March 26 in History – What happened on 26 March in Past

✅ Published on March 26th, 2021 in March in History

26 March - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History

According to Gregory calendar, on March 26, the day number in a year is 85 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 86. March 26 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.

March 26 in History - Top Historical Events ⚡

Year	Event / Incidence / Incident
590	Byzantine emperor Maurice proclaimed his son Theodosius as hisco-emperor.
1169	Saladin was inaugurated as Emir of Egypt.
1344	Reconquista: The Muslim city of Algeciras surrendered after a 21-month siege and was incorporated into the Kingdom of Castile.
1351	War of the Breton Succession-Thirty knights each from France and England fought to determine who would rule the Duchy of Brittany,which later was celebrated as a noble display of the ideals of chivalry.
1484	William Caxton printed the first English translation of Aesop's Fables.
1552	Guru Amardas became the third Guru of the Sikhs.
1770	English explorer Captain James Cook and HMS Endeavor his crew completed the circumnavigation of New Zealand.
1780	British newspapers Brit Gadget and Sunday Monitor were first published on Sunday.
1812	The Boston Gazette printed a political cartoon coining the term'gerrymander', named after Governor Elbridge Gerry's approval oflegislation that created oddly shaped electoral districts designed tohelp incumbents win reelection.
1812	A massive earthquake in Venezuela's largest city of Caracas destroyed 90 percent of the city and killed about 20,000 people.
1830	The Book of Mormon, the defining sacred text of the Latter Day Saint movement, was first published.
1830	The Book of Mormon, Palmara, was published in New York.
1845	Adhesive medicated plaster granted patent.
1885	Feeling that Canada had failed to address the protection of their rights, the Métis people, led by Louis Riel, began the North-West Rebellion.
1904	80,000 protesters protested against the import of Chinese workers into Hyde Park, London.
1907	Famous Hindi poetess Mahadevi Varma was born in Farukhabad.
1913	First Balkan War-After a five-month siege, the Bulgarian Second Army captured the Ottoman city of Adrianople.
1917	First World War-Attempting to advance into Palestine, British were defeated by Ottoman troops at the First Battle of Gaza.
1943	Elsie S. Ott received the US Air Force Medal and became the first woman to receive this medal.
1953	Jonas Salk announces the successful test of his polio vaccine on a small group of adults and children.
1953	Dr. Jonas Salk announced new vaccines to protect against polio.
1971	Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared East Pakistan as Bangladesh as an independent country. Bangladesh celebrates Independence Day on 26 March.
1973	The first episode of The Young and the Restless was broadcast,eventually becoming the most watched daytime drama on American Television from 1988 onwards.
1973	The women were recruited for the first time, breaking the 200-year-old history on the London Stock Exchange.
1974	A group of peasant women in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand,India, used their bodies to surround trees in order to prevent logger from feeling them, giving rise to the Chipko movement.
1978	Four days before the scheduled opening of Japan's Narita International Airport, a group of protesters destroyed much of the equipment in the control tower with Molotov cocktails.
1979	By signing the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty, Egypt became the first Arab country to officially recognize Israel.
1979	Israel and Egypt join hands on peace deal for 30-year-long ceasefire. This agreement was made by the US.
1983	The US conducted a nuclear test in Nawada.
1992	Heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment on rape charges.
1995	‘Defending the Caveman’ opens at Helen Hayes Theatre New York City with 671 performances.
1997	Police in Rancho Santa Fe, California, discovered the bodies of 39 members of Heaven's Gate who had died in an apparent cult suicide.
1999	Jack Kevorkian, an American advocate for and practitioner of physician-assisted suicide, was found guilty of murder in the death of a terminally ill patient.
2000	Bill Crystal hosted the 72nd Academy Awards Oscar Ceremony. American Beauty wins Best Picture, Kevin Spacey and Hilary Swank wins lead acting awards.
2000	Vladimir Putin was elected President of Russia.
2006	Smoking is banned in bars and restaurants of Scotland.
2006	The 18th Commonwealth Games kick off in Melbourne, Australia.
2010	Iran calls upon Muslims around the world to act in protest in response to Israel’s plans to build in East Jerusalem.
2011	Tokyo reports that levels of radiation in its water supply have returned to normal.
2011	Hundreds of thousands march in Trafalgar Square to protest government budget cuts in London.
2012	Campbell Newman is sworn in as Australia’s new Premier of Queensland by following a landslide victory.
2013	David Miliband announces plans to resign as Britain Foreign Secretary and move to U.S state of New York to head the International Rescue Committee.
2014	Beijing issues air pollution warnings advising limited outdoor activity as particular concentration (PM 2.5) measures 309 over 12 times the World Health Organisation standard.
2014	A second dwarf planet is discovered between the Oort cloud and the Kuiper belt which is an area previously considered as a no man’s land. The planet 2012 VP-113, measures about 280 miles across the first Sedna about 600 miles across, was discovered in 2003.
2014	Tavi Roivas became the Prime Minister of Estonia.

Famous Birthdays of March 26 😀:

Year	Name / Profession / Country
1954	Curtis Sliwa / Activist / United States of America
1965	Trey Azagthoth / Writer / United States of America
1894	Viorica Ursuleac / Actress / Romania
1956	Charly McClain / Singer / United States of America
1976	Alex Varas / Footballer / Chile
1996	Zane Musgrove / Rugby Player / New Zealand
1973	T. R. Knight / Actor / United States of America
1977	Kevin Davies / Footballer / United Kingdom
1794	Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld / Painter / Germany
1950	Graham Barlow / Cricketer / United Kingdom
1969	Alessandro Moscardi / Rugby Player / Italy
1933	Acharya Kuber Nath Rai / Writer / India
1958	Elio de Angelis / Racing Car Driver / Italy
1913	Jacqueline de Romilly / Author / Greece
1962	John Stockton / Basketball Player / United States of America
1898	Charles Shadwell / Conductor / United Kingdom
1954	Clive Palmer / Politician / Australia
1852	Élémir Bourges / Author / France
1992	Nina Agdal / Model / Denmark
1884	Georges Imbert / Engineer / France
1982	Mikel Arteta / Footballer / Spain
1981	Jay Sean / Writer / United Kingdom
1905	Monty Berman / Producer / United Kingdom
1937	Wayne Embry / Basketball Player / United States of America
1966	Lilian Greenwood / Politician / United Kingdom
1935	Mahmoud Abbas / Politician / Palestine
1947	John Rowles / Writer / Australia
1905	Viktor Frankl / Neurologist / Austria
1895	Vilho Tuulos / Jumper / Finland
1905	Saraswati Devi / Music Director / India

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