What are the important events that happened on March 26? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
March 26: Facts & Myths About This Day
March 26 is the 86th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 280 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is March 13, 2024 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 28,523,520 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘octacontahexagon’ day.
Aries is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Aquamarine is the modern birthstone for this month. Jade is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 309 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,113 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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March 26 Historical Events
1484 –
William Caxton prints his translation of Aesop’s Fables.
1839 –
The first Henley Royal Regatta is held.
1958 –
The African Regroupment Party is launched at a meeting in Paris.
1958 –
The United States Army launches Explorer 3.
1971 –
East Pakistan declares its independence from Pakistan to form People’s Republic of Bangladesh and the Bangladesh Liberation War begins.
1976 –
Queen Elizabeth II sends the first royal email, from the Royal Signals and Radar Establishment.
1982 –
A groundbreaking ceremony for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is held in Washington, D.C.
1995 –
The Schengen Treaty comes into effect.
1998 –
Oued Bouaicha massacre in Algeria: 52 people are killed with axes and knives, 32 of them babies under the age of 2.
2001 –
World Championship Wrestling is purchased by the World Wrestling Federation.
Who were born on March 26?
1698 –
Václav Prokop Diviš, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765)
1919 –
Strother Martin, American actor (d. 1980)
1940 –
Nancy Pelosi, American politician
1960 –
Axel Prahl, German actor
1970 –
Paul Bosvelt, Dutch football player
1972 –
Jason Maxwell, American baseball player
1976 –
Amy Smart, American actress
1979 –
Nacho Novo, Spanish footballer
1984 –
Annette Schwarz, German pornographic actress
1990 –
Yūya Yagira, Japanese actor
Who died on March 26?
1649 –
John Winthrop, second governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
1679 –
Johannes Schefferus, Alsatian-born humanist (b. 1621)
1910 –
Auguste Charlois, French astronomer (b. 1864)
1948 –
Emile St. Godard, Canadian dog sled racer (b. 1905)
1976 –
Josef Albers, German artist (b. 1888)
1987 –
Eugen Jochum, German conductor (b. 1902)
1997 –
Marshall Applewhite, American cult leader (b. 1931)
2004 –
Jan Sterling, American actress (b. 1921)
2005 –
Marius Russo, American baseball player (b. 1914)
2008 –
Heath Benedict, American football player (b. 1983)
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