Page 4: Historical Events In March - 26

1881  On March - 26 thessaly is freed and becomes part of Greece again.   

1884  On March - 26 wilhelm Backhaus, Leipzig Germany, pianist (Rubinstein 1905)   

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

1885  On March - 26 louis Riel's forces defeat Canadian forces at Duck Lake, Saskatchewan   

1885  Eastman Film Co manufactures 1st commercial motion picture film on this day in history.   

1885  Julius Harrison, composer on this day in history.   

1886  The birth of Chico Marx, American actor on March - 26.   

1886  1st cremation in England on March - 26.   

1889  On March - 26 bernard Tancred carries bat for 26 out of 47! South Africa vs England   

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

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

1889  On this day in history bernard Tancred carries bat for 26* out of 47! S Afr v England   

1889  On March - 26 vaclav Kapral, composer   

1890  On this day in history jozef Arras, Flemish writer   

1892  On March - 26 anton Wallerstein, composer, dies at 78   

1893  On March - 26 palmiro Togliatti, founder (Communist Party of Italy)   

1894  On March - 26 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 March - 26.   

1896  Nanny v Hof, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1898  Renzo Massarani, composer on this day in history.   

1899  James B Connant, chemist/college president (Yale) on this day in history.   

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

1900  On March - 26 isadore Freed, composer   

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

1902  On March - 26 leslie Melville, economist   

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 this day in history.   

1905  Pablo Garrido, composer on March - 26.   

1907  On March - 26 leigh Harline, composer   

1908  On this day in history the Prince Edward Island Assembly passes a law to ban all automobiles from its roads, since rescinded   

1908  On this day in history betty MacDonald, [Anne E Campbell Bard], US writer (Egg & I)   

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  Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (d. 1611) was born on March - 26.   

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 this day in history birth of giacomo Cesare Predieri, composer   

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

1698  Václav Prokop DiviÅ¡, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765) was born on March - 26.   

0304  Death of Saint Emmanuel, Christian martyr killed under Diocletian on March - 26.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1212  Sancho I, King of Portugal (1185-1212), dies at 58 on March - 26.   

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