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March 26, 1026 Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor.
March 26, 1147 Jewish community in Cologne fast to commemorate anti-Jewish violence
March 26, 1150 Tichborne family of Hampshire England started the tradition of giving a gallon of flour to each resident to keep deathbed promise
March 26, 1199 "Richard the Lionheart is fatally wounded by a crossbow bolt during a siege in France, he dies eleven days later. The marksman, a french noble named Pierre Basile, is executed."
March 26, 1484 William Caxton printed his translation of Aesop's Fables.
March 26, 1526 King François I returns Spanish captivity to France
March 26, 1534 Lübeck accept free Dutch ships into East Sea
March 26, 1552 Guru Amar Das becomes the Third Sikh Guru.
March 26, 1616 Bristol England William Baffin c1584-1622 leaves on 5th voyage on 'Discovery'; will pass Greenland coast and sail north another 480 km.
March 26, 1636 University of Utrecht opening ceremony
March 26, 1636 Utrecht University is founded in The Netherlands.
March 26, 1668 England takes control of Bombay India
March 26, 1692 King Maximilian installed as land guardian of South Netherlands
March 26, 1780 The first British Sunday newspaper appears (British Gazette & Sunday Monitor)
March 26, 1790 "Congress passes Naturalization Act, requires 2-year residency"
March 26, 1793 Pro-royalist uprising in Vendée region of France
March 26, 1799 Napolean captures Jaffa Palestine
March 26, 1804 Congress orders removal of Indians east of Mississippi to Louisiana
March 26, 1804 Territory of Orleans organized in Louisiana Purchase
March 26, 1808 "Charles IV of Spain abdicates in favor of his son, Ferdinand VII."
March 26, 1808 "Napoleon announces that France must guard the coast of Spain against Britain, he orders upwards of 70,000 men to cross the Spanish frontier in January, French forces occupy the fortresses of San Sebastian, Pamplona, Figuera, and Barcelona by treachery in February, and by mid-March there are nearly 100,000 French troops in Spain Their commander in chief Joachim Murat occupies Madrid and Carlos IV abdicates in favor of his son Ferdinand, 23
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March 26, 1812 "An earthquake destroys Caracas, Venezuela."
March 26, 1812 "Earthquake destroys 90% of Caracas; about 20,000 die"
March 26, 1812 "In Venezuela an earthquake destroys the City of Caracas severe damage. 20,000 killed."
March 26, 1839 The first Henley Royal Regatta is held - UK
March 26, 1845 "Joseph Francis, New York NY, patents a corrugated sheet-iron lifeboat"
March 26, 1845 Montreal Quebec Thomas Aylwin & Dominick Daly fight a harmless duel without injuring each other; one of Canada's last duels
March 26, 1845 "Patent awarded for adhesive medicated plaster, precusor of bandaid"
March 26, 1856 "New South Wales' first first-class game, vs Victoria at Melbourne; New South Wales won"
March 26, 1862 "Battle of La Glorieta Pass New Mexico Territory (Apache Canyon, Pigeon's Ranch)"
March 26, 1863 Voters in West Virginia approve gradual emancipation of slaves
March 26, 1871 Paris Commune founded
March 26, 1872 "The Owens Valley, California area is rattled by a 7.8 earthquake one of the largest in the United States"
March 26, 1872 Thomas J Martin patents fire extinguisher
March 26, 1878 Hastings College of Law founded
March 26, 1878 "Sabi Game Reserve, world's first official designated game reserve, opens"
March 26, 1881 Thessaly is freed and becomes part of Greece again.
March 26, 1885 Eastman Film Co manufactures first commercial motion picture film
March 26, 1885 "Louis Riel's forces defeat Canadian forces at Duck Lake, Saskatchewan"
March 26, 1889 Bernard Tancred carries bat for 26 out of 47! South Africa vs England