Page 4: Historical Events In March - 26

1881  On this day in history thessaly is freed and becomes part of Greece again.   

1884  On this day in history wilhelm Backhaus, Leipzig Germany, pianist (Rubinstein 1905)   

1885  On this day in history eastman Film Co manufactures first commercial motion picture film   

1885  On this day in history louis Riel's forces defeat Canadian forces at Duck Lake, Saskatchewan   

1885  On March - 26 eastman Film Co manufactures 1st commercial motion picture film   

1885  On March - 26 julius Harrison, composer   

1886  The birth of Chico Marx, American actor on this day in history.   

1886  On this day in history 1st cremation in England   

1889  Bernard Tancred carries bat for 26 out of 47! South Africa vs England on March - 26.   

1889  Johnny Briggs took 15-26 (7-17 &8-11) vs South Africa at Newlands on this day in history.   

1889  On March - 26 south Africa all out 47, then follow-on all out 43 vs England   

1889  Bernard Tancred carries bat for 26* out of 47! S Afr v England on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history vaclav Kapral, composer   

1890  Jozef Arras, Flemish writer on this day in history.   

1892  Anton Wallerstein, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1893  Palmiro Togliatti, founder (Communist Party of Italy) on this day in history.   

1894  On this day in history will Wright, SF CA, actor (Living Christ Story)   

1895  On this day in history king Alfonso plants pine sapling in Madrid, starts Spain's Arbor Day   

1896  Richard Flury, composer on this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history nanny v Hof, writer, dies   

1898  On March - 26 renzo Massarani, composer   

1899  James B Connant, chemist/college president (Yale) on March - 26.   

1900  On this day in history 1st edition The (Free) People (Neth, probably Amsterdam)   

1900  Isadore Freed, composer on March - 26.   

1900  Isaac Mayer Wise, rabbi/found Amer Hebrew Congregations, dies at 80 on March - 26.   

1902  Leslie Melville, economist on this day in history.   

1902  On March - 26 cecil Rhodes, Prime Minister of Cape Colony (1890-96) dies at 48   

1903  American Hotel opens in Amsterdam on March - 26.   

1904  Emilio Fernandez, El Seco Mexico, director (La Choca, Flor Silvestre) on March - 26.   

1905  On March - 26 pablo Garrido, composer   

1907  Leigh Harline, composer on this day in history.   

1908  The Prince Edward Island Assembly passes a law to ban all automobiles from its roads, since rescinded on March - 26.   

1908  Betty MacDonald, [Anne E Campbell Bard], US writer (Egg & I) on March - 26.   

1909  On this day in history august Strindberg's "Bjalb-jarle-ti," premieres in Stockholm   

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1479  On March - 26 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  Elisabeth of Nassau, daughter of Willem I & Charlotte of Bourbon was born on this day in history.   

1659  On this day in history birth of william Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher   

1671  On March - 26 birth of giacomo Cesare Predieri, composer   

1684  On this day in history birth of johann Graf, composer   

1698  On March - 26 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  On March - 26 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  Floris, the Guardian, count-regent of Holland, dies on this day in history.   

1350  On March - 26 alfonso XI, King of Castile & Leon, dies   

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