Page 6: Historical Events In March - 26

1931  Iraq &Trans-Jordan sign peace treaty on March - 26.   

1931  New Delhi replaces Calcutta as capitol of British-Indies on this day in history.   

1931  On March - 26 iraq & Trans-Jordan sign peace treaty   

1932  On this day in history jean Cartan, composer, dies at 25   

1934  On March - 26 driving tests introduced in Britain   

1934  On March - 26 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  Mary Joyce ends a 1,000 mile trip by dog in Alaska on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1937  On this day in history 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 March - 26.   

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

1938  NBC radio performance of Howard Hanson's 3rd Symphony on March - 26.   

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

1940  Ernest Hemingway & Benjamin Glazer premiere in NYC on this day in history.   

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 March - 26 20 tons of gelignite kills 21 in a stone quarry in Easton PA   

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

1942  On this day in history 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 March - 26 1st "Eichmann transport" to Auschwitz & Birkenau Camps   

1943  Battle of Komandorski Islands, Pacific Ocean on March - 26.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1944  On this day in history 705 British bombers attack Essen   

1944  The birth of Diana Ross, American singer on this day in history.   

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

1945  On this day in history 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 March - 26.   

1516  On this day in history birth of conrad Gessner, Swiss naturalist (d. 1565)   

1554  Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (d. 1611) was born on this day in history.   

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 March - 26 birth of johann Graf, composer   

1698  On March - 26 birth of václav Prokop DiviÅ¡, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765)   

0304  On this day in history 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  Sancho I, King of Portugal (1185-1212), dies at 58 on March - 26.   

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 this day in history.