March 26th, 1905

Born on March 26th, 1905

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What happened on March 26th?

March 26th, 2010

An explosion, allegedly caused by a North Korean torpedo, sank the South Korean warship ROKS Cheonan near Baengnyeongdo in the Yellow Sea, killing 46 sailors.

March 26th, 1999

A jury began deliberations in the trial of Jack Kevorkian, an American practitioner of physician-assisted suicide who was charged with murder in the death of a terminally ill patient.

March 26th, 1997

Police in Rancho Santa Fe, California, discovered the bodies of 39 members of the religious group Heaven's Gate who had died in an apparent cult suicide.

March 26th, 1979

With the signing of a peace treaty in Washington, D.C., Egypt became the first Arab country officially to recognize Israel.

March 26th, 1975

The Biological Weapons Convention, the first multilateral disarmament treaty banning the production of an entire category of weapons, entered into force.

March 26th, 1953

Jonas Salk announced the successful test of his polio vaccine on a small group of adults and children.

March 26th, 1939

Spanish Civil War: Nationalists began their final offensive of the war, at the end of which they controlled almost the entire country.

March 26th, 1917

First World War: Attempting to advance into Palestine, the British were defeated by Ottoman troops at the First Battle of Gaza.

March 26th, 1913

First Balkan War: After a five-month siege, Bulgarian and Serbian forces (artillery pictured) captured the Ottoman city of Adrianople.

March 26th, 1896

An explosion at the Brunner Mine in New Zealand killed 65 coal miners in the country's deadliest mining accident.

March 26th, 1885

Perceiving that the Canadian government was failing to protect their rights, the Métis people led by Louis Riel began the North-West Rebellion.

March 26th, 1873

A Dutch military expedition was launched to bombard Banda Aceh, the capital of the Aceh Sultanate in present-day Indonesia, beginning the Aceh War.

March 26th, 1812

The Boston Gazette printed a cartoon coining the term "gerrymander", named after Governor Elbridge Gerry (pictured), who approved the legislation that created oddly shaped electoral districts.

March 26th, 1697

The Safavid Empire began a four-year occupation of the Ottoman city of Basra on the Persian Gulf.

March 26th, 1484

William Caxton (pictured) printed the first English translation of Aesop's Fables.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on March 26th

Born on March 26th, 1905

92

Viktor Frankl

Austrian Holocaust survivor, psychiatrist, philosopher and author (1905–1997)

*March 26th, 1905, Vienna †September 2nd, 1997, Vienna

69

Štěpán Trochta

Czechoslovak cardinal

*March 26th, 1905, Francova Lhota †April 6th, 1974, Litoměřice

82

William Cagney

American actor and producer (1905–1988)

*March 26th, 1905, New York City †January 3rd, 1988, Newport Beach

62

André Cluytens

Belgian-born French conductor

*March 26th, 1905, Antwerp †June 3rd, 1967, Neuilly-sur-Seine

101

Monty Berman

British cinematographer and film and television producer (1913–2006)

*March 26th, 1905, Whitechapel †June 14th, 2006, London

84

Eileen Soper

English etcher and illustrator

*March 26th, 1905, Municipal Borough of Enfield †March 18th, 1990, Hertford

97

Erich Oberdorfer

German botanist (1905–2002)

*March 26th, 1905, Freiburg im Breisgau †September 23rd, 2002, Freiburg im Breisgau

77

Pablo Garrido Vargas

Chilean composer and bandleader

*March 26th, 1905, Valparaíso †September 14th, 1982, Santiago

82

Václav Černý

Czech essayist, philosopher, literature historian, literary critic, professor and translator

*March 26th, 1905, Jizbice †July 2nd, 1987, Prague

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83

Joseph Campbell

American mythologist, writer and lecturer (1904-1987)

*March 26th, 1904, White Plains †October 30th, 1987, Honolulu

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

76

Bärbel Kramer

German papyrologist

*March 26th, 1948, Mülheim an der Ruhr

31

Suci Rizky Andini

Indonesia badminton player

*March 26th, 1993, Bandung City

71

Tennessee Williams

American playwright (1911–1983)

*March 26th, 1911, Columbus †February 25th, 1983, New York City

83

Paul Erdős

Hungarian mathematician (1913–1996)

*March 26th, 1913, Budapest †September 20th, 1996, Warsaw

43

Attilio Ferraris

Italian footballer (1904-1947)

