in history duncan Hines, US, restaurant guide writer (Out of Kentucky Kitchens)   

1880  On March - 26 mariano Soriano Fuertes y Piqueras, composer, dies at 62   

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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 this day in history 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  On March - 26 birth of giacomo Cesare Predieri, composer   

1684  Johann Graf, composer was born on March - 26.   

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

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 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  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