What happened this day in history March 26

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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