Events of the day 26 March
Events of day 26 March
590:
Emperor Maurice proclaims his son Theodosius as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
908:
Emperor Zhu Wen of Later Liang has Li Zhu, the last Tang Dynasty emperor, poisoned.
1027:
Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor.
1169:
Saladin becomes the emir of Egypt.
1344:
The Siege of Algeciras, one of the first European military engagements where gunpowder was used, comes to an end.
1351:
Combat of the Thirty: Thirty Breton knights call out and defeat thirty English knights.
1484:
William Caxton prints his translation of ''Aesop's Fables''.
1552:
Guru Amar Das becomes the Third Sikh guru.
1636:
Utrecht University is founded in the Netherlands.
1812:
An earthquake devastates Caracas, Venezuela.
1812:
A political cartoon in the Boston Gazette coins the term "gerrymander" to describe oddly shaped electoral districts designed to help incumbents win reelection.
1830:
The Book of Mormon is published in Palmyra, New York.
1839:
The first Henley Royal Regatta is held.
1871:
The elections of Commune council of the Paris Commune are held.
1885:
The Métis people of the District of Saskatchewan under Louis Riel begin the North-West Rebellion against Canada.
1913:
First Balkan War: Bulgarian forces capture Adrianople.
1915:
The Vancouver Millionaires win the 1915 Stanley Cup Finals, the first championship played between the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and the National Hockey Association.
1917:
World War I: First Battle of Gaza: British troops are halted after 17,000 Turks block their advance.
1922:
The German Social Democratic Party is founded in Poland.
1931:
Swissair is founded as the national airline of Switzerland.
1931:
Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is founded in Vietnam.
1934:
The United Kingdom driving test is introduced.
1939:
Spanish Civil War: Nationalists begin their final offensive of the war.
1942:
World War II: The first female prisoners arrive at Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland.
1945:
World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima ends as the island is officially secured by American forces.
1954:
Nuclear weapons testing: The Romeo shot of Operation Castle is detonated at Bikini Atoll. Yield: 11 megatons.
1958:
The United States Army launches Explorer 3.
1958:
The African Regroupment Party is launched at a meeting in Paris.
1967:
Ten thousand people gather for one of many Central Park be-ins in New York City.
1970:
South Vietnamese President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu implements a land reform program to solve the problem of land tenancy
1971:
East Pakistan declares its independence from Pakistan to form the People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Bangladesh Liberation War begins.
1975:
The Biological Weapons Convention comes into force.
1979:
Anwar al-Sadat, Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter sign the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty in Washington, D.C.
1981:
Social Democratic Party (UK) is founded as a party.
1982:
A groundbreaking ceremony for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is held in Washington, D.C..
1991:
Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay sign the Treaty of Asunción, establishing Mercosur, the South Common Market.
1997:
Thirty-nine bodies are found in the Heaven's Gate mass suicides.
1998:
During the Algerian Civil War, the Oued Bouaicha massacre sees fifty-two people, mostly infants, killed with axes and knives.
2005:
Around 200,000 to 300,000 Taiwanese demonstrate in Taipei in opposition to the Anti-Secession Law of the People's Republic of China.
2010:
The South Korean Navy corvette Cheonan is torpedoed, killing 46 sailors. After an international investigation, the President of the United Nations Security Council blames North Korea.
2017:
Russia-wide anti-corruption protests in 99 cities. The Levada Center survey showed that 38% of surveyed Russians supported protests and that 67 percent held Putin personally responsible for high-level corruption.
Celebrations 26 March
1936:
Was born Victor Iancu.
1953:
Was born Mihai Coman.
1952:
Was born Tudor Matresu.
1904:
Was born Joseph Campbell.
Commemorations 26 March
1946:
Has died Alexandru Zirra.
1923:
