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  Iraq & Trans-Jordan sign peace treaty on this day in history.   

1932  Jean Cartan, composer, dies at 25 on March - 26.   

1934  Driving tests introduced in Britain on March - 26.   

1934  On this day in history grete Gulbransson, writer, dies at 51   

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

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 March - 26.   

1936  On March - 26 mary Joyce ends a 1,000 mile trip by dog in Alaska   

1936  1st parliamentary debate on NZ radio on this day in history.   

1937  Joe DiMaggio takes Ty Cobb's advice &replace his 40 with 36 oz bat on this day in history.   

1937  On March - 26 spinach growers of Crystal City TX, erect statue of Popeye   

1937  On March - 26 william H Hastie becomes first black federal judge (Virgin Islands)   

1937  Joe DiMaggio takes Ty Cobb's advice & replace his 40 with 36 oz bat on this day in history.   

1937  Albert Relf, cricketer (13 Tests for England 1903-14), commits suicide on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history nBC radio performance of Howard Hanson's 3rd Symphony   

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

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

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

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

1942  ADM King becomes both Chief of Naval Operations and Commander, U.S. Fleet on this day in history.   

1942  On March - 26 german offensive in North-Africa under Colonel-General Rommel   

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

1942  On this day in history the first 700 Jews from Polish Lvov-district reach concentration camp Belzec   

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

1943  On this day in history 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  The first woman to receive air medal (US army nurse Elsie S Ott) on March - 26.   

1943  1st woman to receive air medal (US army nurse Elsie S Ott) on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history 705 British bombers attack Essen   

1944  The birth of Diana Ross, American singer on March - 26.   

1945  On March - 26 british premier Churchill looks over at the Rhine (near Ginsberg)   

1945  On March - 26 generals Eisenhower/Bradley/Patton attack at Remagen the Rhine   

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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  On this day in history birth of charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (d. 1611)   

1577  On this day in history birth of elisabeth of Nassau, daughter of Willem I & Charlotte of Bourbon   

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 March - 26 birth of johann Graf, composer   

1698  Václav Prokop DiviÅ¡, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765) was born on this day in history.   

0304  Death of Saint Emmanuel, Christian martyr killed under Diocletian on this day in history.   

0752  Stephen II, Catholic Pope (3/22-26/752), dies on this day in history.   

0809  On this day in history liudger, missionary/1st bishop of Munster/saint, dies at about 66   

1130  On this day in history 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  On March - 26 floris, the Guardian, count-regent of Holland, dies   

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

1517  Death of Heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer on this day in history.