Page 6: Historical Events In March - 26

1931  On this day in history iraq &Trans-Jordan sign peace treaty   

1931  On this day in history new Delhi replaces Calcutta as capitol of British-Indies   

1931  On this day in history iraq & Trans-Jordan sign peace treaty   

1932  On March - 26 jean Cartan, composer, dies at 25   

1934  On March - 26 driving tests introduced in Britain   

1934  Grete Gulbransson, writer, dies at 51 on March - 26.   

1935  "RvJ" Mitchell &Major Sorley discuss armament of Spitfire fighter aircraft decide on 8 .303 machine guns on March - 26.   

1935  "RvJ" Mitchell & Mjr Sorley discuss armament of Spitfire on March - 26.   

1936  200" telescope lens shipped, Corning Glass Works, New York-Cal Tech on this day in history.   

1936  On this day in history mary Joyce ends a 1,000 mile trip by dog in Alaska   

1936  On March - 26 1st parliamentary debate on NZ radio   

1937  On March - 26 joe DiMaggio takes Ty Cobb's advice &replace his 40 with 36 oz bat   

1937  On this day in history spinach growers of Crystal City TX, erect statue of Popeye   

1937  William H Hastie becomes first black federal judge (Virgin Islands) on this day in history.   

1937  Joe DiMaggio takes Ty Cobb's advice & replace his 40 with 36 oz bat on March - 26.   

1937  Albert Relf, cricketer (13 Tests for England 1903-14), commits suicide on March - 26.   

1938  NBC radio performance of Howard Hanson's 3rd Symphony on this day in history.   

1940  The birth of James Caan, American actor on March - 26.   

1940  Ernest Hemingway & Benjamin Glazer premiere in NYC on March - 26.   

1941  HMS YORK, lost Eastern Mediterranean, in Suda Bay, north Crete - badly damaged by Italian explosive motor boats, beached and later wrecked by bombing on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history 20 tons of gelignite kills 21 in a stone quarry in Easton PA   

1942  On March - 26 aDM King becomes both Chief of Naval Operations and Commander, U.S. Fleet   

1942  German offensive in North-Africa under Colonel-General Rommel on this day in history.   

1942  The first "Eichmann transport" to Auschwitz &Birkenau Camps on this day in history.   

1942  On March - 26 the first 700 Jews from Polish Lvov-district reach concentration camp Belzec   

1942  1st "Eichmann transport" to Auschwitz & Birkenau Camps on this day in history.   

1943  On March - 26 battle of Komandorski Islands, Pacific Ocean   

1943  Second Lieutenant Moananui-a-Kiwi NGARIMU, 28th NZ (Maori) Battalion, won the Victoria Cross at Tebaga Gap, Tunisia on this day in history.   

1943  On March - 26 the first woman to receive air medal (US army nurse Elsie S Ott)   

1943  On March - 26 1st woman to receive air medal (US army nurse Elsie S Ott)   

1944  705 British bombers attack Essen on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history the birth of Diana Ross, American singer   

1945  On this day in history british premier Churchill looks over at the Rhine (near Ginsberg)   

1945  Generals Eisenhower/Bradley/Patton attack at Remagen the Rhine 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  Conrad Gessner, Swiss naturalist (d. 1565) was born on March - 26.   

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 March - 26.   

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 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  Liudger, missionary/1st bishop of Munster/saint, dies at about 66 on this day in history.   

1130  On March - 26 death of king Sigurd I of Norway (b. ca. 1090)   

1212  On this day in history 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  Death of Heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer on March - 26.