*March 26th, 1904, Rome †May 8th, 1947, Montecatini Terme

83

Richard Dawkins

English ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author

*March 26th, 1941, Nairobi

74

Martin Short

Canadian actor and comedian (born 1950)

*March 26th, 1950, Hamilton

82

Emilio Fernández

Mexican film director and actor (1904-1986)

*March 26th, 1904, Coahuila †August 6th, 1986, Mexico City

52

Marleve Mainaky

Badminton player

*March 26th, 1972, Ternate City

46

Dicky Palyama

Dutch badminton player

*March 26th, 1978, Gouda

37

Nic Strange

Badminton player

*March 26th, 1987, Bangor

27

Ruthvika Shivani

Indian badminton player

*March 26th, 1997, Vijayawada

25

Fabio Caponio

Italian badminton player

*March 26th, 1999, Santeramo in Colle

83

Leonard Nimoy

American actor (1931–2015)

*March 26th, 1931, West End †February 27th, 2015, Bel Air

75

Uwe Beckmeyer

German politician

*March 26th, 1949, Bremerhaven

88

Robert Frost

American poet; 4x recipient of Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

*March 26th, 1874, San Francisco †January 29th, 1963, Boston

51

Larry Page

American computer scientist and Internet entrepreneur

*March 26th, 1973, East Lansing

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112

Edelgard Huber von Gersdorff

German supercentenarian

*December 7th, 1905, Gera †April 9th, 2018, Karlsruhe

74

Jean-Paul Sartre

French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)

*June 21st, 1905, Paris †April 15th, 1980, 14th arrondissement of Paris

78

Ulf von Euler

Swedish physiologist and pharmacologist (1905–1983)

*February 7th, 1905, Stockholm †March 9th, 1983, Stockholm

84

Greta Garbo

Swedish-American actress (1905–1990)

*September 18th, 1905, Katarina church parish †April 15th, 1990, New York City

68

Heinz Kähler

German classical archaeologist

*January 21st, 1905, Tetenbüll †January 9th, 1974, Cologne

100

Cilli Wang

Dutch-Austrian dancer and theater maker (1905-2005)

*February 1st, 1905, Vienna †July 10th, 2005, Vienna

56

Dag Hammarskjöld

Swedish diplomat, economist, and author (1905-1961)

*July 29th, 1905, Jönköping †September 18th, 1961, Ndola

77

Ayn Rand

Russian-born American writer and public philosopher (1905–1982)

*February 2nd, 1905, Saint Petersburg †March 6th, 1982, Manhattan

89

Mildred Natwick

American actress

*June 19th, 1905, Baltimore †October 25th, 1994, New York City

84

Ernst Kuzorra

German association football player and manager

*October 16th, 1905, Gelsenkirchen †January 1st, 1990, Gelsenkirchen

63

Erika Mann

German actress and writer (1905-1969)

*November 9th, 1905, Munich †August 27th, 1969, Zürich

88

Félix Houphouët-Boigny

Doctor, Ivorian politician, first president of Côte d'Ivoire (1905-1993)

*October 18th, 1905, N’Gokro †December 7th, 1993, Yamoussoukro

66

Louis Armand

French engineer, inventor, administrator, and resistance fighter (1905-1971)

*January 17th, 1905, Cruseilles †August 30th, 1971, Villers-sur-Mer

88

Myrna Loy

American actress (1905–1993)

*August 2nd, 1905, Helena †December 14th, 1993, New York City

50

Robert Newton

English stage and film actor

*June 1st, 1905, Shaftesbury †March 25th, 1956, Beverly Hills

77

Henry Fonda

American actor (1905–1982)

*May 16th, 1905, Grand Island †August 12th, 1982, Los Angeles

78

Mikhail Sholokhov

Soviet writer (1905-1984)

*May 11th, 1905, Kruzhilin †February 21st, 1984, Vyoshenskaya

85

Carl David Anderson

American physicist

*September 3rd, 1905, New York City †January 11th, 1991, San Marino

69

Guy Mollet

French politician (1905-1975)

*December 31st, 1905, Flers †October 3rd, 1975, 7th arrondissement of Paris

83

Giacinto Scelsi

Italian composer and poet (1905-1988)

*January 8th, 1905, La Spezia †August 9th, 1988, Rome

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1905 is a normal year and no leap year.

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